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.
ERRC Research Coordinator Djordje Jovanovic on Romani Children in Institutional Care
20 December 2011
ERRC submission to UN CRC on Italy (July 2011)
27 July 2011
Life Sentence: Romani Children in Institutional Care
20 June 2011
03 February 2003
Stealing children: institutionalising Romani children in Italy
03 October 2000
Down by law: police abuse of Roma in Italy
02 April 1998
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.
Moving On: Access to Sport for Roma, Sinti, & Travellers in Europe
13 February 2024
ERRC submission to UN CERD on Italy (July 2023)
17 July 2023
Brutal and Bigoted: Policing Roma in the EU
09 June 2022
Roma Rights in the Time of Covid
09 September 2020
ERRC submission to UN CESCR on Italy (December 2019)
13 December 2019
ERRC Submission to UN HRC on Italy (March 2019)
27 March 2019
ERRC submission to UN HRC on Italy (February 2017)
14 February 2017
ERRC Joins Call to End Childhood Statelessness in Europe
22 November 2016
ERRC submission to UN CERD on Italy (October 2016)
10 October 2016
ERRC submission to UN HRC on Italy (April 2016)
25 April 2016
ERRC submission to the European Commission on the EU Roma Framework (February 2016)
19 February 2016
ERRC submission to UN UPR on Italy (March 2014)
20 March 2014
Italia: Profilo del Paese 2011-2012
20 February 2014
Camp and Housing Rights of Roma in Italy
10 December 2013
Italy: Country Profile 2011-2012
17 July 2013
16 July 2013
ERRC submission to UN CERD on Italy (January 2012)
28 January 2012
ERRC submission to UN CRC on Italy (July 2011)
27 July 2011
ERRC submission to UN CEDAW on Italy (June 2011)
07 July 2011
Rapporto ERRC sull'Italia presentato al Comitato CEDAW delle Nazioni Unite (giugno 2011)
07 July 2011
05 July 2011
ERRC submission to UN UPR on Italy (February 2010)
08 February 2010
Roma Rights 2, 2008: Italy's Bad Example
18 March 2009
Security a la Italiana: Fingerprinting, Extreme Violence and Harassment of Roma in Italy
11 September 2008
11 September 2008
Securitate A La Italiana: Amprentare, violenţă extremă şi hărţuire ale romilor din Italia
11 September 2008
ERRC submission to UN CERD on Italy (March 2008)
07 March 2008
Equal Rights for the Romani Population
18 June 2007
European Committee of Social Rights finds Italy in Violation of the Revised European Social Charter
13 November 2006
Several Romani Families Detained in Italy
22 July 2005
Attempted Arson Attack on Romani Camp in Italy
22 July 2005
Firebomb Attack on Romani Home in Italy
16 December 2004
Italian Authorities Evict Another Romani Community
16 December 2004
15 December 2004
Roma Continue to Face Police Abuse and Housing Problems in Italy
07 February 2004
02 December 2003
Romani Camp Dismantled in Italy
29 October 2003
Humiliating Treatment of Roma in Italy
10 May 2003
10 May 2003
ERRC submission to UN CRC on Italy (January 2003)
13 January 2003
07 November 2002
Harsh Immigration Law Passed in Italy
07 November 2002
Roma Segregated on Public Transport in Italy
07 November 2002
10 July 2002
Roma Rights 2, 2002: Fortress Europe
10 July 2002
Kathryn D. Carlisle1 - Fortress Italy
10 July 2002
Proposed Police State in Romani Camps in Italy
10 July 2002
07 November 2001
Anti-Romani statements saturate Italian election campaigns
15 August 2001
Abuse in Romani camps in Italy
15 August 2001
ERRC submission to UN CERD on Italy (June 2001)
29 June 2001
Proposed housing for Roma in Italy blocked
10 April 2001
Italian newspapers perpetuate anti-Romani stereotypes
05 December 2000
Campland: Racial Segregation of Roma in Italy
05 October 2000
05 October 2000
Stealing children: institutionalising Romani children in Italy
03 October 2000
Authorities destroy Romani housing in Italy
03 October 2000
Hate speech and literature in Italy
03 October 2000
ERRC letter to the Italian Prime Minister
11 July 2000
Police raids and deportations in Italy
12 April 2000
ERRC Letter to Italian Prime Minister
12 April 2000
ERRC in Kosovo: pogrom situation
15 July 1999
15 July 1999
Roma Rights 2, 1999: Roma and the Kosovo Conflict
15 July 1999
Roma in Italy: forced nomadism
15 July 1999
UN Committee rebukes Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy and Portugal for treatment of Roma
03 April 1999
ERRC submission to UN CERD on Italy (March 1999)
05 March 1999
Roma Rights Summer 1998: Roma and the right to education
10 September 1998
Rom killed while begging near Naples, Italy
15 May 1998
Police raids in Romani camps in Rome, Italy
15 May 1998
Roma Rights, Winter 1998: Police Violence against Roma
02 April 1998
Down by law: police abuse of Roma in Italy
02 April 1998
Chronicle - Activities: November 1998 - March 1999
02 April 1998
07 November 1997
Activities: August - October 1997
07 November 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.
2024 ERRC News Review: Police Violence Against Roma
09 January 2025
Interview with the coach of Quadrato Meticcio Women’s Football Team
28 December 2024
Italy: Interior Ministry accused in case of police torture and defenestration of Romani victim
06 November 2024
Italy: Scandal of newborns in prison – far-right jubilant as Meloni’s ‘anti-Roma’ law gets passed
19 September 2024
11 September 2024
Romani Mothers & Babies Face Prison Sentences or Child Removal Under Proposed New Bill in Italy
12 June 2024
Anti-Roma posters in small Italian town are a dark reminder of the neo-fascist threat in Europe
12 June 2024
Italy found guilty of violating European Social Charter over anti-Roma discrimination in housing
17 May 2024
22 April 2024
Giugliano, Naples: the short life and sudden death of Michelle, a Romani child born in a camp
04 March 2024
Doomed to fail? EU Roma Framework on course to be scuttled by states’ racist neglect
16 February 2024
New Research Shows How Racism Prevents Roma, Sinti, & Travellers from Participating in Sport
13 February 2024
Italy: Inciting hatred against Romani women
24 November 2023
12 June 2023
100 Years Since Mussolini Seized Power: What Does Il Duce's Legacy Mean for Roma Today?
28 October 2022
Italy: Disabled Romani man in a coma after police raid – Victim’s mother demands truth and justice
14 September 2022
European Roma Rights Network Launched
08 April 2022
01 December 2021
After almost a decade of La Barbuta, what next for Roma?
27 October 2021
24 May 2021
ERRC Releases Report on Roma Rights Violations During Lockdown in Europe
09 September 2020
New Law Against Roma Camps in Italy is Racist and Illegal
27 November 2019
Why we are Suing EP President Antonio Tajani
22 May 2019
Resisting hate ahead of the European elections
16 May 2019
A spectre is haunting Europe – spike in anti-Roma pogroms as EU election campaigns kick off
15 April 2019
Two cheers for the European Parliament Roma Resolution
20 February 2019
Take Action Against Hate Speech by Italian Councillor
08 February 2019
Sinti Man Shot and Caravans Set on Fire in Italy
10 January 2019
Bi-Weekly Roma News Review: July 21-August 5
09 August 2018
EU Executive fails to act as pregnant Romani women and infants are rendered homeless in Italy
14 June 2017
03 May 2017
ERRC Joins Call to End Childhood Statelessness in Europe
22 November 2016
Romani Emergency Shelter Closed in Rome: Families Pushed onto Streets as Winter Begins to Bite
28 October 2016
Milan Authorities Close Lombroso Shelter Making Roma Homeless
30 September 2016
ERRC submission to the European Commission on the EU Roma Framework (February 2016)
19 February 2016
Moving Roma away from a toxic waste dump mustn’t result in further segregation – NGOs protest
10 February 2016
12 results in 2015 that will make Europe a better place for Roma
29 December 2015
25 June 2015
14 April 2014
ERRC submission to UN UPR on Italy (March 2014)
20 March 2014
ERRC and Its Partner Asked Protection for Roma in Naples
14 March 2014
Milan Authorities Continue Evicting Roma
13 March 2014
Italy’s Formal Camps don’t Work – New VIDEO from ERRC
10 December 2013
12 September 2013
New Country Profiles on Roma from ERRC
17 July 2013
16 July 2013
ERRC urges Italy to Rethink Roma Evictions
21 December 2012
Roma Rights 2011: Funding Roma Rights: Challenges and Prospects
05 October 2012
Factsheet: Roma Rights in Jeopardy
16 February 2012
ERRC submission to UN CERD on Italy (January 2012)
28 January 2012
ERRC submission to UN CRC on Italy (July 2011)
27 July 2011
ERRC Calls on Rome Authorities to Halt Practice of Forced Evictions
08 February 2011
Factsheet: Summit-to-Summit Roma Rights Record 2010
08 April 2010
Human Rights Groups Urge European Commission to Commence Infringement Proceedings against Italy
05 May 2009
19 September 2008
Rights Groups Demand European Commission Clarify Its Position on Fingerprinting Roma in Italy
09 September 2008
ERRC submission to UN CERD on Italy (March 2008)
07 March 2008
The First Roma Pavilion Opens at the Venice Biennale
20 November 2007
18 June 2007
Equal Rights for the Romani Population
18 June 2007
ERRC/osservAzione Request Urgent Action by Italian Authorities in Response to Anti-Romani Pacts
23 May 2007
Complaint Concerning Racially Segregated Housing to be Heard by European Committee of Social Rights
21 December 2005
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Issues Concluding Observations on Italy
22 July 2005
22 February 2005
01 June 2004
04 December 2003
03 February 2003
27 February 2001
Campland: Racial Segregation of Roma in Italy
03 November 2000
Campland: Racial Segregation of Roma in Italy
05 October 2000
ERRC letter to Italian Prime Minister
30 May 2000
Letter to Prime Minister of Italy
04 August 1999
Roma Rights 2, 1999: Roma and the Kosovo Conflict
15 July 1999
ERRC submission to CERD documenting discrimination of and violence against Roma in Italy
05 March 1999
Roma Rights Summer 1998: Roma and the right to education
10 September 1998
ERRC letter of concern to the Italian Parliament
18 December 1997
19 November 1997
Activities: August - October 1997
07 November 1997
