News Roundup: Snapshots from Around Europe
13 November 2006
Albania
Threats to Roma Housing Rights in Albania
Belarus
Roma Rights Defender Attacked in Belarus
Bulgaria
Romani Communities Under Threat of Forced Eviction in Bulgaria
Another Romani Man Shot and Killed in Bulgaria
Roma Community Protests Treatment of a Hitand- Run Case Involving a Romani Youth
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Report on Bulgaria
Croatia
Racially Motivated Attack against Croatian Roma
Croatian Café Refuses to Serve Roma
Roma Refused Access to Pensions in Croatia
Czech Republic
CEDAW Committee Reviews Czech Republic
Neo-Nazis Attack Roma in Czech Republic
Czech Roma Unable to Return to Reconstructed Homes
Police Officer Beats Czech Human Rights Official During Demonstration
European Union
EU Sends Formal Notice to 11 Member States Regarding Non-Compliance with the Race Equality Directive
France
Gendarmes Conduct Illegal Raid in Romani Community in France
French Romani Representatives Lobby the Pope for Better Co-operation with French Church-Based Organisations
Germany
Germany Forcibly Expels Suicidal Romani Woman to Serbia and Montenegro
German Holocaust Memorial to Pay Tribute to Roma and Sinti
Greece
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Report on Greece
Hungary
CEDAW Finds Hungary Violated Convention in Sterilisation Case
Neighbours Petition to Prevent Roma from Purchasing a Nearby House in Hungary
Italy
European Committee of Social Rights finds Italy in Violation of the Revised European Social Charter
Kosovo
17 Refugee Families Receive New Flats
Latvia
Latvian Court Finds Employment Discrimination in Case Brought by Romani Woman
Macedonia
Macedonian Police Abuse Young Romani Man; Romani Youth Found Dead After Being Chased by Police
Romani Pupils Segregated in Roma-Only Class in Macedonia
Macedonian Employer Allegedly Discriminates against Romani Individuals
Roma and Persons Perceived to be Romani Denied Access to Public Places in Macedonia
Romania
New Developments in Hadareni Pogrom Case
Romanian Police Attack Roma
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Report on Romania
Russia
Hundreds of Roma Rendered Homeless in Russia's Kaliningrad Region
Racist Attacks on Roma in Russia Cause Death and Severe Injury
Action against Hate Speech in Russia
Serbia & Montenegro
Bus Driver Physically Assaults Romani Boys in Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Slovak Towns in Dispute Over Where to House Roma
Slovenia
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Report on Slovenia
Spain
Eleven-Year-Old Romani Girl Attacked at School in Spain
Turkey
Racist Pogrom in Turkey
Romani Residents Attacked in Istanbul's Dolapdere Neighbourhood
Turkish Authorities Destroy Romani Neighbourhoods for Urban Development
Ukraine
Police Ill-treatment of Romani Suspect
United Kingdom
Dale Farm, the Largest Traveller Settlement in Britain, Under Threat
