News Roundup: Snapshots from Around Europe

07 November 2002

The pages that follow include Roma rights news and recent developments in the following areas:

All around Europe

• Collective Expulsions of Roma Around Europe... And Again the European Court of Human Rights Rules the Practice Illegal

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Forced Eviction of Roma in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

• Police Abuse of Roma in Bulgaria
• Romani Family Expelled from Romani Neighbourhood in Bulgaria
• Romani Man Killed with Homemade Trap in Bulgaria
• Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science Issues Landmark
• Romani Children Denied Enrolment in Bulgarian Schools

Croatia

• Croatian Parents Refuse Integrated Schooling
• Police Beat Pregnant Romani Woman in Croatia

Czech Republic

• Suspicious Death of Romani Man at Police Station in the Czech Republic
• Continued Racist Violence against Roma in the Czech Republic
• United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Reviews the Czech Republic

Denmark

• Roma to be Expelled from Denmark
• Police Abuse Pregnant Romani Woman in Denmark

France

• Strict Law on Itinerants in France

Germany

• Czech Roma Turned Back at German Border

Greece

• Police Abuse of Roma in Greece
• Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Visits Greece

Hungary

• Legal Action on Behalf of Roma in Hungary
• Private School in Hungary Declared Unlawful
• Hungary Appoints Ministerial Commissioner for the Integration of Roma and Disadvantaged Children
• Roma Evicted in Budapest
• Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe visits Hungary

Ireland

• Travellers Win Suit in Ireland

Italy

• Anti-Romani Actions in Italy
• Harsh Immigration Law Passed in Italy
• Roma Segregated on Public Transport in Italy

Kosovo

• Roma Face Violence and Housing Problems in Kosovo

Lithuania

• Continued Problems for Roma in Accessing Documents in Lithuania
• Electricity Cut for Roma in Lithuania

Macedonia

• Police Violence against Roma in Macedonia
• Kosovo Roma Refugees in Macedonia Protest

Romania

• Romani Man Beaten to Death in Romanian Penitentiary
• Civilian Attack on Roma in Romania
• Hate Speech against Roma in Romania
• Discrimination against Roma in Romania
• Stateless Roma Detained at Airport in the Romanian Capital
• Romanian Authorities Stop Roma from Leaving the Country
• President of Romania's National Council for Combating Discrimination Downplays Ethnic Discrimination in Romania
• Evictions of Roma in Romania

Russia

• Police Abuse of Roma in Russia
• Racially Motivated Violence against Roma in Russia

Serbia and Montenegro

• Violence against Roma in Serbia and Montenegro
• Police Violence against Roma in Serbia and Montenegro
• Prosecuting Anti-Romani Actions in Serbia and Montenegro
• Roma Protest Attempts at Forced Eviction in Yugoslavia
• Roma Face Difficulties in Obtaining Citizenship in Serbia and Montenegro

Slovakia

• Police Violence against Roma in Slovakia
• Violence by Non-State Parties Against Roma in Slovakia
• Anti-Romani Action in Slovakia
• Punishing Anti-Romani Crimes in Slovakia

Ukraine

• Police abuse of Romani Youth in Ukraine