Roma Poverty and the Roma National Strategies: The Cases of Albania, Greece and Serbia
This study examines the impact of the Roma national strategies aimed at reducing Roma poverty in South-East Europe.
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Roma, Gypsies and Travellers
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Advocacy statements
- MRG Urges Action to Protect Aquatic Ecosystems and Ensure Safe Drinking Water for All
- MRG demands strong action in combatting racial discrimination and ensuring equal access to fundamental human rights
- MRG concerned about the situation of black and other marginalized people with disabilities in Brazil
- MRG and partner worried about the state of minority and Roma rights in Ukraine
- UPR of Hungary: MRG and Idetartozunk Egyesület call on the government to secure the rights of Roma
- MRG calls on states to increase their support to the UN Forum on Minority Issues
- MRG reacts to the report of the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues on conflict prevention and minority rights
- MRG expresses grave concern over recent reports of extreme hate speech against minorities in India
- MRG reacts to the report of the UN Freedom of Religion or Belief expert on religious minorities in conflict
- MRG & partners call on Russia to cease the violence caused by the war against Ukraine
Documentary films
- Les femmes sub-sahariennes en Tunisie, à l’intersection des discriminations
- Sub-Saharan women in Tunisia, at the intersection of discriminations
- Minority Testimonies of Statelessness
- Nuevo documental de MRG y Hollman Morris: El Oro para Suarez – Mineros afrocolombianos defendiendo sus raíces
Events
- EVENT: Roma communities and water justice | Roma közösségek és a víz-igazságosság
- Why Tajikistan’s indigenous Pamiri need our attention
- La situation des minorités et autres groupes minorisés en Tunisie, entre discrimination et reconnaissance
- Minorities and minoritized groups in Tunisia, between discrimination and recognition of diversity
- EVENT: On the edge of society – Discrimination against Roma in Croatia and Bulgaria (BLG/ENG)
- EVENT: On the edge of society – Discrimination against Roma in Croatia and Bulgaria (CRO/ENG)
- EVENT: History of Tyranny – The ongoing persecution of Hazaras in Afghanistan
- Gwendolyn Albert: Stanislav Tomáš and the plight of European Roma
- Event: Access to Education and Health among Minority and Indigenous Communities in Kenya
- 25th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Minorities – panel discussion in New York
Key legal cases
News and blogs
- Media and minorities: Roundtables as a tool for exchange
- The devastating impact of the recent earthquakes on Turkey’s minorities
- Magical Moments: Claire Thomas reporting from Somalia
- No Data IS Data: what existing but untapped disaggregated data tells us about inequalities in vaccination rates in the Global South
- Is the world paying enough attention to indigenous mental health?
- Kick off in Qatar: Who is being overshadowed?
- They have never caused any war
- Empowering Kenya’s indigenous Sengwer to advocate for better healthcare and education
- Proud Roma: Celebrating Romani culture and pride through film
- How much do you know about important minority and indigenous events and trends of 2021?
News from our projects
- Minorities in Turkey face numerous challenges in securing their rights to education in minority languages
- Accurate data key to amplifying indigenous voices
- La langue amazighe : entre le risque de disparition et l’espoir de victoire
- The Amazigh language: between the risk of extinction and the hope of victory
- Minority Rights Group Europe Launches two new projects in Turkey
- Virtual Advice Centers: A tool to safeguard Roma rights in Macedonia
- Macedonia: Institutional discrimination and police brutality against Roma
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Video stories on everyday challenges faced by Roma communities
Press releases
- UN Committee makes historic recommendations to Brazilian Government on intersectional discrimination between disability and race
- Where to turn? Discrimination and barriers to justice are a reality for Roma in Hungary and Serbia
- Roma in Croatia and Bulgaria face discrimination with little recourse to legal remedies – new report
- MRG condemns widespread attacks against Hindu minority in Bangladesh
- Kenya’s minority and indigenous communities missing out on education and healthcare access
- Les autorités françaises arrêtent Roger Lumbala, ancien chef de milice, pour crimes contre l’humanité en RDC
- French authorities arrest Roger Lumbala, former militia leader, for crimes against humanity in the DRC
- Global technology report warns of a bleak tech future for minorities and indigenous peoples
- Six months since being declared a pandemic, evidence mounts of how Covid-19 hits minorities and indigenous peoples hardest – New briefing
- بعد ستة أشهر من إعلانه وباء، تظهر الأدلة المتزايدة أن فايروس الكورونا يؤثر على الأقليات والشعوب الأصلية بصورة كبيرة – تقرير جديدة
Statements
- Military crackdown in Tajikistan: another step backwards for Pamiri minority rights and towards potential conflict
- MRG condemns killing of Priyantha Kumara, minority Christian in Pakistan
- By turning down bill against forced conversion, Pakistan fails to address human rights violations
- Joint Letter to demand justice for Stanislav Tomáš
- Communiqué contre le racisme et la xénophobie
- بيان للتنديد بخطاب العنصريّة وكره الأجانب
- Statement against racism and xenophobia
- MRG stands in solidarity with Palestinians and denounces all violence against civilians
- MRG concerned about anti-slavery linked arrests in Mauritania
- MRG préoccupé par les récentes arrestations liées à la lutte contre l’esclavage en Mauritanie
Programmes
- Improving access for Roma communities to employment opportunities in the hospitality industry
- Promoting Roma Equality in Slovenia and Slovakia (PRESS)
- Inclusive Peacebuilding in Thailand’s Southern Border Province
- Diversity: Impact on Vaccine Equality (DIVE)
- Freedom, rights and justice: Combatting descent-based slavery in Mauritania
- Fighting against all forms of discrimination in Tunisia (All 4 All)
- Iran and Iraq: Strengthening human rights defenders organisations working with vulnerable civilians
- Strengthening Capacity of Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities and Ensure an Effective Advocacy for them in Turkey
- Equality for Roma through Enhanced Legal Access (ERELA): Increasing Roma access to justice in Bulgaria and Croatia
- Roma Equality through Increased Legal Access (REILA): Increasing the access to justice of the Roma in Hungary and Serbia
Publications
- Combatting discrimination through enhanced access to justice in Croatia and Bulgaria
- No Data IS Data: What existing but untapped disaggregated data tells us about inequalities in vaccination rates in the Global South
- Protests, discrimination and the future of minorities in Iran
- Equality and justice on the sidelines: Comparative report on discrimination against Roma and their access to justice in Slovakia and Slovenia
- Building trust in equality: Enhancing access to justice for Roma in Hungary and Serbia
- Impact of Covid-19 on the rights of minorities and ‘minoritized’ populations: consultation with civil society
- Discrimination against Roma in Croatia and Bulgaria: A comparative report
- Strategy 2017-2020: Report on implementation
- Access to Education and Health among Minority and Indigenous Communities in Kenya
- Online hatred pushing minorities to the periphery: An analysis of Pakistani social media feeds
