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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...

THE EFFECTS OF MILITARY SERVICE ON ROMA COMMUNITIES IN SWEDEN AND FINLAND

Author: Nora Fortes

In Romani Chib, all words for weapons have a history that can be traced back to India. This creates the theory that Roma people originally came to Europe as military people. We can not be sure if this is true or false, however, it is certain that...

REPRESENTATION OF ROMA PEOPLE IN FINLAND

Autorica: Alena KVARTALNOVA

According to Finnish legislation, registration based on ethnic origin is prohibited, so there is no exact information available about the number of Roma in Finland. However, it is estimated that there are around 10,000 Finnish Kaale in Finland and...

HISTORY OF ROMA COMMUNITY IN CHUDOVO

Autorica: Alena KVARTALNOVA

In Chudovo, a small town in the Novgorod region of Russia, one of the most striking observations is the significant presence of Roma community. This community’s roots in Chudovo trace back to the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, when many Roma were forced...

THE “ROMA REGISTER“ THAT DISPLAYED THE ETHNIC PROFILING OF THE SWEDISH POLICE

Author: Nora Fortes

More than ten years have passed since the Swedish “Roma register” was discovered. In the autumn of 2013, the newspaper Dagens Nyheter found a list with the title “Travelling people” in the police’s database. It became clear that the police...

THE FORCED STERILISATION OF ROMA PEOPLE IN NORWAY AND SWEDEN

Author: Nora Fortes

During the first half of the 20th century, the Roma’s existence in Sweden could be described in media as the “Gypsy torment”. As a problem, in need to be solved. In both Sweden and Norway, many laws have been enacted through time to solve this...