Publications

The overall objective of the “Best Practices for Roma Integration (BPRI)” project is to contribute to the integration of Roma minorities in the Western Balkans, in accordance with the beneficiaries’ commitments as OSCE participating States and perspective members of the European Union. This report intends to contribute to this overall objective by providing a situation anal¬ysis of the housing conditions of Roma in the Western Balkans and by documenting good learning practice on legalization of land and buildings, upgrading of (informal) Roma settlements and the provision of social housing.

Published by Albania's Commissioner for Protection from Discrimination with the support of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).

Large amounts of funding have been allocated in the past by the EU to projects targeting the Roma, but many Roma communities report little or no change in the situation on the ground. This report highlights the positive changes brought by the small grants programme and the multiplier effect it might have in generating further interest from the local self-governments or donors.

Since its adoption in 2003, the Action Plan on Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti in the OSCE Area has provided the blueprint for OSCE States, institutions and field missions in addressing the marginalization, discrimination and, sometimes, hostility and violence that Roma communities and individuals face. This report, published ten years after the Action Plan’s adoption, is the second such effort to review and assess the progress made in following that blueprint.

This report focuses on two core subjects – the fight against discrimination and participation of Roma in decision-making. It represents a collection of good practices initiated by local self-governments, independent institutions, civil society and other stakeholders that have direct impact on the living conditions and integration of Roma.

A factsheet about Best Practices for Roma Integration (BPRI), a regional project for the Western Balkans. Its aim is to contribute to the integration of Roma in the region, reflecting commitments that have been made with a view to possibly joining the EU and as OSCE participating States.

Report on the situation of Roma in Bosnia and Herzegovina, specifically dealing with population, housing employment, education and health care

Factsheet on National Minorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The guide is intended primarily for employees in Roma Information Centers (RIC) to be a useful tool that will provide equality and accessibility to users of the Roma community to the process of realization of social rights and child protection. It has been developed in order to create a common approach of all stakeholders to the realization of social rights and child protection, to improve understanding of the process of exercising rights and to provide details on the process of realization of rights in the field of social and child protection. This guide is not available in English.

Insufficient knowledge on the rights to health care and insurance for most of the representatives of the Roma community is often an overwhelming obstacle to deepening social inequality gap, and it directly affects the poor health status of Roma and the general health condition of the entire population in the state. This manual on health insurance rights aims at providing basic directions for navigation in the legal labyrinth of organization and functioning of the health insurance in the state, or more specifically to serve as a support tool in the functioning of Roma Information Centers throughout the country. This publication is not available in English.