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Roma and Sinti

The OSCE promotes the rights of Roma and Sinti through projects on political participation, education, housing, civil registration, combating racism and discrimination, and protecting the rights of displaced persons.

A teacher's assistant works with Roma children at the Trmice Elementary School in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic, 24 May 2012.

Czech government must do more to end marginalization and segregation of Roma children in schools, concludes ODIHR report

The Czech government needs to do more to overcome the marginalization and segregation in schools of children from Roma and Sinti communities, concludes a field assessment visit report published by the OSCE/ODIHR on 26 October 2012...
Andrzej Mirga (l), the ODIHR Senior Adviser on Roma and Sinti Issues addresses an event during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting on countering racism and violence against Roma as Dezideriu Gergely (c), Executive Director at the European Roma Rights Centre, listens, Warsaw, 27 September 2012.

Participants at OSCE human rights conference urge governments to tackle root causes of racism and violence against Roma

Governments must take more decisive steps to counter anti-Roma rhetoric and violence, said participants at the annual OSCE human rights conference in Warsaw on 27 September 2012...
Elena Gorolova (l) from the Group of Roma Women Harmed by Sterilization addresses participants at an event to highlight discrimination against Romani women in access to health care as Gabriela Hrabanova, Policy Co-ordinator at the European Roma Grassroots Organisations Network, listens, Warsaw, 26 September 2012.

Confront discrimination to lessen health inequalities for Roma women, urge participants at OSCE human rights conference

OSCE participating States must address issues of discrimination, access to education and adequate housing and reducing poverty to lessen the health inequalities between Roma and non-Roma women, said participants at the annual OSCE human rights conference in Warsaw on 26 September 2012...
(L-r) Lida Kita from the European Training Foundation; Sarah Keating from the Directorate of Democratic Citizenship and Participation at the Council of Europe; Andrzej Mirga, ODIHR’s Senior Adviser on Roma and Sinti Issues; Judith Kiers, Best Practices in Roma Integration (BPRI) Project Manager, and Ralf-René Weingärtner, Director of Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination at the Council of Europe, listen as Kjartan Björnsson from the Directorate General for Enlargement at the European Commission speaks at the launch of BPRI, Budva, 27 June 2012.

European Union, Council of Europe and OSCE/ODIHR launch three regional projects to improve situation of minorities and vulnerable groups in Western Balkans

The European Union, the Council of Europe and the OSCE/ODIHR jointly launched three projects to promote minority integration in the Western Balkans at an event in Budva, Montenegro, which took place from 27 to 29 June 2012...
A teacher's assistant works with Roma children at the Trmice Elementary School in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic, 24 May 2012.

ODIHR expert team examines education for Roma children in Czech Republic

A team of experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited the Czech Republic from 21 to 25 May 2012 to assess educational opportunities for Roma children in the country...
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