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Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

Slovakia and Education

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Nils Muižneks, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has stated that segregated education leads to poor outcomes and prevents Roma children as well as disabled children from joining society. It is to be noted that Slovakia often segregates Roma children into schools for children with disabilities.
The Commissioner urged the Slovak authorities to address, on a broader scale, the persistent segregation in the education of children with disabilities as well as Roma children and to apply inclusive an education.

– Muižnieks: Vzdelávanie Rómov a detí s postihnutím potrebuje víziu. In: Dobre Noviny. 17.03.2018. https://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/127312/muiznieks-vzdelavanie-romov-a-deti-s-postihnutim-potrebuje-viziu [link-preview url=”https://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/127312/muiznieks-vzdelavanie-romov-a-deti-s-postihnutim-potrebuje-viziu”]

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Ukraine and Roma

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The Council of Europe chided Ukraine on the continuing discrimination of Roma in that country. The Advisory Committee recommends that the Ukrainian authorities immediately enact appropriate legislation to protect national minorities; promote respect and fight against = stereotypes in political discourse and society as a whole; provide firm legal guarantees for the protection and use of all minority languages; help in stopping the constant segregation of Roma children in schools and ensuring that the rights of national minorities will not be limited due to changes in administrative boundaries.
Let’s see …

– Совет Европы обеспокоен дискриминацией ромов в Украине. In: Komsomolskaja Pravda. 16.03.2018. https://kp.ua/politics/603512-sovet-evropy-obespokoen-dyskrymynatsyei-romov-v-ukrayne [link-preview url=”https://kp.ua/politics/603512-sovet-evropy-obespokoen-dyskrymynatsyei-romov-v-ukrayne”]

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Hungary: Roma and School

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A chilling article on the treatment of Roma children in schools in Hungary. The testimonies were given in the context of a lawsuit against a school.
This will have little chances of succeeding, unfortunately.

– Roma children systematically humiliated in Hungary’s segregated schools. In: Budapest Beacon. 15.03.2018. https://budapestbeacon.com/roma-children-systematically-humiliated-in-hungarys-segregated-schools/ [link-preview url=”https://budapestbeacon.com/roma-children-systematically-humiliated-in-hungarys-segregated-schools/”]

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It is good but …

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Good intentions – getting poor Roma children to school, wrong presentation, especially for Bulgaria. This country had until recently one of the most integrated Roma minority with many of them having completed higher education.
Roma in Bulgaria are Orthodox or Moslems. Why convert them? Religion and humanitarian help are not the best friends.

– Bulgaria: ACN project encourages Roma children to go to school. In: Independent Catholic News. 12.03.2018. https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/34499 [link-preview url=”https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/34499″]

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Slovakia: Evacuated

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A further twist on the fate of the 100 Roma who were evacuated following a fire in their housing estate and who are now lodged in a cinema. The city council needs to vote on funds to buy container housing as an “interim” solution, and meanwhile, children are returning to school after their spring break.

– Žiaci potrebujú od pondelka školu na učenie. Rómov presťahovali do Kina Máj. In: Poprad 24. 03.03.2018. http://poprad.dnes24.sk/ziaci-potrebuju-od-pondelka-skolu-na-ucenie-romov-prestahovali-do-kina-maj-292985
– Stovku Rómov, ktorí prišli po požiari o bývanie, presťahovali do kina. In: Spiš Korzar. 03.03.2018. https://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/20772823/stovku-romov-ktori-prisli-po-poziari-o-byvanie-prestahovali-do-kina.html [link-preview url=”https://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/20772823/stovku-romov-ktori-prisli-po-poziari-o-byvanie-prestahovali-do-kina.html”]

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Slovakia: Fire

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108 Roma lost their homes after a fire gutter a housing estate in Matejovce, in the Poprad region on February 22nd. The Roma were initially housed in a school but have now been moved to a cinema. There is no permanent situation in sight, and this at a time where the weather is extremely bad.

– Rómov, ktorí prišli po požiari v Poprade o bývanie, presťahovali do kina. In: Spravy Pravda. 03.03.2018. https://spravy.pravda.sk/regiony/clanok/460820-romov-ktori-prisli-po-poziari-v-poprade-o-byvanie-prestahovali-do-kina/ [link-preview url=”https://spravy.pravda.sk/regiony/clanok/460820-romov-ktori-prisli-po-poziari-v-poprade-o-byvanie-prestahovali-do-kina/”]

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French Chronicle …

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A large Roma camp was closed this week in Sainte Luce sur Loire in Western France, prompting many articles in the press. On a more positive note, an article about an “integration village” in the region of Nantes highlights the fact that expulsions are not the right way to deal with Roma camps. Near Paris, a new camp was established in Houilles; in Ris Oranigies, the Roma left their camp for a site that is classified as extremely toxic; along the Marne river, near a Roma camp, a huge clean-up of garbage has been organised; and in Saint Denis, a hospital gives shelters. In the North of France, a house where squatters lived burnt down; a mayor’s tongue slipped – he compared one of his opponent to Roma and it was not meant to be a compliment; an association is ready to collaborate with the prefect; an initiative of a travelling school; and finally an initiative of students who are helping school children.

– Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire : un camp de roms évacué. In: FR3 Pays de la Loire. 02.03.2018. https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/pays-de-la-loire/loire-atlantique/sainte-luce-loire-camp-roms-evacue-1433873.html
– Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire Un camp de Roms expulsé vendredi matin. In: Presse Océan. 02.03.2018. http://www.presseocean.fr/actualite/sainte-luce-sur-loire-un-camp-de-roms-expulse-ce-vendredi-matin-02-03-2018-264022
– Roms expulsés : 42 caravanes sur le bord de la route près de Nantes. In: Ouest France. 03.03.2018. https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/nantes-44000/roms-expulses-42-caravanes-sur-le-bord-de-la-route-pres-de-nantes-5601271
– Évacuation du camp de Roms à la Minais. In: Ouest France. 03.03.2018. https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/sainte-luce-sur-loire-44980/evacuation-du-camp-de-roms-la-minais-5600890
– Les camps de Roms évacués à Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire ce matin. In: Nantes Maville. 02.03.3018. https://nantes.maville.com/actu/actudet_-les-camps-de-roms-evacues-a-sainte-luce-sur-loire-ce-matin_52716-3392777_actu.Htm
– Nantes: ” Quand on expulse les Roms, on ne fait que repousser le problème “. In: 20 Minutes (FR). 26.02.2018. https://www.20minutes.fr/nantes/2226807-20180226-nantes-quand-expulse-roms-fait-repousser-probleme
– Houilles : le bidonville de Roms inquiète les riverains. In: 78 Actu. 28.02.2018. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/houilles_78311/houilles-bidonville-roms-inquiete-riverains_15690856.html
– Ris-Orangis : les Roms quittent leur campement de l’A6 pour un site Seveso. In: Le Parisien. 28.02.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/essonne-91/ris-orangis-les-roms-quittent-leur-campement-de-l-a6-pour-un-site-seveso-28-02-2018-7583778.php
– Ris-Orangis : les Roms partis des abords de l’A6 s’installent … sur un site classé Seveso. In: Évasion. 01.03.2018. https://www.evasionfm.com/actualite-32858-ris-orangis-les-roms-partis-des-abords-de-l-a6-s-installent-sur-un-site-classe-seveso.html
– Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes / Pomponne ► Décharge et camp rom : dimanche, ils vont ” oser ” le grand nettoyage. In: Magjournal. 02.03.2018. http://www.magjournal77.fr/saint-thibault-vignes-pomponne-decharge-et-camp-rom-dimanche-ils-vont-oser-le-grand-nettoyageecharge-camp-rom-dimanche-oser-grand-nettoyage/
– Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes : un bateau aidera les nettoyeurs des bords de Marne. In: Le Parisien. 02.03.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-marne-77/saint-thibault-des-vignes-un-bateau-aidera-les-nettoyeurs-des-bords-de-marne-02-03-2018-7587117.php
– Pomponne. Le camp de Roms et les berges seront nettoyés. In: Actu. 28.01.2018. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/pomponne_77372/pomponne-camp-roms-berges-seront-nettoyes_15707329.html
– Saint-Denis : l’hôpital Delafontaine fait une place aux sans-abri. In: Le Parisien. 27.02.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/saint-denis-l-hopital-delafontaine-fait-une-place-aux-sans-abri-27-02-2018-7582383.php
– Une maison désaffectée s’embrase rue de l’espérance. In: La Voix du Nord. 27.02.2018. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/325479/article/2018-02-27/une-maison-desaffectee-s-embrase-rue-de-l-esperance
– Quand Gérard Caudron compare les Mulliez à des Roms… In: La Voix du Nord. 27.02.2018. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/325470/article/2018-02-27/quand-gerard-caudron-compare-les-mulliez-des-roms
– Le collectif Solidarité Roms prêt à travailler avec la prefecture. In: La Voix du Nord. 26.02.2018. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/324747/article/2018-02-26/le-collectif-solidarite-roms-pret-travailler-avec-la-prefecture
– Au bord de la route, l’école ambulante où les enfants roms font leurs classes. In: La Voix du Nord. 25.02.2018. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/323906/article/2018-02-25/au-bord-de-la-route-l-ecole-ambulante-ou-les-enfants-roms-font-leurs-classes
– Des étudiants s’engagent auprès d’enfants roms. In: La Vie. 28.02.2018. http://www.lavie.fr/solidarite/initiatives/des-etudiants-s-engagent-aupres-d-enfants-roms-28-02-2018-88392_815.php [link-preview url=”https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/pays-de-la-loire/loire-atlantique/sainte-luce-loire-camp-roms-evacue-1433873.html “]

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Roma, Work, and Slovenia

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Although the high rate of Roma unemployment in Central and South-Eastern Europe is often attributed to a low level of education and professional skills, one of the more important reasons is discrimination that prevents Roma from entering the labour market on an equal footing.
Integration into the labour market should be a priority in promoting a full social inclusion. Some steps towards this goal were made by the recently completed two-year international Working Roma project, which included the Novo Mesto Society for the Development of Volunteer Work.
As project coordinator Tina Cigler says, in the Working Roma project, partners from nine European countries have tried to develop new tools to prevent intolerance against Roma in the labour market, thereby increasing their employment prospects. The tools and recommendations were developed on the basis of study visits by partner countries, consultations within different groups and good practices that we detected in our partner countries: Italy, Portugal, Spain, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Greece, Malta and the United Kingdom.
Let’s see.

– Se zaposlovanju Romov obetajo boljši časi? In: Dolenski List. 28.02.2018. http://www.dolenjskilist.si/2018/02/28/191553/novice/dolenjska/Se_zaposlovanju_Romov_obetajo_boljsi_casi/ [link-preview url=”http://www.dolenjskilist.si/2018/02/28/191553/novice/dolenjska/Se_zaposlovanju_Romov_obetajo_boljsi_casi/”]

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Spain and Racism

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The European Council Anti-Racism Commission (ECRI) has been asking Spain to tackle racism and discrimination against Roma and migrants. IT wants the country to further integration and education.

– Spain urged to create equality watchdog to tackle racism against Roma and refugees. In: The Local. 27.02.2018. https://www.thelocal.es/20180227/spain-urged-to-create-equality-watchdog-to-tackle-racism-against-roma-and-refugees [link-preview url=”https://www.thelocal.es/20180227/spain-urged-to-create-equality-watchdog-to-tackle-racism-against-roma-and-refugees”]

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Uzhgorod – First School

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An article about one of the first Roma school which opened in Uzhgorod in 1926, at that time in Czechoslovakia. It also describes the osada in the city and the living conditions. A good read.

– Втрачений Ужгород: як у місті відкрили першу в Європі ромську школу (Фото). In: Prozahid. 17.02.2018. http://prozahid.com/content-56914.html [link-preview url=”http://prozahid.com/content-56914.html”]

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Slovakia: Opinion

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Vladimír Ledecký the independent mayor of Spišský Hrhov writes about how Roma issues can be solved. He says that the current “schizophrenia” does not help, and that “convincing all people to pull the car in the same direction” is the way to go. He advocates work, education, and measures to help with accumulated debts. His village is actually one the of the model of integration in the country.

– Ako riešiť problémy Rómov a rodín v núdzi (názor). In: Aktuality. 05.02.2018. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/561439/ako-riesit-problemy-romov-a-rodin-v-nudzi-nazor/ [link-preview url=”https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/561439/ako-riesit-problemy-romov-a-rodin-v-nudzi-nazor/”]

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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The controversy that followed casting a white student in the role of Esmeralda in the play based on Victor Hugo’s novel on the Hunchback of Notre Dame has made it to the front page of major newspapers in the US. Several students of the high school which scheduled the play managed to have it cancelled, saying that casting a “white” student in the role of a Romni was racist or at least cultural appropriation. Reactions against them were really bad and of course, Breitbart also pitched in.
What does it have to do with Roma: Well, actually not much, as the only thing that links Roma to this controversy is the fact that they are depicted in a play … Let’s hope that they are not the un-intended victims of this controversy.

– Casting Controversy Derailed a High School Play. Then Came the Threats. In: The New York Times. 08.02.2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/theater/hunchback-of-notre-dame-ithaca-high-school.html
– High School Cancels ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ Production After White Student Cast as Lead. In: Breitbart. 05.08.2018. http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/02/05/high-school-cancels-hunchback-of-notre-dame-production-after-white-student-cast-as-lead/
– ‘QUITE DISTURBING’: National coverage of Ithaca High’s play controversy brings threats. In: The Ithaca Journal. 08.02.2018. http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/news/local/2018/02/08/national-coverage-ithacas-hunchback-controversy-results-doxxing-threats/320826002/
– Ithaca High School pulls ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ over casting diversity outcry. The Ithaca Journal. 29.01.2018. http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/news/local/2018/01/29/new-project-planned-place-ithaca-musical-hunchback-notre-dame-cancelled-amid-outcry-diversify-castin/1074212001/ [link-preview url=”https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/theater/hunchback-of-notre-dame-ithaca-high-school.html “]

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Not Only Eastern Europe …

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Roma children are at a high risk of being taken into care and removed from their parents. Not, not in Eastern Europe, but simply in the UK. And for the same reasons…

– GYPSY, ROMA AND TRAVELLER CHILDREN MORE LIKELY TO BE TAKEN INTO CARE. In: Care Appointment. 07.02.2018. https://www.careappointments.co.uk/education-training/item/43267-gypsy-roma-and-traveller-children-more-likely-to-be-taken-into-care [link-preview url=”https://www.careappointments.co.uk/education-training/item/43267-gypsy-roma-and-traveller-children-more-likely-to-be-taken-into-care”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

Slovakia: Boarding Schools

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There is a real media frenzy lately in Slovakia regarding the so-called “Roma Crime” and many suggestions of populists “solutions” to this “problem”. One of them is again the idea of setting up boarding schools. They are presented as a mean to help Roma get a better education and at reducing crime (yes). Arguments against these schools are presented here by Abel Ravasz, the Roma plenipotentiary in Slovakia.
Unfortunately, this has already been tried under communism. And, as these boarding schools were 100% Roma, the level of education provided was really low. This will happen again here. It is simply an attempt at assimilation.

– Namiesto zombi riešení pre Rómov urobme to, čo funguje. In: Dennik. 02.02.2018. https://dennikn.sk/1017448/namiesto-zombi-rieseni-pre-romov-urobme-to-co-funguje/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/1017448/namiesto-zombi-rieseni-pre-romov-urobme-to-co-funguje/”]

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French Chronicle …

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More news this week in France on Roma. Main news is the subject of another post … Other than that, the mayor of the town of Sucy is again in front of the judges (third instance) for having denied Roma children the right to go to school. Let’s hope she is definitively condemned. Near Paris, in the Essons, a fire in a Roma camp injured three people. In Lille, in the North, a camp will be definitively closed. In Sètes, in the South West of France, 62 people were moved from a camp into temporary dwellings while in Montpellier, 40 Roma delegates invited themselves to a meeting of the city council. Finally, in Montpellier too, the story of an abduction of a dog by Roma. This story is doing the rounds in France, unfortunately.

– Nouveau procès pour la maire accusée de refuser des enfants roms à l’école. In: L’Express. 31.01.2018. https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/justice/nouveau-proces-pour-la-maire-accusee-de-refuser-des-enfants-roms-a-l-ecole_1981154.html
– Scolarisation d’enfants roms : la maire de Sucy sera à nouveau jugée. In: Le Parisien. 02.02.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/val-de-marne-94/scolarisation-d-enfants-roms-la-maire-de-sucy-sera-a-nouveau-jugee-02-02-2018-7537392.php
– Vauhallan : deux femmes et un enfant brûlés dans l’incendie du camp de Roms. In: Le Parisien. 28.01.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/essonne-91/vauhallan-deux-femmes-et-un-enfant-brules-dans-l-incendie-du-camp-de-roms-28-01-2018-7527600.php
– Essonne : 3 blessés graves, dont un bébé, dans l’incendie d’un campement Rom. In: Europe 1. 29.01.2018. http://www.europe1.fr/faits-divers/essonne-3-blesses-graves-dont-un-bebe-dans-lincendie-dun-campement-rom-3558974
– Bidonville de l’Esplanade : des Roms finalement ” invités ” à partir et non expulsés ? In: La Voix du Nord. 30.01.2018. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/307906/article/2018-01-30/bidonville-de-l-esplanade-des-roms-finalement-invites-partir-et-non-expulses
– Sète : la deuxième phase du transfert du camp s’est bien déroulée. In: Midi Libre. 02.02.2018. http://www.midilibre.fr/2018/02/01/sete-la-deuxieme-phase-du-transfert-du-camp-s-est-bien-deroulee,1622170.php
– Montpellier : quand les gitans s’invitent au conseil municipal. In: Midi Libre. 03.02.2018. http://www.midilibre.fr/2018/02/02/montpellier-quand-les-gitans-s-invitent-au-conseil-municipal,1622779.php
– Des Roms volent son chien et lui réclament une rançon. In: Wamiz. 30.01.2018. https://wamiz.com/chiens/actu/roms-volent-chien-reclament-ran-12014.html [link-preview url=”https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/justice/nouveau-proces-pour-la-maire-accusee-de-refuser-des-enfants-roms-a-l-ecole_1981154.html “]

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Slovakia: Boarding Schools?

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Some people in Slovakia suggest boarding schools as a solution to Roma education and crime (yes). A school head of a school attended by nearly 700 Roma is against this.
Good for him!

– Problémy Rómov môžu riešiť internátne školy, riaditeľka je proti. In: TA3. 22.01.2018. https://www.ta3.com/clanok/1120532/problemy-romov-mozu-riesit-internatne-skoly-riaditelka-je-proti.html [link-preview url=”https://www.ta3.com/clanok/1120532/problemy-romov-mozu-riesit-internatne-skoly-riaditelka-je-proti.html”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

Abel Ravasz

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The Slovak Plenipotnetiary for Roma affairs, Abel Ravasz from the party “Mošt – Hid” gave an interview to the press on his first two years in office.
While he certainly did good things, this latest interview is somewhat puzzling, especially regarding what he says about racism and discrimination of Roma in Slovakia. He says there is no such thing as a racist country and that there is “some discrimination” for Roma in education and work.
We don’t agree here.

– Rómsky splnomocnenec: Rasistické krajiny neexistujú. In: Aktuality. 11.01.2018. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/551872/romsky-splnomocnenec-rasisticke-krajiny-neexistuju/ [link-preview url=”https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/551872/romsky-splnomocnenec-rasisticke-krajiny-neexistuju/”]

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Penalties for Parents

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Slovenia is trying to introduce measures including penalties for parents whose children do not attend school.
This is not a solution.

– Kazni za romske starše. In: Mladina. 12.01.2018. http://www.mladina.si/183647/kazni-za-romske-starse/ [link-preview url=”http://www.mladina.si/183647/kazni-za-romske-starse/”]

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Slovakia: Critique

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Yet another critique at the government measures on Roma in Slovakia. This time by Peter Pollak who was the previous Government Roma plenipotentiary in Slovakia. According to Pollak, the solution has to be based on education, starting in the nursery, and on crime prevention. It emphasizes the need to find solutions, but says the government does not do it. “In his statement, the Minister of the Interior, Robert Kaliňák, increases the tensions between the Roma and the majority, instead of striving to a rational resolution of conflicts, the elimination of crime and the support of decent people, he creates fear, tension and aggression,” Pollak said.

– P. Pollák: Kaliňákove opatrenia nevyriešia rómsku kriminalitu. In: Dobre Noviny. 12.01.2018. https://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/121652/p-pollak-kalinakove-opatrenia-nevyriesia-romsku-kriminalitu [link-preview url=”https://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/121652/p-pollak-kalinakove-opatrenia-nevyriesia-romsku-kriminalitu”]

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French Chronicle …

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Seems that Roma have simply vanished in France, and that the problem of the ca. 20’000 Roma that make the headlines have vanished overnight.
Probably too many other news this week!
Nevertheless, in Marseille, two classes of young Roma children had a week in the mountain as part of the school curriculum. And an interesting article about the shantytowns in France, their history, current situation and the impact on society.

– “Les petits oubliés de Marseille“ et ”Grandir, ensemble”. In: FR3. 11.01.2018. https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/emissions/enquetes-region/petits-oublies-marseille-grandir-ensemble-1399009.html
– Les bidonvilles, “réservoirs urbains de problèmes… et de solutions”. In: Télérama. 08.01.2018. http://www.telerama.fr/idees/les-bidonvilles,-reservoirs-urbains-de-problemes…-et-de-solutions,n5429725.php [link-preview url=”https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/emissions/enquetes-region/petits-oublies-marseille-grandir-ensemble-1399009.html “]

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