Lessons from Catalonia on Implementing Roma Policy
Lost in Action, a new report by the Federation of Roma Associations in Catalonia (FAGIC) and the EMIGRA Group (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) examines the Catalan experience of Roma integration.
View ArticleCall for Applications: Summer School in Human Rights Litigation
The Open Society Justice Initiative and Central European University invite applicants for the 2013 Summer School in Human Rights Litigation.
View ArticleLearning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Program Manager
The program manager will develop and manage systems and practices for tracking the advancement of the strategic objectives of the Roma Initiatives Office.
View ArticleRoma Health a Focus at European Public Health Conference
Discrimination and exclusion have resulted in unacceptable standards of health for Roma. This year’s EUPHA conference offered a chance to let more than 1,000 health experts know.
View ArticleRoma and Sinti Memorial Acknowledges Past Injustice, Commits to a More Just...
A new memorial in Berlin commemorates the genocide of Roma and Sinti committed under the Nazis. It is also a reminder that Europe’s 10 million Roma and Sinti are still excluded from society and subject...
View ArticleEurope’s Shame: Konik Camp for Roma in Montenegro
Since 1999, the European Union has allocated millions of euros to Roma in Konik refugee camp, Montenegro. Yet little has changed for the residents who live there, for many, life is getting worse.
View ArticleRoma Feel Less Fear and More Hope After Census
A grassroots campaign to increase Roma registration in Serbia’s official census has led to a 40 percent increase in the official number of Roma registered in Serbia. The effects for Roma...
View ArticleCroatia’s Human Rights Film Festival in Tenth Year
The director of the Human Rights Film Festival, Petar Milat talks about promoting human rights through culture and why the communal experience of watching a film together is still an important one.
View ArticleJust the Wind Represents Hungary at Academy Awards
Just the Wind, a film inspired by a series of brutal attacks on Roma families in 2008 has been selected to represent Hungary in the best foreign language category at the 85th Academy Awards.
View ArticleFined for Being Roma while Cycling
In a small northern Hungarian village, the local police were singling out local Roma for riding bikes without bells and reflectors. The Hungarian Helsinki Committee responded.
View ArticleOpen Society Foundations/University of Essex Scholarships in Human Rights
This scholarship provides outstanding students from Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Lebanon, Nepal, Palestine, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan an opportunity to study at the...
View ArticleGlobal Supplementary Grant
The Global Supplementary Grant Program offers support to doctoral students from select countries in Southeastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Mongolia, the Middle East/North Africa, and South Asia.
View ArticleProgram Officer
The Roma Initiatives Office is seeking a Program Officer to develop strategy and grantmaking.
View ArticleRobbing the Roma
Discrimination against Roma not only undermines European values; it threatens to unravel the social fabric in Europe’s new democracies.
View ArticleRoma Education in 2013: Time for Europe to Remedy its Democratic Deficit
When it comes to education, children don’t have years to wait. Immediate action is needed, and the European Union should create an emergency Roma education fund to remedy the continent’s shameful...
View ArticleAdvocating for Roma Policy Change
The Roma Initiatives Office provides technical assistance and funding to nongovernmental organizations working to affect local and national policy agendas concerning Roma.
View ArticleChallenging Negative Attitudes toward Roma
The Roma Initiatives Office work with a broad range of civil society partners to promote positive and affirmative images of Roma communities and culture, to repudiate racism, and to promote...
View ArticleEmpowering Roma
The Roma Initiatives Office provides grants and other support for Roma nongovernmental organizations and activists working to increase the political power of Roma communities.
View ArticleEuropean Year of Citizens: How the European Parliament Can Deliver for Roma
While the EU will raise awareness this year about the rights that come with EU citizenship, millions of European Roma do not enjoy the benefits of being treated as full EU citizens. MEPs can play a...
View ArticleAdvancing the Rights and Integration of Roma
The Roma Initiatives Office invites interested nongovernmental organizations to apply for funding to advance the rights and integration of Roma.
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