Monitoring the human rights situation of Ukrainian Roma refugees in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania and Slovakia
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In view of the ongoing military attack in Ukraine, ODIHR closely monitors the human rights situation of Roma who have fled Ukraine to seek refuge in neighboring countries. ODIHR had supported monitoring activities by Roma human rights defenders – monitors in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.
To facilitate experience sharing, transfer of practical knowledge and expertise, ODIHR will conduct a workshop with the monitors with the aim to discuss the findings, conclusions and recommendations from their monitoring activities under this capacity-building programme. The monitors will be provided a platform to present their human rights work and share practical knowledge and lessons learned.
The event is part of ODIHR’s work to implement the OSCE Action Plan on Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti within the OSCE Area and its specific tasks to act and intervene early to address the human rights violations and contribute to alleviating and preventing tension, which, if not addressed promptly and adequately, can escalate into open inter-ethnic conflicts. In this connection, ODIHR is also tasked “to make use of its specific role in addressing conflict prevention and identifying areas of potential crisis requiring early intervention” and to “raise awareness among public officials, journalists and others of the situation of Roma and Sinti people in crisis or conflict areas”.
The event is open only for the invited participants.