Housing is a human right: Forced evictions in Belgrade – YouTube 27/09/2011 – This film shows five Roma families living in privately owned buildings at 55 Skadarska Street in Belgrade, Serbia, who were asked by a Belgrade court to vacate their property on 11 August 2011 and remove their possessions. Twenty people, including ten children, [...]
Holocaust Education Centre, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto – Lecture: The Fate of the Roma During the Holocaust – November 3, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011, 11:00am The Fate of the Roma During the Holocaust Seneca College King Campus This lecture will address the persecution of the Roma and Sinti by German and Austrian National Socialists and the circumstances which led to their deportation and murder in death camps. The presentation aims at integrating the history of [...]
Violent anti-Roma protests in Bulgaria show urgent need to combat extremism, OSCE human rights chief says
Violent anti-Roma protests in Bulgaria show urgent need to combat extremism, OSCE human rights chief says ODIHR Director Ambassador Janez Lenarčič speaking at the opening plenary session of the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on 26 September 2011. (OSCE/Piotr Markowski) WARSAW, 29 September 2011 – Violent anti-Roma protests that have taken place across Bulgaria [...]
EurActiv: EU to extend microcredit help beyond 2013
EU to extend microcredit help beyond 2013 Published: 30 September 2011 The Commission will next week extend a €200 million ‘social’ micro-financing project helping Roma communities in Bulgaria and a company manufacturing fashion handbags in the Netherlands. The European Progress Microfinance Facility differs from other venture funds in giving small awards and focusing on social groups [...]
Human Rights Watch slams France on Roma
Human Rights Watch slams France on Roma 30/09/2011 – France continues to target and evict Roma EU citizens, despite assurances from the European Commission last August that the country had successfully complied with European law, according to the non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch. Judith Sunderland, senior Western Europe researcher at Human Rights Watch said: “One [...]
The politics of Katounitsa – Bulgaria – The Sofia Echo
The politics of Katounitsa By Clive Leviev-Sawyer Photo: Julia Lazarova 30/09/2011 – On the eve of the official start of campaigning in Bulgaria’s October 23 presidential and municipal elections, the Government’s failure to get the country admitted to the Schengen visa zone seemed an obvious stick with which to beat the ruling party. But then [...]
An EGM Films Documentary: Little Town of Bethlehem
Educational Documentary Hope for Palestinians & Israel. Award-winning film tells the story of 3 men from 3 faiths working for a nonviolent solution. http://littletownofbethlehem.org
The embarrassing racist! Nici nu stii cate lucruri mestesukare fac mestesugarii romi!
The embarrassing racist! 28/09/2011 – Romanians, now you can feel relieved! We discovered why we’re not joining Schengen. Some days ago, on B1TV, in a discussion with Ion Cristoiu, the Romanian president couldn’t refrain to point at the people with the problem: “What can the diplomacy do when the Government observes that the gipsyies are [...]
Roms: une vice-présidente FN relaxée
Roms: une vice-présidente FN relaxée AFP Publié le 30/09/2011 Une vice-présidente du FN, Marie-Christine Arnautu, a été relaxée aujourd’hui par le tribunal correctionnel de Paris pour des propos sur les gens du voyage, qu’elle avait qualifiés en 2008, “pour la grande majorité”, de “clandestins” et de “délinquants”. A l’époque conseillère régionale d’Ile-de-France, Mme Arnautu avait [...]
The Letter On The Current Crisis Situation In Bulgaria Prepared by Civil Society in Action
To President of Republic of Bulgaria Mr. Georgi Parvanov 30 September, 2011 STATEMENT by Civil Society in Action Regarding the current Crisis situation in Bulgaria Dear Mr. President, On the 23rd of September a car accident resulted in the death of a young man in the village of Katunitsa. [...]
