News Roundup: Snapshots from Around Europe
30 July 2004
The pages that follow include Roma rights news and recent developments in the following areas:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Repeated Eviction of Romani Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees Announces Plan to Address Romani Education Problems
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Police Fatally Shoot a Romani Man
Eviction of Roma in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Doctor Comments
Ambulance Refuses to Enter Romani Neighbourhood in Bulgaria
Racially Motivated Attack against Romani Man and Non-Romani Woman in Bulgaria
Kindergarten Workers Abuse Romani Boy in Bulgaria
European Court of Human Rights Finds Bulgarian Government Violated Human Rights
Czech Republic
Racist Attacks against Roma in Czech Republic
Pharmaceutical Firm Ordered to Pay Compensation for Discriminating against Roma in Czech Republic
ERRC Initiates Legal Action in Czech Republic on the Right to Adequate Housing
United Nations Committee against Torture Reviews Czech Republic
Denmark
Romani Woman Forcibly Expelled from Denmark
Finland
Collective Expulsion of Slovak Romani Asylum Seekers from Finland
Greece
Extreme Harm to Roma Living in Substandard Conditions
Greek Police Issue Anti-Romani Document
United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Reviews Greece
Hungary
Discrimination against Roma in Access to Public Accommodation in Hungary
Hungarian Court Punishes Employment Discrimination
Hungarian Police Hold Romani Boy in Custody Arbitrarily
Italy
Italian Authorities Continue To Forcibly Evict Roma Rendering Some Homeless
Italian Law Enforcement Officials Abuse Romani Beggars
Kosovo
Kosovo Police Officers Beat Romani Man
Kosovo Ombudsperson Urges against the Return of Roma, Ashkaelia and Egyptians to the Province
Macedonia
Police Abuse Romani Youth in Macedonia
Romania
Romanian Roma Intimidated After Seeking Justice for Rights Violations
Romanian Government Issues Notification on Desegregation in Education
Legal Action in Romanian School Segregation Case
Russia
Romani Family Members Suffer Extreme Harm Following Threats by Extortionists in Russia
Police Attack Roma in Saint Petersburg
Serbia and Montenegre
Serbian Newspaper Publishes
Serbian Teacher Verbally Assaults Romani Girl
Anti-Discrimination Legal Action in Serbia and Montenegro
Agreement Reached After Court Confirmed Romani Refugees Must Vacate Camp in Serbia and Montenegro
Romani Man Abused in the Criminal Justice System
Slovakia
Controversial Proposal Regarding Romani Education by the EU Commission's Ambassador to Slovakia
Slovak Parliament Adopts Anti-Discrimination Law
Slovenia
Slovenes Reject Government Bill to Re-establish Residency of
United Kingdom
UK Anti-Discrimination Body Announces Crack Down on Anti-Gypsy Signs
European MEPs Force British Tabloid to Clarify Anti-Romani Statements
Travellers Face Forced Eviction and Protests against their Sites in UK
European Court Finds UK Violated Traveller's Right to Respect for Private Life
Ukraine
Ukrainian Authorities Threaten Romani Activist Defending Roma Rights
