Roma, Sinti & Travellers
          

This section gives one-point access to materials and information related to Roma, Sinti, and Travellers in the OSCE region. Links are provided to national and international action plans, as well as policy recommendations and practices and initiatives to improve the situation for Roma, Sinti, and Travellers. Relevant documents and publications of various topics related to Roma, Sinti and Travellers can also be reviewed in this section.

All action plans on Roma can also be accessed through the Quick reference "Action plans" while the country pages provide access to all relevant information on a country-by-country approach.

Latest documents and publications
Astana Declaration by the Chairperson-in-Office
OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO)
Published: Astana : OSCE, 30 June 2010

Meeting: OSCE High-Level Conference on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination (Astana, 29-30 June 2010)


Doc.no. CIO.GAL/111/10


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Material type: declaration
Subject: tolerance - anti-discrimination - anti-racism - anti-Gypsyism - anti-Semitism - Islamophobia - xenophobia - freedom of religion or belief - Christianophobia - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Country coverage: OSCE region

"Combating racism and intolerance against Roma and Sinti remains a challenge throughout the OSCE area" : presentation of the OSCE ODIHR Senior Adviser on Roma and Sinti
Mirga, Andrzej ; OSCE ODIHR Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues (CPRSI)
Published: Astana : ODIHR, 29 June 2010

Meeting: OSCE High-Level Conference on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination (Plenary session 3, Combating racism, xenophobia and discrimination, also focusing on intolerance and discrimination against Christians and members of other religions : Astana, 29-30 June 2010)


Doc.no. ODIHR.GAL/43/10


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Material type: speech
Subject: anti-Gypsyism - hate crime - racism - discrimination - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe - Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Country coverage: OSCE region

Speech of Mr Mario Mauro, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson in Office on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination, also focusing on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians and Members of Other Religions
Mauro, Mario ; OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO)
Published: OSCE, 28 June 2010

Meeting: OSCE High-Level Conference on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination (Plenary session 3, Combating racism, xenophobia and discrimination, also focusing on intolerance and discrimination against Christians and members of other religions : Astana, 29-30 June 2010)


Doc.no. CIO.GAL/107/10


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Material type: speech
Subject: discrimination - racism - xenophobia - anti-Gypsyism - Christianophobia - freedom of religion or belief - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe - Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Country coverage: OSCE region




Upcoming events
OSCE High Level Conference on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination
Astana
29-30 June 2010
A preparatory meeting for civil-society representatives will be held on 28 June 2010More information


Key documents
Addressing violence, promoting integration : field assessment of violent incidents against Roma in Hungary : key developments, findings and recommendations, June-July 2009
ODIHR
15 June 2010
Police and Roma and Sinti : good practices in building trust and understanding
OSCE
29 April 2010
Press release
Decision no. 8/09 : enhancing OSCE efforts to ensure Roma and Sinti sustainable integration
OSCE
2 December 2009
Implementation of the action plan on improving the situation of Roma and Sinti within the OSCE area
ODIHR
24 September 2008
Status report on fulfilling the commitments made in the action plan.
Factsheet on the action plan on improving the situation of Roma and Sinti within the OSCE area
ODIHR
21 September 2006
This factsheet provides an overview of the Action Plan on Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti within the OSCE Area.
Awareness raising for Roma activists on the issue of trafficking in human beings in South-Eastern Europe : position paper
ODIHR
April 2006
Action plan on improving the situation of Roma and Sinti within the OSCE area
OSCE
27 November 2003
The Action Plan is intended to reinforce the efforts of the participating States and relevant OSCE institutions and structures aimed at ensuring that Roma and Sinti people are able to play a full and equal part in our societies, and at eradicating discrimination against them.
The ODIHR Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues : an overview
ODIHR
22 January 2001
OSCE report on the situation of Roma and Sinti