What do an astrophysicist, a professor, a filmmaker, and an architect have in common? Luis Montero looks at the importance of Roma education in Hungary.
Posts Tagged “Roma”
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Posted in: Education & Youth, Europe, Rights & Equality
Topics: Czech Republic, European Union, George Soros, Hungary, integration, Luis Montero, Roma, Roma Education, segregation, video
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Despite a landmark decision four years ago, the Czech Republic is still denying Roma children access to mainstream education. It's time for Europe to force the issue.
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EU Roma policy needs to combine a rights-based approach with clear development goals for social inclusion, which will guarantee equal access to basic services necessary to lead a life with dignity.
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Equality
Topics: Bernard Rorke, Europe, European Union, Hungary, inclusion, Roma, Roma Initiative
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Ignorance concerning the half million Roma who perished during the Holocaust reinforces anti-Roma prejudice today. To counter this, the European Parliament should inaugurate an official day of remembrance for the victims and survivors.
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On the 60th anniversary of World Human Rights Day, the date when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the UN, how far have we come in realizing that document's promise?
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Widespread discrimination, high unemployment, segregated schools, hate crimes, and inadequate health care are all hallmarks of life for the Roma—not the kind of life you would expect in Europe today.
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Equality
Topics: Decade of Roma Inclusion, EU, EU structural funds, expulsions, France, George Soros, Roma
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It's not enough for the Roma to have a degree of institutional participation or to be the beneficiaries of organizations like the Open Society Foundations. They must become a recognized political constituency of rights-bearing citizens.
Posted in: Europe, Governance & Accountability, Justice, Rights & Equality
Topics: discrimination, inclusion, Roma, segregation, Serbia, Zeljko Jovanovic
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Why are we Bulgarians so quick to defend attacks on our national identity yet silent on the treatment of the Roma, the country's largest ethnic minority?
Posted in: Europe, Justice, Rights & Equality
Topics: Boris Georgiev, Boyko Borisov, Bulgaria, European Commission, Roma, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Violeta Naydenova
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European Union member-states risk getting into a race to the bottom if they rely on coercion to make life more uncomfortable for the Roma in their country than in others.
Posted in: Europe, Justice, Rights & Equality
Topics: antidiscrimination, deportation, European Union, France, Heather Grabbe, immigration, integration, Roma
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The lack of reliable data about Roma communities remains a major obstacle to reducing inequality and eliminating discrimination. Put bluntly, if there are no data there can be no progress.