Italy’s Formal Camps don’t Work – New VIDEO from ERRC
Budapest, Rome, Naples, 10 December 2013: Formal camps for Roma in Italy are expensive and ineffective – however Italian authorities have not dropped their plans to build more, using millions of EU funds. The ERRC is aware of plans for two new camps in Naples, and is calling on authorities to reconsider this decision.
Forced to be Nomads: Milan Prefers to Evict Rather Than Integrate
Budapest, Milan, 25 November 2013: This morning, Milanese authorities forcefully evicted more than 700 people, among them more than 200 children, from an informal settlement in the Montefeltro/Brunetti area of Milan. The eviction was carried out in the presence of several policemen, together with Carabinieri who were in anti-riot gear and had a bulldoz ...
ERRC Calls on States to Collect and Publish Data to Address Roma Health Gap
Budapest, Bucharest, 22 November 2013: European states should collect and publish disaggregated data on Roma to improve their health outcomes and life chances. A new report by the ERRC in Romania shows a 16-year difference in the age at death between Roma and non-Roma. The information on health inequalities could only be revealed through the collection ...
International Day of Students: End Segregation in Education!
Budapest, 18 November 2013: On the International Day of Students, MDAC, together with the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC), urges governments to end the segregation of children with disabilities and Roma children in education, and to ensure inclusive education for all children.
Written Comments by the European Roma Rights Centre concerning the Czech Republic, for consideration by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at its 52nd session (2-6 December 2013).
This issue of Roma Rights focuses on challenges and channels of political participation of Roma people, examining various ways in which Roma become involved in policy-making and politics, and the relative successes and failures of initiatives aimed at increasing their participation.
