New Police Instruction in Hungary May Violate Rights for Roma
Budapest, 31 January 2012: The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) sent a letter today to Hungarian authorities, expressing concern about a recent instruction to police which could lead to rights violations of Romani communities.
Ukrainian Authorities Must Investigate Violent Police Raid Against Roma
Kiev, Budapest, 25 January 2012: The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) is urging Ukrainian authorities to investigate a violent police raid on a Roma settlement in Uzgorod. The ERRC sent a letter to the police chief and prosecutor regarding the incident, which took place on 11 January, 2012.
ERRC and GLOC Call For Action on Evicted Romani Families in Romania
Cluj-Napoca, Budapest, 19 December 2011: The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) and Grupul de Lucru al Organizaţiilor Civice (GLOC) today sent a letter of concern to the Romanian authorities highlighting the ongoing problems of the Romani community based i ...
Life Sentence: Romani Children in Institutional Care
Romani children are overrepresented in institutional care compared to their proportion of the population as a whole in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Romania and Slovakia. All six countries have adopted specific laws which govern child protection matters, with the best interests of the child as the prevailing legal principle. Detailed descriptions of chi ...
