Human Rights – rroma.org https://rroma.org Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:57:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://rroma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-greenwheel_large-1-32x32.png Human Rights – rroma.org https://rroma.org 32 32 Greece and Roma https://rroma.org/greece-and-roma-16/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=greece-and-roma-16 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:57:27 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=35558 The FRA’s “Roma Survey 2024” reveals a significant gap between Roma communities and the general population in Greece, highlighting failures in state interventions and ongoing socio-economic inequalities. The report emphasizes the need for genuine inclusion, equal access to education, housing, health, and employment, while also addressing the cultural identity of Roma, who face systemic discrimination and marginalization.

Gender disparities are alarming, with a 60% employment gap between Roma men and women, and high unemployment rates, particularly among young Roma, who encounter substantial barriers to entering the job market.

]]> ECHR on Serbia https://rroma.org/echr-on-serbia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=echr-on-serbia Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:11:51 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=35432 The European Court of Human Rights today delivered its judgment in Pavlović v. Serbia, ruling unanimously that Serbia violated Article 8 (right to respect for private life) of the European Convention on Human Rights by failing to protect a Romani child’s physical and psychological integrity who was the victim of a violent assault.

]]> Human Rights https://rroma.org/human-rights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=human-rights Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:12:31 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=35309 The House of Roma Culture (HORC) invites young people and the Roma community to participate in an event focused on human rights and the rights of national minorities, scheduled for October 2, 2026, in Belgrade.

The event aims to educate young Roma about their rights and encourage their active participation in democratic processes, featuring workshops on electoral rights and minority rights.

HORC emphasizes the importance of young people knowing their rights and being involved in discussions about their future, while also calling on experienced Roma activists to share their knowledge and experiences.

]]> Roma Rights https://rroma.org/roma-rights-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roma-rights-3 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:12:33 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=35210 Salih Saitović, president of the Democratic Union of Roma, emphasized the need for a systematic and long-term fight for the rights of the Roma community, advocating for international recognition and support.

In a statement regarding the “Parade of Identity and Solidarity” in Niš, he questioned the visibility and representation of Roma in discussions about marginalized groups.

Saitović called for the establishment of an international institution to represent Roma interests, arguing that the fight against discrimination should extend beyond declarations to include real political and legal mechanisms.

]]> Slovakia and Strasbourg https://rroma.org/slovakia-and-strasbourg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slovakia-and-strasbourg Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:44:28 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32018 The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of Slovak women Katarína Kuruová and Helena Horváthová against the Slovak Republic ordered the Slovak Republic to pay a total of 28,560 euros. The reason is the violation of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights on the prohibition of torture and Article 14 on the prohibition of discrimination.

This case concerns an incident between the two applicants – two Romnja sisters – and the police, which took place on 23 July 2019. On that day, the police detained the women in the village of Milhosť in eastern Slovakia and took them to the police station in the village of Čaňa, where they remained until the early hours of the following morning. They were not questioned during their detention and, according to the ECHR judgment, were described in the detention records as a “gang of local Romani women”.

In their application, the applicants allege violence by the police, which they described as “unjustified, disproportionate and based on bias against them”. They say the investigation into the use of such force was not thorough and independent.

]]> Human Rights in Slovakia https://rroma.org/human-rights-in-slovakia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=human-rights-in-slovakia Fri, 26 Dec 2025 11:18:38 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30888 In 2025, human rights were most weakened since the founding of the Slovak Republic. This was pointed out by the Human Rights Coalition, which presented the Human Rights Balance 2025. In it, the organizations pointed out a widespread deterioration of human rights and freedoms. The analysis reveals a dramatic increase in interference with the rule of law, a weakening of media freedom, deepening discrimination against Roma, a shrinking space for civil society, and also restrictions on the rights of children, women and LGBTI+ people.

]]> Movie on Hate https://rroma.org/movie-on-hate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=movie-on-hate Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:05:58 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30144 As part of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODHIR) conference in Warsaw on October 13 focusing on Roma human rights the screening of the movie That Boy follows the journey of Toby, a former Roma refugee, and Mirek, a former neo-Nazi, as they confront the roots of hate and explore the possibilities of dialogue and reconciliation. It revisits the largely untold story of anti-Roma violence that spread across parts of Central and Eastern Europe in the 1990s.

]]> Warsaw Conference https://rroma.org/warsaw-conference/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=warsaw-conference Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:04:56 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30138 The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODHIR) organised a conference in Warsaw on October 13 focusing on Roma human rights.

Ðorđe Jovanović, President of the European Roma Rights Centre, said that ”Sustained funding for human rights monitoring, advocacy and litigation must be urgently restored, along with institutional funding allowing Roma human rights organizations to function and operate independently,” and added that “Donors need to remove bureaucratic barriers and support civil society in protecting rights and holding institutions to account.”

]]> Slovakia, Police, and Roma https://rroma.org/slovakia-police-and-roma-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slovakia-police-and-roma-2 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:47:17 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=29978 The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has allowed the Public Defender of Rights (VOP) Róbert Dobrovodský, as a third party, to enter the proceedings in the case of Miko and Jano v. Slovakia. This case concerns a police intervention in the village of Milhosť in 2023, in which, according to the findings of the Office of the Public Defender of Rights, serious violations of fundamental rights and freedoms, including the rights of minors, occurred.

On March 28, 2025, Róbert Dobrovodský, Public Defender of Rights, submitted an extraordinary report to the National Council of the Slovak Republic. In it, he revealed facts that indicate a violation of fundamental rights and freedoms by the actions of the Police Force.

“The case of the death of a person after the intervention of the Košice police, which shook Slovakia at the end of 2024, violence during interrogation, the case of a beaten homeless person in front of a department store, an unprovoked slap on a handcuffed person, an official intervention against Roma from Milhoste, the detention of a person with broken heels in an illegal reserved area for more than three days, the violation of the rights of a person held by the Bratislava police without proper registration for more than 12 hours, or the official intervention in March 2023 in the Police Detention Unit for Foreigners in Sečovce against foreigners,” Dobrovodský warned at the time.

]]> US Report on Bulgaria https://rroma.org/29423-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=29423-2 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:26:01 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=29423 Murder, torture, cruel treatment or punishment continue to be major human rights violations in Bulgaria. This is stated in the new annual report of the United States on the state of human rights in 2024.

However, the document does not mention corruption, as well as discrimination based on ethnicity and sexual orientation, which remain a serious problem in Bulgaria. The news comes more than a year after the last report on the topic, which pointed to corruption, police violence and discrimination as the main problems in Bulgaria.

Unfortunately, a predictable outcome…

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