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EU accession:
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Minorities in Romania
Legislation
Organisations
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APADOR - Romanian Helsinki:
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MINELRES Romania
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European Commission on Racism
and Intolerance (ECRI): First
Round Report (1997)
Project
on Ethnic Relations:
Access
to Legal Aid for Indigent Criminal Defendants in Central and Eastern Europe:
Romania Country Report, Monica Macovei, 1997 [Public
Interest Law Initiative]
Human Rights Internet: For
the Record 1998 and For
the Record 1997
U.S. Department of State:
Romania Human Rights Practices
International Helsinki Federation
for Human Rights Annual Reports on Romania
Amnesty
International reports on Romania:
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AI Annual Report entry (1999)
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AI Annual Report entry (1998)
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AI Annual Report entry (1997)
Human Rights Watch
Minorities at Risk Project files:
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EU
From the Commission's
Regular Report on Romania's Progress Towards Accession, 1999:
Prejudice
towards Roma remains widespread. The Roma continue to be one of the most
exposed social groups and the current economic crisis has resulted in deterioration
in their living conditions. Officially discrimination is not allowed by
law. However, in practice there are numerous examples of illegal discrimination
in employment and education. Anecdotal evidence indicates police brutality,
prejudice, racist harassment and violence but it is difficult to
quantify. On the other hand there are examples of positive discrimination
in the education system although this is still pilot projects.
An Inter-ministerial
Committee for National Minorities has been established and has contributed
to strengthening the mechanism for Roma participation in the decision making
process on Roma issues. The Roma community has set up a Working Group of
Roma Associations including elected representatives from the community,
thus facilitating liaison with public authorities.
An agreement on
elaboration of a strategy for the protection of the Roma minority
has been signed between the Department for the Protection of National
Minorities and the Working Group. The Working Group of Roma Associations
has nominated 8 Roma experts as members of a sub-committee of the
Committee for National Minorities.
While progress can be registered
in establishing the institutional framework to improve the conditions of
the Roma, progress on the ground is very slow. It is important that both
the Government and the Roma community remain committed to the elaboration
and implementation of the strategy for the protection of Roma. Particular
attention will have to be paid to enforcement at regional and local
levels and the proper budgeting of measures foreseen.
Phare
A search on the Phare Search
Facility yields two programmes dealing with minorities (Roma) in
Romania:
Objectives:
The main objectives of the programme are to: contribute to the more efficient,
effective and modern operation of the magistracy and enhance its capacity
to meet the requirements of the acquis communautaire; provide in the short-term
for the basic welfare needs of children in care and, in the longer-term,
assist the central and local authorities to strengthen and diversify activities
in the field of the protection of children's rights and improve the effectiveness
of all services and institutions involved in child welfare.
Budget: 28 million
Euros (none of which is allocated specifically to minorities)
Objectives:
The objectives of the programme are to: set up, through a government strategy,
the institutional, legal and policy basis for improving the social and
economic situation of the Roma community, including respect for rights,
as defined in national and international law; assist the government in
implementing its comprehensive child care reform strategy, a priority in
the context of meeting European Union pre-accession requirements.
Budget: 12 Million
Euros (of which 2 million is allocated to the Roma component)
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