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PATH TO RECOVERY

Author: Adila Aghayeva

According to archives, the Roma community first appeared in Georgia during the Russian Empire in the 19th century. Roma numbers increased during World War II. Today, the Roma who permanently reside in Georgia are their descendants, while some Roma...

RIGHT TO EDUCATION - THE MAIN ISSUE FACED BY ROMA IN TURKEY

Author: Adila Aghayeva

The Roma are a large disadvantaged group in Turkey and these groups live in different regions and are known by various occupational names. Roma groups in Turkey face significant challenges in accessing employment, education, shelter, and health...

LAUSANNE TREATY - A FORCED RELOCATION SHAPING MODERN NATIONS

Author: Adila Aghayeva

The population exchange between Greece and Turkey, formalized by the Lausanne Treaty in 1923, was a significant event that forcibly relocated around 1.5 million Orthodox Christians from Turkey to Greece and approximately 500,000 Muslims from Greece...

PROMISES MADE ABOUT ROMA IN TURKEY

Author: Adila Aghayeva

The Roma community in Turkey faces discrimination in various areas, including employment, education, health, and social life. After Turkey's EU candidacy process started in 1999, the Government took serious steps towards Roma social inclusion. The...

FROM SEMI-NOMADIC LIFE TO MILITARY AND SOCIAL ROLES

Author: Adila Aghayeva

The Roma people, in the Ottoman Empire, lived throughout the empire, especially in the Balkans, and had a semi-nomadic lifestyle. While often marginalized, the Roma were integrated into Ottoman society through a distinct tax status, paying a...

BREAKING LABELS: THE EVOLVING IDENTITY AND STRUGGLE OF THE ROMA PEOPLE

Author: Adila Aghayeva

Roma today lives in different parts of the world and is called by different names. However, some of these names carry pejorative connotations. Since the time their name started to be recorded in history, the identity of the Roma has become a part of...

75th ANNIVERSARY OF UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Author: Anaïs Refalo

On the 10th of December 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris. For the first time, world has adopted a document under which all human beings are free and equal, regardless of...

ECRI RECOMMENDATIONS NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED

Author: Adila Aghayeva

In 2023, The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) as part of regular activities published a report on Azerbaijan.These country reports focus on four main areas: Effective equality and access to rights, hate speech and...

RAYMOND GUREME: GYPSY HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR, RESISTANT AND ACTIVIST FOR ROMA AND NOMADS RIGHTS IN FRANCE

Author: Anaïs Refalo

The History of nomads and Gypsies during the Second World War is litlle known. In France, we had to wait until 2016 for French President François Hollande to acknowledge France's responsibility for the persecution of nomads and the internment of...

THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON ROMA POPULATION AND MINORITIES IN FRANCE

Author: Anaïs Refalo

Crisis are showing how a country is treating its citizens and especially highlight inequalities between them. During most crisis, minorities are often the most vulnerable population due to the fact that they are considered as exceptions by public...