Dear Colleagues, friends and family! Please find attached informations and tryptique about the First Summer Campus on Romani Studies “Roma. The diversity as a richness. A model for Europe. Historic, linguistic, cultural and political focus” which will take place in the University of Jaen (Spain) from July 3 to 6. History, linguistics, politics, media, anthropology, [...]
Oslo Negotiator Launches Online University for Israelis, Arabs
Oslo Negotiator Launches Online University for Israelis, Arabs by Rachel Hirshfeld 28/05/2012 – Organizers of an online Mideast political movement say they are launching the Internet’s first university for Israelis and Arabs across the Middle East, The Washington Post reported. Former Israeli diplomat and politician and founder of the “Yala Young Leaders” movement, Uri Savir, [...]
REMINDER: ERRC Seeks Researcher
ERRC SEEKS RESEARCHER The European Roma Rights Centre is looking for a researcher. The researcher will be responsible for the development and implementation of research and advocacy work in relation to ERRC strategic priorities, by providing human rights research knowledge and know-how, strong analysis and effective communication skills. The position will report to the Coordinator [...]
Oslo Negotiator Launches Online University for Israelis, Arabs
Oslo Negotiator Launches Online University for Israelis, Arabs by Rachel Hirshfeld 28/05/2012 – Organizers of an online Mideast political movement say they are launching the Internet’s first university for Israelis and Arabs across the Middle East, The Washington Post reported. Former Israeli diplomat and politician and founder of the “Yala Young Leaders” movement, Uri Savir, [...]
Measuring results? Education indicators in Roma integration strategies
Measuring results? Education indicators in Roma integration strategies Christian Brüggemann and Jaroslav Kling 24 May 2012 In order to fight the exclusion and marginalization of Roma minorities, the European Comission (EC) has recently called the member states to design National Roma Integration Strategies (NRIS) including a ‘robust monitoring mechanism to ensure concrete results’.1 The integration [...]
The situation of Roma in 11 EU Member States – Survey results at a glance
The situation of Roma in 11 EU Member States – Survey results at a glance 24 May 2012 This report presents the first results of the surveys based on an analysis of only part of the available data, which will be published later in several thematic reports. In this sense, the results presented are a [...]
US ambassador calls for Czech action to end Roma exclusion, discrimination
US ambassador calls for Czech action to end Roma exclusion, discrimination US ambassador to Czech Republic makes public call on Czech government for more action to tackle Roma problem Chris Johnstone The US ambassador to the Czech Republic, a former top advisor to President Barack Obama, has made a public all for Czechs to do [...]
Are the Roma confusing Canada-EU relations?
Canadian Prime Minister Harper met with his Czech counterpart Petr Nečas and, according to the Czech press, discussed the return of failed Czech asylum seekers now in Canada. Canada wants a new treaty with the Czech Republic to facilitate that process. The Czechs are more interested in getting Canada to drop its visa requirement on [...]
Repressive Measures against Roma Activists in Bulgaria
Sega Daily, Issue 4390 (110) 14 May 2012 http://www.segabg.com/article.php?id=600492 Prosecution has been checking for 18 months allegations for misuse of Soros funds and has not found anything 13 foundations were checked for spending USD 5.5 mln after a signal from Borisov and Tsvetanov By Elena Kodinova In October 2010, member of parliament, Milena Hristova – [...]
Government Roma initiative finds fertile ground in Sakarya
Government Roma initiative finds fertile ground in Sakarya DURAN SAVAŞ, SAKARYA 25/05/2012 – An affirmative-action program designed to boost employment among Turkey’s Roma community, who have long been shunned from the labor market through discrimination, has helped 850 Roma in the northwestern province of Sakarya find a job in the past four months. This step [...]
