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Working with Roma to improve their own lives

There are ten to twelve million Roma and Travellers in Europe spread across practically all the Council of Europe's member countries. The Council of Europe's main objective is to encourage its members to take a comprehensive approach to Roma issues. This involves three main priorities - protecting minorities, combating racism, anti-gypsyism and intolerance and preventing social exclusion. One of the fundamental principles guiding this approach is participation of the communities concerned, through Roma and Travellers representatives and associations. Since 1995, the Committee of Experts on Roma and Travellers (MG-S-ROM) has been tasked with advising member states and encouraging international authorities to take action where needed. Its role complements that of the Secretary General's Co-ordinator of Activities concerning Roma, responsible for promoting co-operation with other relevant international organisations and developing working relations with Roma and Travellers issues organisations. For more information, please download the leaflet of the Roma and Travellers Division (PDF) or visit the News page.


link Committee of Experts on Roma and Travellers (MG-S-ROM)
link The leaflet (PDF)
link News
bullet Thematic reports and Documentation
bullet Council of Europe Jurisprudence on Roma
Highlights
highlights

Recent Activities

bullet International conference on Romani mobilities in Europe: Multidisciplinary perspectives was organised by Refugee Studies Centre on 14-15 January 2010 in Oxford. The Conference gathered over 100 participants, among which 45 academics, and tackled issues like the Europeanisation of the Roma issue, Migration, mobility and identity as well as Migration, anti-gypsyism and Romani social movement. Conclusions are available here.

bullet 2nd International Conference of Roma Women entitled "I am a European Roma Woman" was held on 11-12 January 2010 in Athens. The conference tackled the main challenges that Romani women and their communities face today. The final Declaration of the Conference will be available soon.

bullet A meeting of the Informal Contact Group of Intergovernmental Organisations and Institutions on Roma, Sinti and Traveller Issues was held under the Swedish Presidency of the European Union, on 28 September 2009 in Brussels. Meeting report

bullet European Roma and Travellers Forum
bullet Speech of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe
bullet French Presidency of the European Union
bullet Meeting report
bullet Czech Presidency of the European Union
bullet Media training on the Roma minority and ethical reporting

Publications
 
Activities
bullet Calendar of activities
4 bullet Provisional Thematic Programme of Roma-
          related Activities of the CoE in 2009 
4 bullet Roma and Travellers Calendar 2010

bullet MG-S-ROM
4 bullet Terms of Reference
4 bullet Last meeting report

bullet Joint Programmes
4 bullet Joint CoE/EC Programmes

bullet Combating anti-gypsyism
4 bullet Dosta! Roma Campaign
4 bullet Anti-discrimination Campaign
4 bullet European route of Roma culture

bullet Litigation
4 bullet ECHR
4 bullet ESC - Collective complaint mechanism

bullet Roma women and children
4 bullet Activities

bullet Internship
4 bullet CoE/OSI Internship for young Roma

Major Events
bullet Upcoming Events
bullet Recent Events
Information

bullet Latest Documents
   The Report of the 27th MG-S-ROM Meeting which took place in Seville, Spain, from 24-27 March 2009, is now available.


bullet Council of Europe / Open Society Institute Roma Internship Scheme
4The Council of Europe in cooperation with the Open Society Institute is pleased to offer three month internships to young Roma students/professionals at the
  Council of Europe (Strasbourg). Applications for the 2009 session are now open, click here for further details.


bullet Practical Information
4Useful information on Strasbourg, including an access map, hotel list and other usful tourist information, is avaliable here.

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