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European Union Admits Failure

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The European Agency of Fundamental Rights admitted failure in stopping the discrimination against Rroma. Again the 80% figure of Rroma living under poverty. We repeat, it is 80% of the 36’000 interviewed Rroma. This is different, but it seems that some journalists ought to go back to school and learn about percentages.

– L’UE reconnait son échec dans la lutte contre la discrimination des Roms. In: Euractiv. 30.11.2016. https://www.euractiv.fr/section/politique/news/lue-reconnait-son-echec-dans-la-lutte-contre-la-discrimination-des-roms/ [link-preview url=”https://www.euractiv.fr/section/politique/news/lue-reconnait-son-echec-dans-la-lutte-contre-la-discrimination-des-roms/”]

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Poverty Risk

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A recent EU study claims that 80% of the Rroma are at risk of poverty. That is the title at least. That would mean that 8 to 9 million Rroma are at risk in Europe …
Then it turns out it is 80% of the interviewed Rroma (34k of them through Europe), which then is more reasonable, because all these surveys target exactly that part of the Rroma population. Bad reporting.

– 80% of Roma are at risk of poverty, new survey finds. In: FRA. 29.11.2016. http://fra.europa.eu/en/press-release/2016/80-roma-are-risk-poverty-new-survey-finds
– EU Report Focuses on Hardships of EU’s Roma Population. In: ABC News. 29.11.2016. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/eu-report-focuses-hardships-eus-roma-population-43843580 [link-preview url=”http://fra.europa.eu/en/press-release/2016/80-roma-are-risk-poverty-new-survey-finds”]

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OMS: Rroma and Work

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According to the International Organisation for Work (IOT), it is imperative to reduce hiring discrimination of Rroma.
Whether their statistics are correct remains to be seen, as it is notoriously difficult to do statistics when there are no official numbers on Rroma… But the issue clearly exists.

– Réduire la discrimination à l’embauche et la pauvreté chez les jeunes Roms. In: OIT. 21.11.2016. http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_535446/lang–fr/index.htm [link-preview url=”http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_535446/lang–fr/index.htm”]

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OSCE Hate Crime Webpage

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To read where your country stands …

– Racism and xenophobia. In: OSCE. 18.11.2016. http://hatecrime.osce.org/what-hate-crime/racism-and-xenophobia [link-preview url=”http://hatecrime.osce.org/what-hate-crime/racism-and-xenophobia”]

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OSCE Hate Crime Report

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The OSCE released its yearly report on hate crime. Sobering, especially considering Rroma and Sinti.

– OSCE/ODIHR publishes 2015 hate crime data on International Day for Tolerance, calls for renewed efforts to meet data-collection commitments. In: Diplomatic Intelligence. 18.11.2016. http://www.diplomaticintelligence.eu/international-news/2169-osce-odihr-publishes-2015-hate-crime-data-on-international-day-for-tolerance-calls-for-renewed-efforts-to-meet-data-collection-commitments [link-preview url=”http://www.diplomaticintelligence.eu/international-news/2169-osce-odihr-publishes-2015-hate-crime-data-on-international-day-for-tolerance-calls-for-renewed-efforts-to-meet-data-collection-commitments”]

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Rromanes Day

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The international day of the Romani Language was yesterday. The EU did its part. Good, as we are all part of Europe!

– Roma and Travellers. In: Council of Europe. 05.11.2016. http://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/roma/-/asset_publisher/8woM0jEw4fpo/content/world-day-of-romani-language-marker-of-identity-for-the-roma-community [link-preview url=”http://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/roma/-/asset_publisher/8woM0jEw4fpo/content/world-day-of-romani-language-marker-of-identity-for-the-roma-community”]

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EU and Rroma

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Vera Jourova, the President of the European Commission (EC) for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, said that Europe can ill afford not to use the potential of young Rroma and definitively cannot afford to loose yet another generation.
Let’s hope this is more than workds.

– JOUROVÁ: Európa si nemôže dovoliť nevyužiť potenciál mladých romov. In: Info.sk. 10.10.2016. http://www.info.sk/sprava/121801/jourova-europa-si-nemoze-dovolit-nevyuzit-potencial-mladych-romov/ [link-preview url=”http://www.info.sk/sprava/121801/jourova-europa-si-nemoze-dovolit-nevyuzit-potencial-mladych-romov/”]

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Joakim Eskildsen: The Roma Journeys

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Joakim Eskildsen: The Roma Journeys

Resource online did a short article on the photographer Joakim ERskildsen and his book “the Roma Journeys”. This work, already a few years old remains a superb book, made with a lot of love. What we loved most, is that the authors himself acknowledged the fact that yes, he could only capture images of the visible ones.

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