2010-05-04For Diversity - Against Discrimination
2010-04-07Fundamental Rights Agency statement ahead of International Roma Day 2010
On average, 1 in 4 Roma respondents were victims of personal crime – including assaults, threats and serious harassment – at least once in the previous 12 months. 1 in 5 Roma respondents were victims of racially motivated personal crime at least once in that period.
2010-04-06Ending Europe's exclusion of Roma
By 2030, 16% of Slovakia's under-18s will be Roma, according to a study by the Open Society Foundation Bratislava. The European Commission estimates that by 2040, 40% of the new entrants onto Hungary's labour market will be Roma. http://www.european voice.com/ article/imported /ending-europe% E2%80%99s- exclusion- of-roma/67580. aspx
2010-03-25European-wide Action Week Against Racism 13-21 March 2010
Under the slogan of "Enjoy Diversity" the campaign unites tens of thousands activists, from Portugal to Russia and from Iceland to Cyprus, to claim the streets and celebrate diversity.
List of Activities by country: http://www.unitedagainstracism.org/pages/act10arw.htm
Background information: http://www.unitedagainstracism.org/pages/InfoARW_10.htm
2010-02-26Czech Education Ministry to add tens of millions of crowns to support for Romani pupils
This year authorities will distribute a total of CZK 64 million through subsidy programs for these purposes. More than CZK 14 million, for example, will go to making sure more Romani children attend nursery schools, or toward preparing Romani pupils for middle school. Another CZK 10 million is intended for Romani middles school pupils to help them cover the costs of study. http://www.romea.cz/english/index.php?id=detail&detail=2007_1500
