Overview

• The MIA registered 1678 anti-Romani incidents in 2024, up from 1233 the previous year.
• Verbal stereotyping accounted for roughly half of documented cases, while around 40 percent involved institutional discrimination.
• Nearly 22 percent of incidents occurred during interactions with authorities, with significant numbers also reported in educational and housing contexts.
• Guillermo Ruiz, MIA’s director, attributes the increase to both heightened hostility toward Sinti and Roma and the center’s growing visibility, though he warns many cases remain unreported.
• MIA is urging secured funding beyond 2025 and calls on the new anti-Romani discrimination commissioner, Michael Brand, to bolster measures against such bias.