ECRI (European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance, Council of Europe)
1. Fight against racism and intolerance towards Roma, ECRI (98) 29 (EN/FR)

Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (Council of Europe)

1. Resolution 44 (1997) on "Towards a tolerant Europe: the contribution of Roma" (EN/FR)
2. Recommendation 11 (1995) on "Towards a tolerant Europe: the contribution of Roma" (EN/FR)

European Union

1. Recommendation on the Situation of Roma in the candidate countries: background document, 1999 (EN)

Refugees and IDPs

1. A CoE delegation is interested in the position of Roma in Gjilan, Kosovo (from ZERI newspaper, 3 March 2006)
2. UNHCR - Council of Europe Workshop on Access to Human Rights, including Social and Economic Rights for Refugees, IDPs and Minority Groups in Serbia and Montenegro, Belgrade, October 2005:

a. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (EN/Serbian)
b. European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (CoE) (EN/Serbian)
c. European Social Charter (CoE) (EN/Serbian)
d. European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (CoE) (EN/Serbian)
e. Serbia and Montenegro Law on Protection of Rights and Freedoms of National Minorities (EN/Serbian)
f. Roma National Action Plans for:

i. Advancement of Roma Education in Serbia (EN/Serbian)
ii. Health (EN/Serbian)
iii. Housing (EN/Serbian)
iv. Employment (EN/Serbian)

g. UNHCR Position on the Continued International Protection Needs of Individuals from Kosovo (March 2005) (EN/Serbian)
h. UNHCR Statistics of IDPs/Roma IDPs in Serbia and Montenegro (EN/Serbian)

i. Refugees in Serbia and Montenegro (other than Kosovo) by Country of Origin and Current Place of Asylum (as at 01 October 2005)
ii. Internally Displaced Persons from Kosovo in Serbia and Montenegro (October 2005)
iii. IDPs in Serbia as at 01 October 2005 – Breakdown by Ethnicity
iv. Collective Accommodation of Refugees and IDPs in Serbia and Montenegro as at 01 October 2005
v. Minority Returns by Municipality/Ethnicity During 2005
vi. IDPs from Kosovo in Montenegro as at 01 October 2005

i. Agenda (EN)

3. Recommendation 1633 (2003): Forced returns of Roma from the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, including Kosovo, to Serbia and Montenegro from Council of Europe member states (EN/FR)
4. Provisional opinion of the MG-S-ROM concerning Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 1633 (2003) 1 on Forced Return of Roma from the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, including Kosovo, to Serbia and Montenegro from Council of Europe member states (EN/FR)
5. Report on the UNHCR/Council of Europe Seminar on “Roma IDPs, Refugees and Returnees: Current Policies, Practices and Plans for Addressing their Needs”, 2004 (EN)
6. Report on developments in the situation of Roma refugees at the Midzitlija border, the "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 2003 (EN)
7. Report: Roma returnees to Serbia and Montenegro: WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY? (2003)
8. Report on developments in the situation of Roma refugees at the Midzitlija border, the "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 2003 (EN)
9. Workshop on International Protection of Refugees in the Region: The Case of Roma Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons, Skopje 2000 (EN)
10. Situation of Roma IDP’s and returnees in Tuzla canton and Bjelejina area in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000 (EN)
11. Fact Finding mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1996 (EN)
12. Access to Civil Rights for Displaced Roma, Ashkaelia and Egyptians in Montenegro, 19-20 April 2007

Roma Division activity reports

1. Leaflet of the Roma and Travellers Division 2007 (EN/FR)
2. The Roma and Travellers at Council of Europe (power point) 2006 (EN)
3. Roma Division Activity report 2004 (EN/FR)
4. Roma Division Activity report 2003 (EN/FR)

Roma and Police

1. Pilot Project of the Police Specialists for the Work with Communities, May (EN)
2. European Roma Law enforcement initiative, May 2006 (EN)
3. Overall Framework Concerning Relations Between the Police and Roma, Sinti & Travellers, presentation by Dr Robin Oakley (EN)

Strategies and Monitoring

1. Evaluation of the impact of the two previous joint programmes “Council of Europe/OSCE-ODIHR/EC “Roma under the Stability Pact I” and “European Commission/Council of Europe/OSCE-ODIHR Project “Roma under the Stability Pact II”, May 2007 (EN)
2. Evaluation Report of the joint Council of Europe/European Commission projects: Roma under the Stability Pact I and II in “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” (EN)
3. Equal Rights and Treatment for Roma in South Eastern Europe: Manual on the Project Management Methodology (EN)
4. Official estimate figures of Roma and Travellers in Council of Europe member states and Belarus (updated by the Roma & Travellers Division –June 2007) (EN)
5. Final Report joint CoE/UNHCR conference on the National Strategy for Roma in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Development of Action Plans, 19-20 June 2006
6. International Conference on the Implementation and Harmonization of National Policies on Roma, Sinti and Travellers “Guidelines for a Common Vision”, Bucharest, 4 and 5 May 2006 (EN)

7. Meeting report of the "WORKSHOP ON PARTICIPATIVE MONITORING & EVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR ROMA in Croatia, 2005 (EN)
8. Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation seminar for the Council of Europe, 2-3-4 June 2004 (EN)
9. Monitoring and Evaluation Methodology of National Programmes/Strategies for Roma or Travellers: A Brainstorming Seminar between Key Practitioners to Share Ways Forward, Strasbourg, 2004 (EN)
10. The role of monitoring and evaluation in national strategies/programmes for Roma and Travellers, Study Visit at the Council of Europe, 2004 (EN/FR)
11. European conference on Policies towards Roma, Gypsies and Travellers, Granada, Spain, 2003 (EN/FR/Spanish)
12. Setting up of a Roma National Strategy Secretariat in Serbia: Project realization report, 2003 (EN)
13. Evaluation of the impact of the two previous joint programmes “Council of Europe/OSCE-ODIHR/EC “Roma under the Stability Pact I” and “European Commission/Council of Europe/OSCE-ODIHR Project “Roma under the Stability Pact II” (EN)
14. Project Management Methodology Guide (EN)

Trafficking in human beings

1. Meeting report: Round Table on trafficking of Roma children in Albania, Strasbourg, September 2004 (EN)

Travellers

1. Recommendation (2004)14 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the movement and encampment of Travellers in Europe (EN/FR/Romani/Slovak)
2. The movement of Travellers in Council of Europe Member States, 2002 (En/FR)
3. Recommendation (1983) 1 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on Stateless Nomads and Nomads of Undetermined Nationality (En/FR)
4. Resolution (1975) 13 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the Social Situation of Nomads in Europe (En/Fr)
5. Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 563 (1969) on the situation of Gypsies and other Travellers in Europe (En/Fr)

Youth and Gender

1. Youth Video Project Plementina, August-November 2007: Activity Report
2. ACTIVITY REPORT: « All different, all equal » - Summer camp and Roma Youth Festival, 20-26 August 2007, Ohrid (Under the patronage of Mr. Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights, Council of Europe)
3. ROMA YOUTH – SITUATION AND PERSPECTIVES, 10 YEARS AFTER THE RAXI CAMPAIGN 2007 (EN)
4. Week on Romaphobia, Strasbourg 2006 (EN)
5. Press release: FERYP celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the RAXI Campaign, 6-11 June 2005 (EN/FR)

a. Speech of the Deputy Secretary General of Council of Europe (EN/FR)

6. Report: Young Roma and Alternatives to Migration, 2004 (EN)
7. Training of Romani and Traveller women to combat discrimination. (Developing a strategic plan for the International Roman Women’s Network), 2004 (EN)
8. Aspects légaux de la migration en Europe, Octobre 2004 (Power point) (FR)
9. Report: "Conference on Roma Women and Access to Public Health Care: Ensuring Effective Access", 2003 (EN/FR/Romani)

MG-S-ROM (Group of Experts for Roma, Gypsies and Travellers) ; as of 12 July 2006 the name of the Committee has changed to “Committee of Experts on Roma and Travellers “:
MG-S-ROM Meeting reports 2006
(pending for May 2006 report , Bucharest)
MG S Rom new mandate
New mandate adopted by the Ministers’ Deputies at their 971^st meeting in Strasbourg on 12 July 2006 – MG-S-ROM 2006 6 (EN/FR)
MG-S-ROM Meeting reports 2005

1. Final REPORT (adopted by the Group at its 19 meeting, 7-8 April 2005, Strasbourg) (EN/FR)
2. Conclusions of the 20^th meeting, 22-23 November 2005, Strasbourg (EN)

MG-S-ROM Meeting reports 2004

1. FINAL REPORT (adopted by the Group at its 18 meeting, 23-24 November 2004, Presov, Slovakia) (EN/FR)
2. List of Decisions (adopted by the Group at its 17 meeting, 29-30 March 2004, Strasbourg) (EN/FR)

MG-S-ROM Meeting reports 2003

1. FINAL REPORT (adopted by the Group at its 16 meeting, 27-28 November 2003) (EN/FR)
2. FINAL REPORT (adopted by the Group at its 15 meeting, 24-25 March 2003, Palais de l’Europe, Strasbourg) (EN/FR)

MG-S-ROM Opinions

1. Provisional opinion of the MG-S-ROM concerning Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 1633 (2003) 1 on Forced Return of Roma from the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, including Kosovo, to Serbia and Montenegro from Council of Europe member states (EN/FR)
2. MG-S-ROM opinion on the Finnish initiative and the French-Finnish contribution on the European Forum for Roma and Travellers, 2003 (EN/FR)
3. Opinion of the MG-S-ROM to PACE Recommendation 1708 (2005); Document MG-S-ROM (2005) 14 (EN)

MG-S-ROM Field Visits

1. Report on the joint OSCE/ODIHR - Council of Europe Field mission on the situation of the Roma in Kosovo, 1999 (EN/FR)
2. Report on a study visit to Valdemingómez (Madrid) 21-23 april 1997 (EN/FR)
3. Fact Finding mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1996 (EN/FR)

MG-S-ROM General documents

1. MG-S-ROM (2004) 14, Council of Europe activities related to Roma, Gypsies and Travellers (EN/FR)
2. MG-S-ROM (2002)10 rev, The movement of Travellers in Council of Europe Member States, 2002 (EN/FR)
3. MG-S-ROM (2000)13, Roma and statistics (EN/FR)
4. MG-S-ROM (2000)5, Problems arising in connection with the international mobility of the Roma in Europe and the recent emigration of Roma from the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, 2000 (EN/FR)
5. MG-S-ROM (2000)3, Memorandum prepared by the Secretariat on problems facing Roma/Gypsies in the field of housing, 2000 (EN/FR)
6. MG-S-ROM (1999)5 rev, Economic and employment problems faced by Roma/Gypsies in Europe (EN/FR)
7. MG-S-ROM (99) 1, Housing, urban planning and poverty: problems faced by Roma/Gypsy communities with particular reference to central and eastern Europe (EN/FR)
8. MG-S-ROM (98) 15, Meetings of national consultative bodies between Roma/Gypsies and governments, 1998 (EN/FR)

International Roma Day : 8 April

1. Statement by Council of Europe Deputy Secretary General, Mrs. Maud de Boer-Buquicchio (EN)
2. "Europeans must learn more about Roma": Statement by Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, on the occasion of the International Roma Day (EN)

European Roma and Travellers Forum: (see also: www.ertf.org )

1. Final activity report: Document CM (2004)179, 2 november 2004 (EN/FR/Romani)
2. Partnership agreement between the Council of Europe and the European Roma and Travellers Forum (EN)
3. Statement by Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe on the occasion of the European Roma and Travellers Forum (EN/FR)
4. Interview (16.12.2004) de M. Rudko Kawczynski au Conseil de l'Europe: « Nous ne serons plus les perdants de l'Europe » (FR)
5. First Roma and Travellers Forum Plenary Assembly to be held at Council of Europe from 13 to 15 December: Press release (EN)

Council of Europe Coordinator for Roma issues

1. Activity report of the Coordinator for Roma and Travellers: 2004 (EN/FR)
2. Report of the meeting of the Informal Contact Group of International Organisations on Roma, Sinti and Travellers, Bruxelles, 2004 (EN/FR)
3. Reply to PACE Recommendation 1708 (2005) from the COORDINATOR on Roma Activities of the COUNCIL OF EUROPE, 2005 (EN)

Roma Division Traineeship’s newsletters

1. Fifth Internship Newsletter (EN)
2. Fourth Internship Newsletter (EN)
3. Third Internship Newsletter (EN)
4. Second Internship Newsletter (EN)
5. First Internship Newsletter (EN)

Council of Europe Jurisprudence on Roma and Travellers:
Collective Complaints under the Social Charter

1. No. 31/2005 European Roma Rights Center (ERRC) v. Bulgaria (EN/FR)
2. No. 27/2004 European Roma Rights Center v. Italy (EN/FR)
3. No. 15/2003 European Roma Rights Centre v. Greece (EN/FR)

European Court of Human Rights
List of 17 pendent or Judged cases concerning Roma and Travellers (EN)

ECHR Press release

1. Press release issued by the Registrar, CHAMBER JUDGMENT D.H. AND OTHERS v. THE CZECH REPUBLIC, 7.2.2006
2. CHAMBER JUDGMENT BEKOS AND KOUTROPOULOS v. GREECE, Press release issued by the Registrar, 13.12.2005
3. The European Court of Human Rights has notified in writing a judgment[1] in the case of Moldovan and Others v. Romania (no. 2) (application nos. 41138/98 and 64320/01). (Read the Registrar Press release)
4. Grand Chamber judgment Nachova and Others v. Bulgaria made public on 7 July 2005: violation of Article 2 (right to life) and violation of Article 14 of the Convention taken in conjunction with Article 2 of the Convention (read the Registrar Press release).

Stability Pact: Roma in SEE, IInd and IIIrd Joint EC/CoE/OSCE-ODHIR Programmes
Albania

1. Launching Seminar of the Project: "Equal Rights and Treatment for Roma" in Albania, Council of Europe press release 2006 (EN)
2. Council of Europe to raise awareness of Roma in southeastern Europe, 19/09/2006 - The International Herald Tribune - AP / USA (EN)
3. Council of Europe helps Roma citizens to achieve equal rights, 19/09/2006 - People's Daily online / China (EN)
4. Meeting report: Round Table on trafficking of Roma children in Albania, Strasbourg, September 2004 (EN)
5. Meeting on Implementation of the National Programme for Roma, September 2003 (EN)
6. Report on the Proceeding of the Seminar with the Topic ”ROMA MOVEMENT FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT”, September 2003 (EN)
7. Key terms on Monitoring and Evaluation, Albanian version (Albanian)
8. Council of Europe Roma rights conference to feature key Albanian government support, Press release (EN)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1. First training for governmental officials on participative Monitoring and evaluation techniques, Sarajevo, 5-6 December 2006::

a. Agenda: EN / BCS
b. Key terms for Monitoring and Evaluation: EN / BCS (word)
c. Domestic Implementation of International Laws: EN / BCS (word)
d. Swot chart: EN / BCS (word)
e. Skateholder analysis: EN / BCS (word)
f. Framework Convention for National Minorities: BCS (PDF)
g. Photogallery of the training event

2. Report on "Roma Access to Employment in SEE", 2005 (EN)
3. OSCE - Informal Roma Settlements in Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 2004 (EN)
4. Report on "Roma Access to Employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina", 2004 (EN/Bosnian)
5. Access of Roma to Education and Health care services, 2002 (EN)
6. Recommendations for the Round Table on the Status of Roma, 2001 (EN)
7. Recommendations for the meeting on the Establishment of a national advisory board for Roma, 2001 (EN)
8. Assembly meeting of Romani Non-Governmental Organisation: List of elected, 2001 (EN)
9. Situation of Roma IDP’s and returnees in Tuzla canton and Bjelejina area in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000 (EN)
10. Summary of activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and reports, 2000/2001/2002 (EN)

Bulgaria
“Advocating for Desegregation - Creation of institutional tools towards school desegregation” (EN)
Croatia

1. Report on "Roma Access to Employment in SEE", 2005 (EN)
2. Report on "Roma Access to Employment in Croatia", 2004 (EN/HR)
3. Report on Round table on Croatian strategy for Roma, February 2002 (EN)
4. Report on obstacles facing the Roma minority of Croatia in accessing citizenship, housing, health and social assistance rights, 2002 (EN)
5. Workshop Report on employment, Cakovec, May 2002 (EN)
6. National conference of Croatian Roma Organisations, 2001 (EN)
7. Meeting with Government Representatives of the Republic of Croatia on the National programme for Roma, Zagreb, 2001 (EN)
8. Meeting report of the "WORKSHOP ON PARTICIPATIVE MONITORING & EVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR ROMA, 2005 (EN)
9. Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe: Roma Education Pilot-project: After-School Tutoring for Roma Children, 2005 (EN)

Moldova

1. Training “Techniques of negotiation and communication” on Public Policies Negotiation Skills, 2004
2. Roma Sanitary mediators between necessity and innovation: Romania, Moldavia, Spain, Ireland, France
3. Report on the Health Mediators Training under the project coordinate by the Concil of Europe, 2003
4. Secretariatul Grupului de Negociere a Romilor: Raportul de activitate, 2004 (only in Moldovian)
5. Romii din Republica Moldova: Mecanisme guvernamentale si neguvernamentale de elaborate a unei strategii naţionale comprehensive de imbunatatire a situatiei romilor (only in Moldovian)
6. Masa rotunda “Dezvoltarea unui Program National Comprehensiv pentru Romii din Moldova”, 2003 (only in Moldovian)

Romania

1. South East Europe Regional Project to Promote Employment Opportunities for Roma, 2002 (EN)
2. Report of the Seminar: The Training for Roma/Gypsy school assistants and mediators, 2004 (EN)
3. Roma Sanitary mediators between necessity and innovation: Romania, Moldavia, Spain, Ireland, France (EN)

"the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia"

1. Launching Seminar of the Project: "Equal Rights and Treatment for Roma", Skopje, 30-31 March 2006 (EN)
2. First training on Monitoring and evaluation techniques:

1. Agenda: EN / MK
2. Key terms for Monitoring and Evaluation: EN / MK (word)
3. Domestic Implementation of International Laws: EN / MK (word)
4. Swot chart: EN / MK (word)