On 7 March 2017, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks visited the municipality of Torres Vedras to witness the results of Roma community participation as sparked by the ROMED2 process.
The visit was covered by several Portuguese media outlets, available here:
https://www.publico.pt/2017/03/08/sociedade/noticia/programa-de-mediacao-cultural-revela-um-sinal-de-mudanca-1764412
http://expresso.sapo.pt/sociedade/2017-03-08-Torres-Vedras-pode-ser-exemplo-na-integracao-de-ciganos
http://www.tvi24.iol.pt/sociedade/comunidade-cigana/comissao-europeia-impressionada-com-integracao-dos-ciganos-em-torres-vedras
https://www.publico.pt/2017/03/08/sociedade/noticia/programa-de-mediacao-cultural-revela-um-sinal-de-mudanca-1764412
https://www.publico.pt/2017/03/08/sociedade/noticia/os-ciganos-nao-valem-nada-nao-somos-tao-maus-como-pensam-1764403
https://torresvedrasweb.pt/comissario-do-conselho-da-europa-para-os-direitos-humanos-visitou-torres-vedras/
Read the full report of the Commissioner's visit in Portugal here: http://bit.ly/2m5TB6b
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