▁prom oting ▁" dis c rim ination , ▁seg reg ation ▁and ▁mist re at ment " ▁against ▁Roman i ▁people ▁throughout ▁the ▁world , ▁apolog ized , ▁and ▁asked ▁the ▁Roman i ▁people ▁for ▁forg iveness . ▁ ▁Contempor ary ▁anti - R om any ism ▁A ▁report ▁issued ▁by ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁claims ▁that ▁" system atic ▁disc rim ination ▁is ▁taking ▁place ▁against ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁million ▁Roma ▁across ▁Europe . ▁The ▁organization ▁has ▁documented ▁the ▁fail ures ▁of ▁govern ments ▁across ▁the ▁continent ▁to ▁live ▁up ▁to ▁their ▁oblig ations ." ▁▁ ▁Anti - R om any ism ▁has ▁continued ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁particularly ▁in ▁Slov ak ia , ▁Hung ary , ▁Sloven ia ▁and ▁Kos ovo . ▁In ▁Bulg aria , ▁Professor ▁O gn ian ▁S ap are v ▁has ▁written ▁articles ▁stating ▁that ▁' G y ps ies ' ▁are ▁cult ur ally ▁incl ined ▁towards ▁the ft ▁and ▁use ▁their ▁minor ity ▁status ▁to ▁' black mail ' ▁the ▁majority . ▁European ▁Union ▁officials ▁cens ured ▁both ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁and ▁Slov ak ia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁for ▁for ci b ly ▁seg reg ating ▁Roman i ▁children ▁from ▁regular ▁schools . ▁ ▁The ▁Council ▁of ▁Europe ▁Commission er ▁for ▁Human ▁Rights , ▁Thomas ▁Ham mar berg , ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁out sp oken ▁critic ▁of ▁anti - R om any ism . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2