End of Segregation of Roma in Kindergartens in Kalocsa, Hungary After Community Legal Action

14 February 2025

Budapest, Brussels 14 February 2025 – Segregated kindergartens in Kalocsa, Hungary have been shut down and measures put in place to ensure integrated education for Romani children following an investigation and legal complaint by the Rosa Parks and Polgár Foundations, with support from the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC). The Deputy Commissioner for Fundamental Rights - Ombudsperson for the Rights of National Minorities in Hungary brought a decision on 31 January 2025 against the head of the kindergartens in the city of Kalocsa and the municipality responsible for their administration.

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European Court Rules Against Greek Police Who Beat & Tortured Roma in 2016

27 January 2025

Brussels, 27 January 2025: The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found in favour of three Romani men, who were brutally beaten and tortured during their arrest, transfer and detention by Greek police back in October 2016, and awarded them a total of €52,240 in damages.

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Archived Press Releases

01 January 2025

The ERRC maintains a record of every public announcement we have made to the press. These provide information on human rights violations and ERRC legal actions, research and publications, submissions to international and national human rights bodies, other advocacy actions and human rights education outcomes. The press releases are listed by year and in reverse chronological order; click on the title to read the full version.

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