January declared U.S. anti-trafficking month 30/12/2011 – U.S. President Barack Obama has declared January 2012 as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The presidential proclamation says: “Human trafficking endangers the lives of millions of people around the world, and it is a crime that knows no borders. Trafficking networks operate both domestically and transnationally, [...]
Europe’s Squandered Minority
Europe’s Squandered Minority By Zeljko Jovanovic Budapest, 30/12/2011 – Today, millions of Europeans are afraid and frustrated as they face unemployment, loss of savings and pensions, radically reduced social benefits, and other economic hardships. Their fears are warranted, because the current financial crisis is undermining the very union that was established to heal Europe’s wounds [...]
Minorities say Albania discriminates against the right to nationality
Minorities say Albania discriminates against the right to nationality 30/12/2011 Minorities in Albania plan to challenge the Constitutional Court decision to make the category “nationality” unconstitutional in legal and civil registries, as well as on census forms. By Klaudija Lutovska for Southeast European Times in Prespa — 30/12/11 Ethnic minorities in Albania — Macedonians, Greeks, [...]
Wintererlass jetzt auch in Rheinland Pfalz!
Liebe Leute, jetzt zum Abschluss des Jahres 2011 gibt es noch eine gute Nachricht. In Rheinland Pfalz gibt es nun neben NRW und Baden Württemberg auch faktisch einen Wintererlass, der „besonders schutzbedürftige“ Angehörige von Minderheiten vor einer Abschiebung nach Kosovo während der Wintermonate Schützen soll. Angeblich soll dies parallel auch für Abschiebungen nach Serbien gelten. [...]
Gypsy apartheid worsened in Europe during 2011, Hindus stress
Gypsy apartheid worsened in Europe during 2011, Hindus stress 30/12/2011 – Maltreatment of European Roma (Gypsies) worsened during 2011 despite high-sounding paper strategies, conferences and funding to integrate them, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed stated in Nevada (USA) today. Roma continued to face apartheid conditions, prejudice, exclusion and rights denial in Europe and efforts had failed [...]
Survey finds increased Israeli, Palestinian support for peace deal
Survey finds increased Israeli, Palestinian support for peace deal December 28, 2011 JERUSALEM (JTA) — A majority of Israeli Jews and half of Palestinians support a permanent peace settlement, according to a new poll. Some 58 percent of Israelis and 50 percent of Palestinians support a peace deal that would include a Jewish state and a Palestinian [...]
Interview mit Menschenrechtlern: “Wir behandeln Flüchtlinge wie Kriminelle”
Christian Schwarz-Schilling und Tom Koenigs fordern eine grundsätzliche Änderung der deutschen Flüchtlings- und Einwanderungspolitik – aus humanitären und demografischen Gründen. Ist Deutschland bei der Flüchtlingspolitik auf dem richtigen Weg? Anfang Dezember verzichtete Rot-Grün in Nordrhein-Westfalen darauf, Roma in den Kosovo abzuschieben. Wenig später haben die Innenminister beschlossen, in den kommenden drei Jahren mit dem UN-Flüchtlingshilfswerk [...]
Bulgaria: The number of Roma labor mediators will increase
On its session on December 28, the Council of Ministers approved National Action Plan on Employment for 2012. It sets the priorities and main programs of the active labor market policy in Bulgaria for the next year. The Plan will be financed by the state budget with 73 mln BGN. The suggestion of Center Amalipe [...]
European shame over the Roma question – Opinion – Al Jazeera English
Julian Popov is a journalist, consultant, director of the UK charity organisation, Friends of Bulgaria. European shame over the Roma question European strategies to ‘integrate’ Roma populations have failed due to lack due to a lack of inclusiveness. Politicians working on ‘integration’ strategies for the Roma often do not understand their culture [GALLO/GETTY] London, 29/12/2011 [...]
The Truth about Roma Holocaust
The Vice President of IRU, Florin Cioaba released the documentary “The Truth about the Holocaust”. The film shows testimonies of the survivors and relatives of victims of the Holocaust against the Roma in the period 1942-1945. The film has received unanimous appreciation from those who have watched it and had a large echo into the [...]
