Segregation – rroma.org https://rroma.org Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:05:56 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://rroma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-greenwheel_large-1-32x32.png Segregation – rroma.org https://rroma.org 32 32 School Segregation https://rroma.org/school-segregation-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=school-segregation-4 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:05:56 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=34684 Approximately 250 Roma students attend the Vuk Karadžić Elementary School in Niš, highlighting the issue of educational segregation as nearly all students belong to the same ethnic community.

Despite various initiatives, the long-standing problem of educational segregation persists, with the school’s location near a Roma settlement contributing to the high percentage of Roma students.

The focus should be on ensuring desegregation and equal educational opportunities for all children, rather than simply relocating Roma students from the school.

]]> Slovenia Education https://rroma.org/slovenia-education/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slovenia-education Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:50:02 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=34264 Nine months after the Ombudsman submitted a report on the education of Roma children to the National Assembly, there has been no discussion on it, prompting the Ombudsman to call for action.

The report, sent in October 2025, includes 19 recommendations aimed at improving the educational progress of Roma children and fostering coexistence with the majority population.

The Ombudsman emphasizes the urgency of addressing educational failures, especially following a tragedy in Novo mesto that highlighted the need for effective measures in education and integration.

]]> Orban and Roma https://rroma.org/orban-and-roma-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=orban-and-roma-2 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:35:04 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=33723 When Viktor Orbán’s returned to power in 2010, laws were changed to allow and promote the segregation of Roma students in Hungary, reversing previous integration efforts.

The Chance For Children Foundation (CFCF) successfully challenged school segregation through legal means prior to 2010, resulting in the integration of approximately 3,000 Roma students. The current situation shows a significant increase in Roma students attending segregated schools, with estimates suggesting that two-thirds are now in such institutions, compared to one-third before Orbán’s regime.

]]> Slovakia and Special Schools https://rroma.org/slovakia-and-special-schools/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slovakia-and-special-schools Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:05:25 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32249 A Rom frokm Slovakia was honoured by the Association for Culture, Education and Communication (ACEC) for successfully promoting the re-diagnosis of a Roma boy from a special school, thanks to which the boy was able to continue his education at a regular elementary school in Zvolen.

Well, it says effectively a young Rom was sent to a special school for mentally disadvantaged children just because of his etnicity.

]]> Roma Camps in Italy https://rroma.org/roma-camps-in-italy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roma-camps-in-italy Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:54:23 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32218 For a long time, Italy parked Roma in segregated camps that were de-facto ghettoes. Now the trend reverses, and 50 camps have been closed in the last 10 years, with 63% fewer people living in slums.

“One Hundred Camps,” the annual report on the condition of Roma and Sinti in Italy, compiled by the Associazione 21 luglio, captures the collapse of an “architecture of discrimination” used for decades to manage migration flows fleeing the Balkan wars.

]]> Education in Slovakia https://rroma.org/education-in-slovakia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=education-in-slovakia Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:38:26 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31917 According to educator and education expert Juraj Hipš, Slovak education system has long struggled with segregation, which has not only a racial but also a social dimension. He pointed out that it is not just schools where Roma children are concentrated, but also schools where children from socially disadvantaged families, from hostels or from generational poverty are concentrated. “We have a huge problem with segregation in Slovakia.” He recalled that according to data from the Ministry of Education, there are almost 500 schools in Slovakia that are segregated or at risk of segregation.

]]> Salvini and Roma https://rroma.org/salvini-and-roma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=salvini-and-roma Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:41:22 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31883 According to the ERRC, Salvini launched himself into a racist diatribe against Roma. Bad.

]]> Pavia and Roma https://rroma.org/pavia-and-roma-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pavia-and-roma-2 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:11:54 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31851 The 21 Luglio Association has criticized the city’s plan to create a new residential area in Bivio Vela to house some Sinti families currently residing in the Piazza Europa shantytown, one of the city’s historic settlements. According to Carlo Stasolla, president of the association, creating housing spaces reserved for a single ethnic community is a resurgence of an outdated model. “Monoethnic settlements,” he states, “risk turning into new ghettos and do not foster real inclusion.”

]]> Serbian Settlements https://rroma.org/serbian-settlements/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=serbian-settlements Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:20:39 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31838 Representatives of the National Council of the Serbian Roma National Minority visited the Roma settlement “Sever” in Bor in Eastern Serbia, where about 50 families live in very difficult socio-economic conditions.

The settlements “Sever” and “Brezonik” are located in the immediate vicinity of a mine, and the residents mainly live in old and dilapidated buildings that do not meet the basic requirements for a dignified life.

]]> Berlin and Roma https://rroma.org/berlin-and-roma-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=berlin-and-roma-2 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:28:17 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31584 The “Berlin Monitor,” funded by the Berlin Senate, published its annual report for 2025 on Monday. The report focuses on the situation of minorities in Germany. NIUS presents a selection of data.

The study’s opening statement reads: “25 to 30 percent of Berliners would like to see Sinti and Roma banned from city centers and assume they are less civilized.”

Forty-two percent of those surveyed believe Sinti and Roma are themselves to blame for the discrimination they face. One in three respondents considers them “not very civilized.” Nearly half (45 percent) believe that the presence of Sinti and Roma leads to conflict.

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