ERRC Challenges Discrimination of Roma at the Border Before the Constitutional Court of Macedonia
Budapest, Skopje, 26 February 2014: The European Roma Rights Centre has launched an initiative before the Constitutional Court of Macedonia claiming that amendments to the Law on Travel Documents of citizens of Macedonia (grounds for revocation of passports as well as obstacles to the right to leave the country) are in conflict with the Constitution of ...
Forced Evictions of Roma double in France, as Authorities Pursue Failed, Expensive Policy
Budapest, Paris, 14 January 2014: French authorities forcibly evicted more than 21.537 Romani migrants in 2013, more than double the total for 2012. Law enforcement officers carried out 165 evictions affecting almost 19.380 people. There were 22 evictions due to fire, affecting 2.157 Roma.
Slovakia Police Misconduct Case – Charges Against Victims Dropped
Budapest, Bratislava, 10 January, 2014: The District Prosecutor’s Office in Košice I. has dropped criminal proceedings against a young Romani man who was accused of committing a criminal offence during a controversial police action at a Roma settlement. The District Prosecutor’s concluded that no criminal offence against the police had been commit ...
Romanian Court Victory – Forced Eviction of Roma to Pata-Rât was Illegal
Budapest, Cluj-Napoca, London, 7 January 2014: The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) and Amnesty International welcome the decision of the Cluj-Napoca County Court (Tribunal) that the Mayor’s decision to forcibly evict around 300 Roma ...
This issue of Roma Rights focuses on National Roma Integration Strategies and the objectives, challenges and shortcomings of the EC Framework which aim to improve the situation and status of Roma across Europe. The articles assess the existing national strategies and also look to the future to consider what needs to be done to increase the prospects of success.
Acest raport analizează amploarea inegalităţilor în domeniul sănătăţii cu care se confruntă romii din România. Acesta arată că romii se găsesc într-un grad mai mare de risc în raport cu mai multe afectiuni medicale, le este îngreunat accesul la îngrijire medicală şi tratament şi trăiesc mai puţin şi mai puţin sănătos decât neromii.
