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International Human Rights Groups Urge Human Rights Respect of Roma and Government-Roma Partnership

8 April 2009, Budapest, Brussels: Today, the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Serbian authorities to take immediate and decisive action to ensure an adequate and s


Europe’s Largest Ethnic Minority Calls for Tolerance and Inclusion

BRUSSELS, 8 April 2009 - In recognition of International Roma Day, the European Roma Policy Coalition (ERPC), encourages the European Union and its Member States to tackle the recent wave of racist vi


OSCE's human rights office, minority commissioner express concern over violence targeting Roma

WARSAW/THE HAGUE, 7 April 2009 - Ahead of tomorrow's International Roma Day, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) expressed concern over the continuing discriminatory treatment and exclusion of Roma and the recent escalation in hate-motivated incidents and racist rhetoric reported in a number of European countries.


Roma settlement in Belgrade destroyed. Many Kosovo-Roma affected

The Belgrade municipal authorities destroyed a Roma settlement by force last Friday morning (3 April 2009). 50 houses were demolished. Approximately 250 persons, amongst them many children and ill persons, were made homeless.


OSCE/ODIHR launches guidelines on hate crime laws

VIENNA, 19 March 2009 - The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) launched a new tool today to help states combat hate crimes.


FRA, ODIHR and ECRI Joint Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

In a joint statement issued on the occasion of International Roma Day (8 April), four leading European human rights bodies today expressed deep concern about the continuing discriminatory treatment and exclusion of the Roma.


New EU anti-discrimination directive

Upon a proposal issued by the Commission in July, the Council of the European Union is discussing a new anti-discrimination directive. The Commission document titled:


Gender Equality Now. Accelerating the Achievement of them Millennium Development Goals

Attention to gender equality and women's empowerment are essential to enable countries and the international community to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).