Supreme Court Repeals Discriminatory Ordinance on Late Child Support Payments
27 May 2025
Sofia, Brussels, 27 May 2025: In a significant legal victory for Roma rights and child protection, the Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Court has repealed a discriminatory provision that had long penalised vulnerable families by delaying child support payments in cases where the State was responsible for the payment. The case was brought by the Equal Opportunities Initiative and the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC).
Ombudsperson Confirms Rights Violations of Romani Children in Tiszavasvári, Hungary
19 May 2025
Brussels, Budapest, 19 May 2025 – The Deputy Commissioner for Fundamental Rights and Ombudsperson for the Rights of National Minorities in Hungary, Dr. Erzsébet Szalayné Sándor, has confirmed systemic violations of the rights of Romani children in the Bűdi district of Tiszavasvári, Hungary, where Romani children are forced to walk up to 7 kilometres daily, often in harsh weather, to attend school due to the complete lack of transportation.
Slovakia: Romani Children Face Entrenched Discrimination As School Segregation Persists
16 April 2025
Bratislava, Brussels 16 April 2025: Ten years after the EU launched an infringement procedure against Slovakia for breaching the EU Race Equality Directive, Romani children still face entrenched discrimination in education.
Romani Families from Banlozi Camp in Bosnia Settle Case Against Water Company for Denial of Access to Water
25 March 2025
Brussels, 25, March 2025: The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) welcomes a significant settlement agreement reached in a case of systemic discrimination by a water company against Romani residents of the Banlozi camp, located near Zenica in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Italy: Region of Calabria Modifies Plans to Build Segregated Housing in Scordovillo After Intervention From Roma Rights Activists
20 March 2025
Brussels, 20 March 2025: A project to evict Romani residents from a segregated camp and rehouse them in new built, segregated social housing units using EU funding has been modified by the Region of Calabria following an intervention from the European Commission at the request of Roma Rights activists.
Activists File Urgent Complaint to Stop Forced Eviction of Roma from Giugliano Camp in Italy
13 March 2025
Brussels, Rome, 13 March 2025: Activists from the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC), with support from Associazione 21 luglio and the Comitato Campano con i Rom, have filed a collective complaint before the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) urging the Committee to ensure that the Italian Government adopt immediate measures to prevent an imminent eviction of Romani families from a camp at Via Carrafiello in Giugliano, in Campania, in the province of Naples.
European Court rules against Slovakia for discriminatory treatment of Romani pupil
28 February 2025
Bratislava, Brussels 28 February 2025: The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Slovakia discriminated against a Romani pupil who was placed in a special class for children with mild intellectual disabilities. In the case of SALAY v. SLOVAKIA, where the applicant was represented by the ERRC, the court ruled that the pupil received an education which did not offer the necessary guarantees stemming from the positive obligations of the State to undo a history of racial segregation in special education.