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International Roma Day is an opportunity for us all to celebrate Romani culture and raise awareness of the issues facing Roma people.

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) is the charity established and funded by the UK Government to promote and support Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) in the UK.

The Roma people are one of the oldest and most persecuted groups of people in Europe. Those called ‘gypsies’ by their neighbours were originally from groups, including the Roma, and also the Sinti, Lalleri and others, who preferred a travelling or nomadic lifestyle. For centuries, most countries had tried to send them away, refusing them permission to travel within their lands.

The Temple of Peace in Cardiff saw civic, faith and political leaders join communities from across Wales on 27 January to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2025.

Olivia Marks-Woldman, Chief Executive of HMDT, states the importance of marking Roma Genocide Remembrance Day on 2 August.

His Majesty King Charles III is to attend an historic event in Poland to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau next month.