Law – rroma.org https://rroma.org Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:03:06 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://rroma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-greenwheel_large-1-32x32.png Law – rroma.org https://rroma.org 32 32 A Row https://rroma.org/a-row/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-row Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:03:06 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=33190 Romani singer Vasilis Paiteris, who has been politically active since 1993, is facing a lawsuit from Aphrodite Latinopoulou, president of the party “Voice of Logic,” for insulting her dignity.

The conflict satarted when Aphrodite Latinopoulou called him “gyftos” (a pejorative term for Roma in Greek). He responded  by making a provocative remark about Latinopoulou’s appearance, which led to her filing the lawsuit.

In a recent TV appearance, Paiteris expressed willingness to apologize and invited Latinopoulou for coffee to discuss reconciliation, suggesting that 700,000 Romani voters could support her if she seeks forgiveness.

]]> Slovakia and Hate Crimes https://rroma.org/slovakia-and-hate-crimes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slovakia-and-hate-crimes Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:37:22 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31112 The Roma Union in Slovakia rejects the amendment to the Criminal Code from the coalition SNS, which reduces penalties for extremist crimes. It argues that it gives a “green light to fascists”. It calls on the proposers to withdraw it from the National Council (NR) of the Slovak Republic.

They are right

]]> Law in Romanes https://rroma.org/law-in-romanes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=law-in-romanes Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:59:15 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30853 The Hermeniculum Association is preparing the first translation of the Constitution of the Czech Republic and the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms into the Romanes. It will be created as part of the Romani version of the book Constitutional (Disorder) in Pictures, which will be published by Wolters Kluwer. The translation is intended to symbolically and practically strengthen the position of Romani in the public sphere and draw attention to the importance of not only the linguistic rights of national minorities.

Well, not sure of the purpose.

]]> Slovakia: Work or … https://rroma.org/slovakia-work-or-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slovakia-work-or-2 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:08:11 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30727 The Slovak Ministry of Labour is pushing ahead with the Work instead of Benefits initiative that foresee a stop of benefits if people refuse a job offer. So far, they have sent 13’000 job offers and 77 people are now at risk of losing their benefits as they refused an offer.

They are also creating new positions for Roma assistants have also been created at labour offices. Their task is to help with communication and reduce barriers between clients and offices.

]]> Slovenia and Roma https://rroma.org/slovenia-and-roma-57/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slovenia-and-roma-57 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:02:25 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30593 A discussion with Mensur Haliti, Vice President of the Roma Foundation for Europe, about Slovenia’s response to the killing in Novo mesto and about Šutar’s law, which has sparked heated debates about Roma, security and democracy across Europe. Haliti, one of the key voices for the political empowerment of Roma in Europe, warns that the security law opens up dangerous patterns and goes beyond just the Roma issue.

]]> Šutar Law https://rroma.org/sutar-law/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sutar-law Sun, 23 Nov 2025 13:50:00 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30565 Three articles in French about the newly voted Šutar law in Slovenia. The Slovenian parliament passed this controversial law in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The law was adopted in a rapid succession, just twelve days after being proposed by the government. Those who voted in favour of the “Šutar Law” see it as essential measures to improve security in Slovenia. However, critics of the law denounce unconstitutional provisions and the risk of equating an entire minority with a security threat.

]]> New Security Law https://rroma.org/new-security-law/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-security-law Sat, 08 Nov 2025 16:11:15 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30377 Roma representatives do not oppose the proposal of the so-called Šutar Act, which was approved, but they warn that the constitutionality of some of the planned measures needs to be checked. Representative of the Črnomalj Roma Zvonko Golobič also warns of overly strict measures regarding social assistance. “These could plunge the Roma into even greater poverty,” he believes.

President of the Slovenian Roma Association Jožek Horvat Muc agrees with the adoption of measures that prevent crime and the actions that led to the law in the first place. However, he warns that the law must be drafted in such a way that the measures envisaged in it will not be constitutionally controversial, which some lawyers warn about. “Therefore, the government should submit some of the proposed measures to lawyers for review and obtain an opinion on whether they are in accordance with the constitution and legal norms,” ​​he told STA. He warns that the law will apply equally to everyone, not just the Roma.

]]> Slovenia and New Security Law https://rroma.org/slovenia-and-new-security-law/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slovenia-and-new-security-law Sat, 08 Nov 2025 16:10:11 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30374 In the wake of the altercation and murder of a Slovene man, the Slovenian government passed a new law significantly increasing police powers to deal with criminality. Roma now fear to be victimised.

]]> Germany and Racism https://rroma.org/germany-and-racism-14/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=germany-and-racism-14 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 16:09:14 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30371 The Higher Regional Court Thürigen (OLG) has decided not to open the case against Bengt Fuchs, Vice President of the Gera Administrative Court, on charges of incitement to hatred.

The Gera Public Prosecutor’s Office indicted Fuchs in April 2025. The indictment stemmed from a Facebook post in which he referred to members of the Sinti and Roma community as “rotating Europeans with a weakness in property rights.” The Public Prosecutor’s Office considered this to constitute the offense of incitement to hatred under Section 130 of the German Criminal Code (StGB).

Well, this is racism.

]]> Hungary and Racial Segregation https://rroma.org/hungary-and-racial-segregation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hungary-and-racial-segregation Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:48:59 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=29754 An explanation of the recent Hungarian law on the protection of the local identity.

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