Our resource centre provides introductory information about the situation of Roma in Europe, an overview of the international structures and instruments relevant to the Roma rights movement as well as links to organisations which are working on Romani issues and Romani media.
Please send suggestions for new content in this section to: dzavit.berisha@errc.org.
25 January 2017
Budapest, Bitola, 25 January 2017: The European Roma Rights Centre together with representatives of the Roma community from Bitola, inhabitants of the Romani settlement Bair, and our local partners:
20 January 2017
The ERRC’s legal work – which the organisation describes as “strategic litigation” – has been called “elite” or “elitist”. Budapest-best legal staff members work with us, Roma, as well as with local lawyers and NGOs, to design cases to have a big impact at national or European levels, and ultimately to ensure greater respect for our rights. But is this really working for us? Are we yet convinced – as the ERRC is – that court cases, and relying on legal rights more generally, are going to make our situation any better?
18 January 2017
The European Roma Rights Centre (“the ERRC”) needs a clear, bold website to get strong messages across to the allies and foes of Roma rights: We are equal. The rights violations we suffer are real and unacceptable. We are taking our cases to court and winning. And the ERRC’s activist lawyers, advocates, researchers, human rights monitors, and entire team are making it possible.
racism, forced evictions, racially motivated attacks, police abuse, police abuse , segregation, inhuman and degrading treatment, human rights law, human rights law , ecthr, camps and settlements, special education, anti-roma statements, stereotypes, detention, multiple discrimination, multiple discrimination , legal systems, expulsions, positive action, far right groups
