Divide and Deport. Roma and Sinti in Austria

1 September 1996

Divide and Deport. Roma and Sinti in Austria

The purpose of the report is to show the consequences on Roma of a series of new laws on legal residence and asylum, ratified between 1991 and 1993. The report also investigates how the ground was prepared for the systematic exclusion of Roma in Austria through the recognition of a narrow and unrepresentative group of Roma as an Austrian "ethnic group" (Volksgruppe). A connection is made between this systematic exclusion and the appearance in Austria of episodes of public violence specifically targeting Roma. Finally, the report makes a series of concrete recommendations to the Austrian government for improving the legal situation of Roma in Austria.

• in English

ERRC Seeks Interns

18 June 2013

The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) invites applications for its full-time internship programme. The ERRC offers interns a dynamic, fast-paced, international human rights environment, based in Budapest, Hungary. Romani and non-Romani interns are chosen for this programme through a competitive bi-annual selection process. The ERRC is currently accepting applications from persons wishing to intern full-time at the ERRC for a minimum of three months, starting between September 2013-February 2014.

more ...

Call for Romani Activists - Deadline 23 June 2013

14 June 2013

The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) invites applications from Romani activists from Serbia, for participation in a project addressing the issues of overrepresentation of Romani children in special schools in Serbia.

more ...

ERRC Seeks Human Rights Expert

12 June 2013

For this consultancy, the ERRC is seeking a professional with substantial expertise and relevant experience in the human rights situation of Roma in Serbia and Macedonia, particularly in the area of education, hate speech and violence, housing, migration and asylum.

more ...

Tags

 

racism, forced evictions, inhuman and degrading treatment, racially motivated attacks, human rights law, human rights law , police abuse, police abuse , segregation, ecthr, special education, stereotypes, camps and settlements, anti-roma statements, multiple discrimination, multiple discrimination , legal systems, eu law, right to life, positive action, far right groups