A site devoted to Rroma, their culture, traditions, history, and current issues
This is an eclectic collection of miscellani, of conferences, related pages, and various items that may (or may not) be of interest to the reader of this page. Not all the texts by far are actually in English. Apologies for this, but translations are not available.
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Background: Shpresa Agushi, a Rromni from Kosovo received the 2007 prize "Freiheit und Menschenrechte" (Freedom and Human Rights) of the Foundation for Freedom and Human Rights in Bern for her work as a Rroma and human right activist in Kosovo. This price, given out every two years has seen…
A conference on he situation of Rroma and of Rroma refugees held in Bern, Switzerland in January 2006.
The current situation of Rroma in South Eastern Europe. This web page from the Swiss government covers an exhibition by Yves Leresche as well as texts on the actual situation of Rroma in South Eastern Europe.
August 2003
Is there a hierarchy among Rroma groups and their sub-divisions? Can one find groups or subgroups which are "better", of a higher standing among the Rroma community? These questions - and answers to them, when looked upon in one country or region have distorted the reality. The…
December 2002
In the early XVth century, a small number of dark-skinned people, with a different culture, language and way of life appeared in Western Europe. Neither their origins nor their true name was known. Seldom did history see such a creation of myths: They were branded as thieves, witches…
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