European Roma Rights Centre

🚨 We’re leaving X (formerly Twitter) 🚨 We’re proud ✊ of our work fighting online hate. But we won’t stay on a platform enabling racists & run by a far-right billionaire. 🚫😔 💬 Join us on Bluesky & Threads: ➡️ bit.ly/4g2SNu2 ➡️ bit.ly/4goggpj

In a new ERRC report, #RomaRightsDefenders sound the alarm about the volume of #onlinehate content targeting #Roma and spell out what needs to be done to combat online antigypsyism. Read more: bit.ly/3VaZscW

🌍 On #EndViolenceAgainstWomen Day, we stand for justice for Romani women facing systemic violence: inadequate medical care, forced evictions, hate speech, hate crimes, & more.#RomaRights #NoExcuse

Victory for family rights in #Bulgaria: The Supreme Court has overturned a decision to separate a Romani child from their family, setting a vital precedent for unbiased assessments in care cases. A win for #justice & #equality ✊. ➡️ bit.ly/3UZgvyG

📅 Date: 27 November 2024 📍 Location: Residence Palace (Maelbeek Room), Brussels 📌 We invite you to the final event of the MOVING ON project in Brussels. REGISTER HERE 👉 bit.ly/3YFIynW

📅 Date: 27 November 2024 📍 Location: Residence Palace (Maelbeek Room), Brussels 🕒 Time: 10:00 - 12:00 (registration opens at 09:30) 📰REGISTRATION FORM: bit.ly/3YFIynW

The ERRC & the Equal Opportunities Initiative urge #Bulgaria to reform its childcare system to end discriminatory child removals & segregation of Romani children. New research reveals underfunding & institutional racism within the system. #CISC 👉bit.ly/3Uqosg0

"Center, does not stop, three people inside, Gypsies.” That's how police identified the vehicle of Romani teenager #NikosSampanis before they chased him down and executed him in the street #JusticeForNikos #RomaLivesMatter #acab #CopsKill Read more here: tinyurl.com/nikossampanis

Authorities in Calabria 🇮🇹 intend to spend €36 million to evict Roma and put them in a brand new segregated ghetto...using EU funding! 🇪🇺 Alongside Italian activists, and 9 Members of the @EUparliament, we demand the @EU_Commission investigate now: tinyurl.com/bdzz2x8c

📌 We have just submitted an urgent request to the @ECHR_CEDH requesting a measure to halt the eviction of an informal Romani camp in Italy. @Ass21luglio shorturl.at/J5ufT

🚨 The mayor of Guidonia-Montecelio has forced the eviction of 170 Roma, including minors. ERRC & @Ass21luglio condemn this violation of #humanrights. €500/person offered as "support" vs €28K spent – why not invest in sustainable housing instead?

🏛️ A Bulgarian district court has ruled in favour of a Romani family, restoring their four children removed by the state. This victory, supported by the Equal Opportunities Initiative and ERRC, sheds light discrimination against Romani families: shorturl.at/he2d9

🇷🇸 Equal access to non-segregated education is crucial for Roma equality✊. Today in Belgrade, the ERRC joined the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality at a conference, sharing insights on Roma discrimination in education. #sicljovipe

Three Romani minors who allege they were kidnapped, racially abused, and tortured by the owners of a petrol station in the village of Grebenac, #Serbia are receiving legal support from the ERRC: shorturl.at/bxcgl

📢We call on newly elected MEPs to support re-establishing the Anti-racism & Diversity Intergroup in the EU Parliament. Now more than ever, we need a coalition that champions equality, inclusion & justice. #ARDI shorturl.at/WYAvy

We have secured three domestic court rulings in favour of #children at the Tetovo Correctional Home, #NorthMacedonia. ✊ #sicljovipe #RomaRights PR: shorturl.at/NcHJk

👉 Apply for a 7-day training in Athens (3-9 Nov 2024) with ERRC, Greek Forum of Refugees, and Cassero LGBTI+ Center! 🏳️‍🌈 Open to youth workers supporting marginalised young people on LGBTQI, Roma rights, anti-racism, and refugees. shorturl.at/V98gY

Learn, Organise, Smash Racism: The ERRC #RomaRightsSummerSchool2024 #RRSS2024 youtu.be/rhFwTWEQnyk?si=QC2f… via @YouTube

➡To our fellow activists, friends in civil society, Roma, allies, and all those who care about human rights... Join the boycott. #BoycottHungaryEUPresidency #MagyarEUElnökségBojkott

2⃣7⃣ arrested in #Leeds after riots on 18th July. The unrest followed the removal of 5 Romani children from their home, sparking outrage. Read more: shorturl.at/L1Cle