Szczecinek, 29th of February 2012 “Call for Union” Dear Roma, Javen sare saste i bahtale As the President of the Polish Roma Union and Your brother I am calling for the reunion of our nation. For some time we can see that there is “brother unity” among Roma and Romani organisations. One can feel noticeable [...]
ERTF Press Release: Nashti te iris amen palpale kaj amari buki sar samas sikavde palal o raporto palal e Roma kerdo katar o Hammarberg
Nashti te iris amen palpale kaj amari buki sar samas sikavde palal o raporto palal e Roma kerdo katar o Hammarberg Strasbourg, 28to Februaro 2012: O Evropako Romengo thaj Phirutnengo Forumo (ERTF) del mishtimos vash o raporto dino avri katar o Komisaro pe Manushikane Chachipena, o Thomas Hammarberg. O Raj Hammarberg sas les but zor [...]
ERTF Press Release: No return to business as usual after the Hammarberg Roma report
No return to business as usual after the Hammarberg Roma report Strasbourg, 28 February 2012: The European Roma and Travellers Forum (ERTF) welcomes the report published by the Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg With much courage and dedication, Mr Hammarberg has set out for all to read what the Roma and Traveller community has [...]
Unite Against Fascism activists vow to defend Roma
Unite Against Fascism activists vow to defend Roma By Tom Mycock A workshop on discrimination against Roma people in eastern Europe heard shocking reports. In Hungary armed paramilitaries linked to the fascist Jobbik party attack Roma people. The governing Fidesz party works closely with Jobbik. Florina Zoltan, a Roma campaigner, said, “Racists are always invisibly [...]
Just half of Traveller children in secondary school
Just half of Traveller children in secondary school By Ann Cahill, Europe Correspondent 28/02/2012 – Just over half of Traveller children make it to post-primary schooling, according to a detailed report on Travellers and Roma in the EU. Legislation criminalising the entering on to public or private land together with limited housing options has disrupted [...]
Watchdog warns of ‘blatant racism’ against Roma
Watchdog warns of ‘blatant racism’ against Roma By Nikolaj Nielsen Brussels, 27/02/2012 – Europe’s Roma population is subject to growing discrimination and more and more attacks by extremist groups, according to the Strasbourg-based human rights watchdog, the Council of Europe (CoE). The council in a 250-page report published on Monday (27 February) said they suffer [...]
Conference on activities to improve Roma health
Conference on activities to improve Roma health The conference is organised in cooperation with the World Health Office in Belgrade, UNICEF office in Belgrade, the OSCE mission to Serbia and the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights, Public Administration and Local Self-Government. 28/02/2012 – The Serbian Ministry of Health is organising a conference on activities [...]
Breaking the Chains of Poverty in the Macedonian Roma Community
Breaking the Chains of Poverty in the Macedonian Roma Community Excluded from mainstream society, Roma communities have difficulty accessing basic health and education services Skopje, 27/02/2012 – Here in the capital city, people enjoy the life of a modern Europe. But just an hour’s drive away, on its outskirts lies Shutto Orizari, a derelict ghetto [...]
CoE criticizes Albania for Roma people
CoE criticizes Albania for Roma people The Roma people face full racism in today’s Europe. According to the report published by the Council of Europe, the biggest and weakest community in Europe is more backward in education, employment and the right for a decent residence and health care. 27/02/2012 – The average life expectancy for [...]
Roma denied rights, face racism, says official report
Roma denied rights, face racism, says official report Roma people in Angers, France in 2011. Roma living in Europe are denied basic rights, have a shorter life expectancy than others on the continent and are singled out in hate speech by leaders and the media, a report said. 27/02/2012 – Roma living in Europe are [...]
