The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) has been awarded the Council of Europe Raoul Wallenberg Prize for its outstanding and impressive contribution to raise awareness of the human rights situation of the Roma people, the largest ethnic minority in Europe.… Continue reading » “The European Roma Rights Centre awarded Raoul Wallenberg Prize”
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New Report: Over 80 Initiated Evictions since 2013 of Informal Roma Settlements in Sweden
Swedish municipalities have initiated more than 80 evictions of vulnerable EU citizens, mostly Roma, from informal settlements on the grounds of poor sanitation since 2013, according to a new report from the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian … Continue reading » “New Report: Over 80 Initiated Evictions since 2013 of Informal Roma Settlements in Sweden”
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Public Debate: EU Mobility, Begging and the Roma
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The Raoul Wallenberg Institute is hosting a panel discussion about EU citizens of Roma origin that have migrated to Lund, Malmö and Copenhagen, many of them to beg.
“Roma inclusion is one of the … Continue reading » “Public Debate: EU Mobility, Begging and the Roma”
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Project Explores How Cities Address the Roma Situation
Recently we interviewed Ioana Bunescu, last recipient of the Martin Alexanderson Research Scholarship and current researcher at Malmö Institute of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM).
Can you tell us about the project you are currently working on?
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Director speaks about the Roma situation in Europe
The director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Morten Kjaerum, participated this week in a major conference on European Roma in Copenhagen. The conference, held in the Danish Parliament, was part of Humanity in Action’s one week “I AM ROMA” campaign … Continue reading » “Director speaks about the Roma situation in Europe”
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