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roma-kosovoinfo - Ombudsman: Kosovo human rights unsatisfactory

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:38:13 +0200

roma-kosovoinfo - UNMIK report silent on lead contamination in IDP camps

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:37:31 +0200

BBC NEWS Croatia wins in Roma pupils case

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:43:29 +0200

Sulukule

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:55:18 +0200

The ancient neighbourhood of Sulukule, an old settlement within the historical city limits of Constantinople is currently being destroyed. Rroma have lived there since the Byzantine times, and are…

Hebdo.ch: Roms. Une bombe ethnique qui menace l’Europe

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:54:55 +0200

Šaban Bajramović

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:21:52 +0200

The well known musician and singer, Šaban Bajramović died today at the age of 72. He was one of the best know musicians in former Yugoslavia, and also one of the frst in that country who openly…

Migration and the European Union

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:20:46 +0200

This text was presented by Stanislaw Stankievicz, president of the International Romani Union at a conference in Vienna held on May 31st, 2008, on Migration and the European Union. In view of the…

BBC NEWS: Italy police to protect Gypsies

Sat, 17 May 2008 14:13:54 +0200

New Kosovo Constitution & Nationality

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:43:10 +0200

The new Kosovo constitution has been published recently and is now freely accessible on the Web (see the full text here).

Some items in this new constitution are rather disturbing while some others…

roma-kosovoinfo - HRW: Criminal Justice System Fails Victims

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:05:57 +0200

Ramush Haradinaj Acquitted in The Hague

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:51:39 +0200

Ramush Haradinaj, the former PM of Kosovo, was indicted on 37 counts, including murder, rape, and torture. He was accused of having driven Rroma and Serbs alike from their homes, killed them etc.…

New Kosovo Constitution

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:14:52 +0100

On Friday, February 7, the consultations on the new Kosovo constitution closed. Meetings were organised in various towns and villages, but in spite of this seemingly open process, the overall process…

New Reports on Kosovo Highlight the Plight of Rroma

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:58:49 +0100

Several new reports were published recently by international NGOs highlighting the plight of Rroma in Kosovo. In fact, these report show that, contrary to what many governments claim, the situation…

roma-kosovoinfo - Amnesty International: Kosovo judiciary “ineffective”

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:36:21 +0100

Fallen bald die Roma ein? - Schweiz - Tages-Anzeiger

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:49:21 +0100

Rightist Party (SVP) in Switzerland and Refugees

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:07:01 +0100

Last week, a representative of the Swiss rightist party SVP said in a television interview that Swiss citizen should vote against letting EU nationals come and work in Switzerland.

In an absolute…

roma-kosovoinfo - EC criticises Kosovo’s little progress in the field of human rights

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:06:34 +0100

Landmark ruling finds Czech state guilty of violating rights of Roma school children

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:09:48 +0100

Shpresa Agushi

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:35:13 +0100

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 …

roma-kosovoinfo - “Our people are being disposed” – Rom e.V. criticizes negotiations on Kosovo status

Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:33:53 +0200

On the situation of Rroma in Kosovo.

European Roma Jurisprudence

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 13:28:30 +0200

The European Court of Human Rights yesterday delivered a landmark judgment in the case of Šečić v. Croatia, concerning the lack of a proper investigation carried out by the Croatian authorities into a racially-motivated attack on a Romani man.

ARK is Dissolved

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:07:18 +0200

1-January-2007

The ARK, the Swiss Tribunal in charge of asylum recourses has been dissolved. Recourses for asylum cases have now to be submitted to the Bundesverwaltungs-gericht, the Siwss…

Violence against Rroma in Kosovo

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:59:13 +0200

November 2007

In Prizren, the "safest" city in Kosovo for Rroma, the violence against Rroma continues. One young Rrom was killed, a pair of young Rroma have been abducted by Albanian nationalists in…

Rroma Witnesses to Haradinaj's Trial

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:55:34 +0200

February 2007

Several Rroma witnesses which were or are schedule to testify in den Hague at the trial of the former Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj have been physically threatened. One witness…

Vania de Gila Kochanovski

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:50:42 +0200

18-May-2007

Today, Vania de Gila Kochanovski, a Rrom activist, antropologue, writer and linguist died.

Born in Latvia, his life brought him to France shortly after World War Two, as a displaced…

"Aggressive Stinky Gypsy Woman"

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:46:48 +0200

19-May 2007

The Romanian President Traian Basescu was recorded talking to his wife about a Romanian journalist from a TV station owned by a political opponent, saying: “...how aggressive this stinky…

Swiss Outcry at one Rroma Family

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:33:42 +0200

17-Jan-2005

In the last few days, the fate of one family of Rroma refugees from the Kosovo has made it to the headlines in Switzerland. This family, living in the noble town of Rüschlikon, near…

Rroma Boycott School

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:30:01 +0200

4-April-05

The parents of 86 Rroma Children boycott school, to protest against attempts to segregate them from Slovenian children. The Issue arose about a month ago in the community of Novo Mesto,…

Swiss Petition Government

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:22:18 +0200

November 2004

In Lausanne, several person mobilised to petition the cantonal government no to expulse ca. 700 refugees whose case has been dismisssed. Under the 150 signatories of this petition, one…

Destruction of Rroma Houses in Lithuania

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:20:59 +0200

3-December-2004

The Vilnius administration has sent bulldozers to demolish Rroma houses that have been deemed to be built illegally.

All TV stations, in their evening news, stated that all Rroma houses…

Kosovo Chooses Indicted Prime Minister

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:20:12 +0200

3-December 2004

A former UCK guerilla leader, Ramush Haradinaj was selected by the Kosovo parliament to become the region's prime minister after his party reached an agreement with the largest…

Law Lords Condemn UK Policy

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:18:28 +0200

10-December-2004

The United Kingdom policies discriminating against Rroma who were often prevented from boarding flights from the Czech Republic to Britain was condemned by the Law Lords as being…

European Rroma Forum

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:17:51 +0200

15-December-2004

By Graham Puxton

Combating ethnic-cleansing, evictions and neo-Nazi attacks will be the primary aim of the European Roma Forum, signed into existence in an agreement with the Council…

Anti-Rroma Progrom in Albania

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:07:16 +0200

8-January-2005

Albania was known so far as a country with no real problems of racial prejudices or overt discrimination against Rroma. However, this situatioin is now degrading, and some of tthe…

Rroma Evicted from Bucarest

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:06:16 +0200

13-Jan-2005 (From the ERIO)

On January 13th a group of 70 Rroma were arrested by the Romanian Police in Bucharest and fined between 750,000 to 1,000,000 Rol (20 - 25 euro) for illegal housing. They…

Slovak Hate Speech

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:03:08 +0200

21-Jan-2005 (From the ERIO)

On 19th of January 2005, during the Conference “Human Rights and EU Migration Policy “ organized by the European Commission in Brussels the newly appointed Slovakian…

Rroma in Russia

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:02:15 +0200

20-February-05

The Economist, in this weeks edition has published an article entitled "Russian xenophobia, the new Jews". In this article, they publish a statistic of Russian attitude towards…

Czech Racial Discrimination Case

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:00:55 +0200

22-March-05

A court case was won by a Rromni against a company accused of racial discrimination. The woman filed a suit after she was denied a job as a saleswoman. Ms. Dunkova applied to the job…

April Fool

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:00:23 +0200

1-April-05

One of the English Tabloids did not find anything funnier than saying that Rroma had been granted a stay in an English commune, playing on the current campaign against Rroma that is slowly…

International Romani Union Protests about Lety

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 14:58:35 +0200

14-May-05

Sixty years since the end of World War Two. One camp, and its victims – Lety – , is still ignored by the Czech Government. Instead of a monument and a reminder of the tragedy that took place…

Romanian Mayor Insults Rroma

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 14:56:40 +0200

17-May-05

The mayor of the city of Craiova, one of the ten biggest cities in Romania, recently gave an interview in the Romanian paper Gardianul. In this interview, the mayor, Mr. Salomon, makes…

Germany Start Expelling Rroma

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 14:55:43 +0200

20-May-05

On Thursday, May 19th, 2005, Germany sent back the first 200 Rroma refugees from Kosovo. Some of these refugees had been in Germany for several years (as many as eight). These are the…

Czech Judgement against Racists

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 14:54:48 +0200

21-May-05

A Czech court awarded ca.4'000 USD damage to a Rrom, Marek Polak, who was attacked by four men in October 2002. As a result of this attack, Mr. Polak was injured as a result of this…