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.
Balkasi and others v Albania (third-party intervention, pending)
19 November 2018
RISC: Stop Discrimination of Roma in State Care
20 November 2017
20 November 2017
ERRC submission to the European Commission on Roma Inclusion in enlargement countries (May 2017)
25 May 2017
Passionate debate between Roma and Egyptian community and the Ministry of Education in Tirana
12 November 2015
ERRC Reports Concerns About Child Marriages to UN Committees
28 September 2011
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.
ERRC submission to UN CRC on Albania (April 2024)
16 April 2024
ERRC submission to UN CERD on Albania (March 2024)
25 March 2024
ERRC Submission to UN CRC on Albania (March 2021)
01 March 2021
Roma Rights in the Time of Covid
09 September 2020
Joint Submission to UN HRC on Albania (April-May 2019)
15 October 2018
20 November 2017
26 October 2017
26 October 2017
ERRC submission to the European Commission on Roma Inclusion in enlargement countries (May 2017)
25 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
School Segregation of Roma and Egyptian Communities in Albania
24 November 2015
Roma Rights 2012: Challenges of Representation: Voice on Roma Politics, Power and Participation
22 August 2013
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Concerned at Housing Rights of Roma around Europe
18 May 2007
Roma Rights 2-3, 2006: ERRC 10th Anniversary
14 November 2006
Threats to Roma Housing Rights in Albania
13 November 2006
Albanian Police Forcibly Evict Egyptian Family
11 March 2005
Roma Rights 3/2003: Personal Documents and Fundamental Rights
29 October 2003
Albanian Romani Families Face Forcible Eviction
29 October 2003
ERRC Scholarship Recipients 2002/2003
10 May 2003
International Non-Discriminatory Guarantees in Education: Empty Vows or Effective Mechanisms?
07 November 2002
07 November 2002
Dimensions of Romani Poverty in Albania
07 May 2002
Attack on “Gypsy” woman in hospital in Macedonia
10 April 2001
Romani refugees from Kosovo in Albania
15 July 1999
15 July 1999
Protecting Romani Refugees around Europe: A Position Paper by the European Roma Rights Center
04 June 1999
03 April 1999
Roma from Kosovo victimized in the Serb-Albanian ethnic conflict
05 January 1999
Spotlight on civilian violence
15 May 1998
Roma Rights, Winter 1998: Police Violence against Roma
02 April 1998
Jevg families sue Albanian municipality and police
02 April 1998
Arrest of a racist offender in Albania
07 November 1997
Four Roma made policemen in Levan, Albania
07 November 1997
07 November 1997
15 July 1997
No Record of the Case: Roma in Albania
15 June 1997
Një Rast i Panjohur: Romët në Shqipëri
15 June 1997
Traces of Pogrom Past: Tatarbunary
10 April 1997
10 April 1997
"We Were The Only Deserters Punished" - A Rom from Albania Tells of Hazing in the Albanian Army
10 April 1997
Activities - November 1996-March 1997
10 April 1997
12 October 1996
Romani Boy Tortured, Burned to Death in Albania
12 October 1996
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
Politics and Roma Participation in Albania’s Local Elections: Tokenism or True Inclusion?
24 October 2023
Fatal Consequences of Racist Policing: 27-year-old Romani Man Dead in Police Custody in Albania
11 October 2023
Roma Rights Defenders – Fighting against hate speech online
23 November 2022
Albania: Romani & Egyptian Families Win Landmark School Segregation Case Before European Court
31 May 2022
ERRC Releases Report on Roma Rights Violations During Lockdown in Europe
09 September 2020
Let’s Stop Telling Roma How to Build a Movement
11 March 2020
Albanian Authorities Ordered To Supply Clean Water For Roma After Discrimination Case
12 December 2018
RISC: Stop Discrimination of Roma in State Care
20 November 2017
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
ERRC Joins Call to End Childhood Statelessness in Europe
22 November 2016
10 June 2016
12 results in 2015 that will make Europe a better place for Roma
29 December 2015
School Segregation of Roma and Egyptian Communities in Albania
24 November 2015
Passionate debate between Roma and Egyptian community and the Ministry of Education in Tirana
12 November 2015
Classrooms Beyond Race - Inclusive Education for Romani Children
02 November 2015
Empowering Roma Activists Through Human Rights Education
21 December 2012
ERRC Reports Concerns About Child Marriages to UN Committees
28 September 2011
Roma Rights 2-3, 2006: ERRC 10th Anniversary
14 November 2006
Albania: Roma Housing Rights Abuses
09 August 2006
Roma Rights 3/2003: Personal Documents and Fundamental Rights
29 October 2003
Danish authorities pressure Kosovo rome to return
13 March 2003
International Non-Discriminatory Guarantees in Education: Empty Vows or Effective Mechanisms?
07 November 2002
07 November 2002
Dimensions of Romani Poverty in Albania
07 May 2002
15 July 1999
03 April 1999
Four Roma made policemen in Levan, Albania
07 November 1997
ERRC Letter to the General Prosecutor of Albania Alush Dragoshi
14 December 1996
