Strategic Litigation
Strategic litigation at the ERRC means supporting legal cases designed to expose and contribute to the elimination of discriminatory structures that prevent Roma from enjoying full equality. We are active in both domestic and international courts as well as making submissions to international tribunals, European committees and UN treaty bodies.
Exposing Sexual Abuse of Romani Girls in Macedonian State Care
15 February 2018
ERRC submission to the European Commission on Roma Inclusion in enlargement countries (May 2017)
25 May 2017
Another Romani Man Dies in Macedonian Prison
05 April 2017
Macedonia: Officials, Not Parents, Take Lead on Placing Romani Children in Segregated Education
30 August 2012
ERRC Reports Concerns About Child Marriages to UN Committees
28 September 2011
Strasbourg Court Finds Violation of Article 3 in the First Macedonian Roma Torture Case
18 June 2007
ERRC Statement at OSCE HDIM: Romani Women's Rights
16 October 2006
Advocacy+Research
We work at a national and international level to ensure that human rights issues facing Romani communities in Europe are firmly on the political agenda. We provide reliable data on the human rights situation of Roma in the form of reports, submissions, and articles to inform international bodies and committees, as well as our own litigation work.
Promising Change: Romani Children in State Care in North Macedonia
09 November 2023
Justice Denied: Roma in the Criminal Justice System
02 March 2022
02 March 2022
Roma Rights in the Time of Covid
09 September 2020
ERRC submission to UN CEDAW on Macedonia (February 2018)
02 March 2018
26 October 2017
26 October 2017
ERRC submission to the European Commission on Roma Inclusion in enlargement countries (May 2017)
25 May 2017
Roma Rights 1 2017: Roma and Conflict: Understanding the Impact of War and Political Violence
16 May 2017
22 March 2017
World Water Day: Thirsting for Justice
22 March 2017
ERRC Joins Call to End Childhood Statelessness in Europe
22 November 2016
07 December 2015
ERRC submission to UN CESCR on Macedonia (August 2015)
12 August 2015
ERRC submission to UN HRC on Macedonia (June 2015)
08 June 2015
ERRC submission to UN CAT on Macedonia (April 2015)
10 April 2015
ERRC submission to UN HRC on Macedonia (July 2014)
25 July 2014
Highest Court in Macedonia Upholds Freedom of Movement for all Macedonians, Including Roma
15 July 2014
Roma Rights 2012: Challenges of Representation: Voice on Roma Politics, Power and Participation
22 August 2013
Македонија: Извештајот за состојбите 2011-2012
17 July 2013
Macedonia: Country Profile 2011-2012
17 July 2013
16 July 2013
ERRC submission to UN HRC on Macedonia (June 2013)
25 June 2013
ERRC submission to UN CEDAW on Macedonia (January 2013)
30 January 2013
Roma and Persons Perceived to be Romani Denied Access to Public Places in Macedonia
13 November 2006
Romani Pupils Segregated in Roma-Only Class in Macedonia
13 November 2006
Macedonian Police Abuse Young Romani Man; Romani Youth Found Dead After Being Chased by Police
13 November 2006
ERRC submission to UN CESCR on Macedonia (September 2006)
19 September 2006
19 September 2006
Romani Boy Beaten After School in Tetovo
03 April 2006
Private Lawsuit Filed after Public Prosecutor Ended Investigation into Police Brutality in Kicevo
03 April 2006
Survey Finds Large Number of Uninsured Roma in Macedonia
01 February 2006
Shadow Report submitted to CEDAW on the Situation of Romani Women
01 February 2006
ERRC submission to UN CEDAW on Macedonia (January 2006)
16 January 2006
16 January 2006
More Violent Acts Towards Roma by Macedonian Police
16 December 2004
Statement of the Roma, Askalija and NGOs defending their human rights, participants to the OSCE SHDM
15 November 2004
Police Abuse Romani Youth in Macedonia
29 July 2004
07 July 2004
07 July 2004
Macedonian Police Forcibly Expel Egyptian Couple to Kosovo
07 February 2004
Roma Rights 3/2003: Personal Documents and Fundamental Rights
29 October 2003
Kosovo Romani Refugees Denied the Right to Leave Macedonia
29 October 2003
Anti-Romani Speech in the Macedonian Press
29 October 2003
Police Violence against Roma in Macedonia
10 May 2003
Kosovo Roma Refugees in Macedonia Protest
07 November 2002
10 July 2002
Roma Recognised in New Macedonian Constitution
07 May 2002
Nezdet Mustafa: Portrait of a Romani politician
07 November 2001
Displaced Kosovo Roma in the region: an update
07 November 2001
Police beat Romani man in Macedonia
07 November 2001
In Macedonia, Roma not allowed to join minority police training
07 November 2001
ERRC press statement: Roma in the Macedonia conflict
15 August 2001
Attack on “Gypsy” woman in hospital in Macedonia
10 April 2001
10 April 2001
Police abuse of Roma in Macedonia
05 December 2000
Physical abuse of Roma in Macedonia interferes with voting
05 December 2000
03 October 2000
"I live here with too many other people": eight years after the fire in Štip, Macedonia
11 July 2000
Romani houses burned in Macedonia
11 July 2000
Teacher attacks Roma in Macedonia
11 July 2000
New cases of police brutality in Macedonia
11 July 2000
Macedonian and Bulgarian Muslim Romani women: power, politics, and creativity in ritual
12 April 2000
Minorities and media freedom under international law
07 December 1999
Stateless: Roma in the media today
07 December 1999
More police abuse of Roma in Macedonia
07 December 1999
Police officers assault Romani man in Macedonia
05 September 1999
Ethnic Albanians beat two Romani men in Macedonia
05 September 1999
Abuse of Romani students in Macedonian schools
15 July 1999
03 April 1999
03 April 1999
Police retaliation against Roma in Štip, Macedonia
03 April 1999
03 April 1999
Police violence in Macedonian markets
05 January 1999
Another Romani man beaten by police in Kočani, Eastern Macedonia
05 January 1999
Roma Rights Autumn 1998: Legal Defence
05 January 1999
05 January 1999
10 September 1998
Police raid in Săruleşti, Romania
10 September 1998
ERRC submission to CE ECRI on Macedonia (June 1998)
04 June 1998
Police brutality against Roma in Macedonia
15 May 1998
Roma Rights, Winter 1998: Police Violence against Roma
02 April 1998
„Here the law is 'fear the police’”
02 April 1998
07 November 1997
07 November 1997
07 November 1997
Forced homelessness in Macedonia
07 November 1997
Police violence against Roma in Štip, Macedonia
03 August 1997
15 July 1997
News
Using our European network and in-country activists, we publish accurate news about human rights violations against Romani people which are often untold, or silenced, by governments and media. We make it clear that legal action can, and will, be taken to end this injustice.
15 November 2023
Promising Change: Romani Children in State Care in North Macedonia
09 November 2023
Roma Win Landmark European Judgment Condemning Racial Profiling at the Border in North Macedonia
30 October 2023
ERRC Concerned About Implementation of New Laws on Resolving Statelessness in North Macedonia
19 October 2023
18 September 2023
No Water, No Sanitation, No Justice: The Fight to Get the Taps Running for Roma in Tenekje Maalo
05 September 2023
North Macedonia’s Serious Problem with Police Brutality Against Roma
15 February 2023
14 February 2023
Chasing White Flight in North Macedonia
19 December 2022
North Macedonia: ERRC & MYLA Sue Authorities for Discrimination of Roma & Other Unregistered Persons
08 December 2022
North Macedonia: Ministry of Health Discriminated Against Romani Children with Drug Abuse Problems
27 October 2022
25 October 2022
Romani parents in North Macedonia demand change as segregation at their school reaches 100%
15 September 2022
Authorities Ordered to Provide Water for Romani Communities in Prilep, North Macedonia
25 August 2022
European Roma Rights Network Launched
08 April 2022
25 June 2021
Health Authorities in North Macedonia Ordered to Provide Treatment for Child Drug Users
16 June 2021
New Gynaecologist Starts Work Today in Romani Neighbourhood After ERRC Mass Legal Complaint
27 April 2021
We Demand States Close Down Institutions for Children & Protect Rights of Romani Families
08 April 2021
Court Rules in Favour of Roma & Non-Roma Youth Offenders Denied Education in North Macedonia
24 March 2021
European Court Orders North Macedonia to Pay Compensation to Roma Brutalised by Police as Teenagers
09 November 2020
ERRC Releases Report on Roma Rights Violations During Lockdown in Europe
09 September 2020
06 April 2020
Roma Quarantined at the Border to North Macedonia
19 March 2020
07 January 2020
ERRC 2018 Review: no justice, no peace – taking racists to court
15 January 2019
Romani Families Sue Over Prison Deaths in Macedonia
05 April 2018
Exposing Sexual Abuse of Romani Girls in Macedonian State Care
15 February 2018
Fourth Romani Prisoner Dies in Macedonian Prisons
18 January 2018
26 October 2017
ERRC submission to the European Commission on Roma Inclusion in enlargement countries (May 2017)
25 May 2017
03 May 2017
21 March 2017
Second UN Emergency Order: Macedonia Must Rehouse Pregnant Romani Women Made Homeless by Authorities
09 January 2017
ERRC Joins Call to End Childhood Statelessness in Europe
22 November 2016
UN Steps In: Requests Macedonia Rehouse Evicted Romani Women
08 November 2016
10 June 2016
12 results in 2015 that will make Europe a better place for Roma
29 December 2015
01 December 2015
Classrooms Beyond Race - Inclusive Education for Romani Children
02 November 2015
ERRC submission to UN CESCR on Macedonia (August 2015)
12 August 2015
25 June 2015
ERRC calls on Macedonian Authorities to Stop Blocking its Citizens from Leaving the Country
23 September 2014
14 April 2014
ERRC Challenges Discrimination of Roma at the Border Before the Constitutional Court of Macedonia
26 February 2014
New Country Profiles on Roma from ERRC
17 July 2013
Македонија: Извештајот за состојбите 2011-2012
17 July 2013
Macedonia: Country Profile 2011-2012
17 July 2013
16 July 2013
ERRC submission to UN HRC on Macedonia (June 2013)
25 June 2013
ERRC submission to UN CEDAW on Macedonia (January 2013)
30 January 2013
Romani Woman Injured in Macedonian Protest
25 January 2013
10 January 2013
Empowering Roma Activists Through Human Rights Education
21 December 2012
Macedonia: Officials, Not Parents, Take Lead on Placing Romani Children in Segregated Education
30 August 2012
Factsheet: Roma Rights in Jeopardy
16 February 2012
ERRC Reports Concerns About Child Marriages to UN Committees
28 September 2011
UN Human Rights Committee to Review Macedonia
20 March 2008
Macedonia Roma Protest against Police Brutality
20 November 2007
ERRC/CSRC Call for the Amendment of the Macedonian Draft Law on the Public Prosecution Office
06 July 2007
UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concerned at the Situation of Roma in Macedonia
15 December 2006
Romani Pupils Segregated in Roma-Only Class in Macedonia
13 November 2006
Macedonia: Roma Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Issues Examined
13 November 2006
ERRC Statement at OSCE HDIM: Romani Women's Rights
16 October 2006
UN Women's Discrimination Committee Reviews Macedonia
24 January 2006
International Helsinki Federation/European Roma Rights Centre Special Representative in Macedonia
27 May 2005
Action on Romani Women's Rights in Macedonia
25 February 2005
Legal Action Challenging Forced Expulsions to Kosovo
23 November 2003
Roma Rights 3/2003: Personal Documents and Fundamental Rights
29 October 2003
Macedonian Police Forcibly Expel Roma to Kosovo
19 September 2003
ERRC Letter to European Commissioner Romano Prodi Concerning Human Rights Emergency in Macedonia
22 May 2003
06 March 2003
In Macedonia, Roma not allowed to join minority police training
07 November 2001
Roma in the Macedonian Conflict
13 July 2001
ERRC welcomes report on access to public services
03 April 2001
19 September 2000
Teacher attacks Roma in Macedonia
11 July 2000
Letter to Macedonian Interior Minister
23 September 1999
Letter to Interior Minister of Macedonia
31 August 1999
Abuse of Romani students in Macedonian schools
15 July 1999
03 April 1999
10 September 1998
