▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁a ▁study ▁by ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Equ ality ▁and ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Commission ▁found ▁that ▁negative ▁att itudes ▁and ▁pre jud ice ▁pers ists ▁against ▁Gy ps y / Tra v eller ▁communities ▁in ▁Wales . ▁Results ▁showed ▁that ▁ 3 8 ▁percent ▁of ▁those ▁question ed ▁would ▁not ▁accept ▁a ▁long - term ▁relationship ▁with , ▁or ▁would ▁be ▁unh appy ▁if ▁a ▁close ▁relative ▁married ▁or ▁formed ▁a ▁relationship ▁with , ▁a ▁Gy ps y ▁Tra v eller . ▁Furthermore , ▁only ▁ 3 7 ▁percent ▁found ▁it ▁acceptable ▁if ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Gy ps y ▁Tra v eller ▁minor ities ▁became ▁primary ▁school ▁teachers , ▁the ▁lowest ▁score ▁of ▁any ▁group . ▁An ▁advert ising ▁campaign ▁to ▁tack le ▁pre jud ice ▁in ▁Wales ▁was ▁launched ▁by ▁the ▁Equ ality ▁and ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Commission ▁( E H RC ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁having ▁had ▁their ▁windows ▁broken ▁and ▁death s ▁thre ats ▁made ▁against ▁them , ▁ 2 0 ▁Roman ian ▁Roman i ▁families ▁were ▁forced ▁from ▁their ▁homes ▁in ▁Lis burn ▁Road , ▁B elf ast , ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁Up ▁to ▁ 1 1 5 ▁people , ▁including ▁women ▁and ▁children , ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁seek ▁refuge ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁church ▁hall ▁after ▁being ▁attacked . ▁They ▁were ▁later ▁moved ▁by ▁the ▁authorities ▁to ▁a ▁sa fer ▁location . ▁An ▁anti - rac ist ▁r ally ▁in