In addition to following individual cases of violence towards Roma, the activities of the ERRC in Russia focused on analysing access to personal documents in Rostov Oblast. Therefore, this presentation provides a brief overview of the human rights situation of Roma in Russia, but reflects in particular a case study on a specific problem: lack…
The Macedonia country profile focuses strongly on education, housing, migration and asylum and violence, as key areas of work for the ERRC. To reach the full report click here
The country profile on Italy focuses on both migrant Roma and autochthonous Roma and on issues such as state of emergency, anti-Romani violence and hate speech, housing, education, health, movement, migration and statelessness. To reach the full report click here
The Czech country profile focuses strongly on violence against Roma, education and housing as key areas of work for the ERRC. It also looks at the following areas: coercive sterilisation, children’s rights and Romani children in institutional care. To reach the full text click here
This short report indicate that, despite some efforts to improve the situation of Romani individuals and communities, they still are denied basic human rights. According to the findings presented in the country profile, sub-standard housing and ongoing evictions continue to be one of the major problems affecting Roma in France. To reach the full report…
The Serbia country profile focuses strongly on hate speech and violence, housing, education, migration and asylumas key areas of work for the ERRC. To reach the full report click here
Budapest, 6 April 2011: Many Romani victims of violent attacks do not secure justice, according to the findings of research undertaken by the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. In a significant number of countries, violence against Roma is a serious and ongoing problem. Not only because it harms the…
This report examines the practice of coercive sterilisations in the Czech Republic as experienced by Romani women against their will or without free and informed consent. Along with a review of the institutional, legal and policy context within which these sterilisations took place, the main focus of the report is on the personal experiences…
The country profile on Slovakia focuses strongly on segregation in education, housing, police violence against Roma and racially motivated attacks, Romani children in institutional care and coercive sterilisation of Romani Women. To reach the full report click here
The Ukraine country profile focuses on lack of personal documents, housing, violence and education as key areas for work for the ERRC. To reach the full report click here