Several articles report on the claims of Rroma and Yeniche for more recognition of their concerns. However, the focus of the reporting is clearly on the demands of the Yeniche for more camping spot and permanent stands. The Rroma problems, who have mainly to do with racial prejudice, are only discussed in passing. On the occasion of the International Rroma day of April the 8th, a coalition of various organizations – including the Roma Jam Session Collective, the Yeniche organization „schäft qwandt”, the Randgenossenschaft der Landstrasse, the Society for Threatened People, Amnesty International, Caritas Zurich and Miret Switzerland – turned to federal councillor Alain Berset, demanded more commitment of the federal government and asked for a better implementation of the framework convention for the protection of national minorities. The federal government has now made a first move towards the organizations. The director of the federal office of culture, Isabelle Chassot, will listen to the concerns of the coalition in a joint meeting. However, it should not go unmentioned that the stated organizations represent only a portion of the minorities. Other organizations represent different political views and have different conceptions of an adequate representation and promotion of the Rroma and Yeniche. The two communities share a story of exclusion and persecution, but have individual migration histories, languages and customs (compare Burri 2014, Renz, Fabian/ Schmid, Simone 2014 I/II).
- Burri, Anja (2014) Politische Hilfe für Fahrende. In: Tagesanzeiger online vom 8.5.2014. http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/schweiz/standard/Politische-Hilfe-fuerFahrende/story/28401448
- Renz, Fabian/Schmid, Simone (2014/I) Jenische und Roma fordern, dass Bundesrat Berset eingreift. In: Tagesanzeiger vom 3.5.2014.
- Renz, Fabian/Schmid, Simone (2014/II) Hoffen auf eine Taskforce des Bundesrates. In: Tagesanzeiger vom 3.5.2014. http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/schweiz/standard/Hoffen-auf-eine-Taskforce-des-Bundesrates/story/12108383
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