THIS ARTICLE SHOWS THAT THERE ARE A WIDE SET OF STANDARDS IN PLACE TO PROMOTE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PARTICIPATION OF MINORITIES. IT IDENTIFIES THE MANY GAPS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED INCLUDING THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATES CONCERNING THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF MINORITY COMMUNITIES, IDENTIFYING THE ROMA AS ONE OF A SET OF MINORITY COMMUNITIES FACING THIS ISSUE. (more…)
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Economic and Social dimensions of Effective Participation
Posted in Articles, Economic Issues, FCNM, Inclusion, Participation, Roma and their Rights on March 9, 2011 |
Education for Roma: A Rights Perspective.
Posted in Presentations, Roma and their Rights on March 1, 2011 |
This presentation focuses on a Rights perspective on Roma education in Europe emphasising the need to enable Roma to empower themselves and basing this on the experience of the Council of Europe in 39 countries. (more…)
Roma and Racism in Europe-A UN issue
Posted in Roma and their Rights on August 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This Article explores why the UN and the UK UNA should take up Roma issues in the United Kingdom and in Europe. It briefly refers to the need for good information on how the situation of Roma are leading to a failure in Britain to meet some of the Millennium Development Goals. (more…)
