Editorial In Solidarity with the Roma People E. PREMDAS PINTO
Social discrimination and
the State and it's instrumentality- to
structural inequities are seen in all
uphold the dignity of the vulnerable
societies – across both the high
citizens.
income and low income countries. The axes of discrimination and
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social exclusion - race, gender, caste, ethnicity and religion – have functioned as the pivotal determinants of poverty and
In Solidarity with Roma People
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indignity. The story of Roma
The Roma People in Europe : A story of marginalization and exclusion
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People illustrates that such discrimination continues to operate in almost all societies and unless
Vaccines are still unavailable for Roma people, ESE Macedonia
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Roma Minority and Social Accountability in Macedonia
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The Power of Community Initiative to Increase Access to Health Care: The People of Roma Set the Way
human dignity cannot be fully
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Access to Health Can't be a Privilege
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Community Based Monitoring in Bulgaria, Amalipe
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Barriers that Roma people face regarding access to health careESE, Macedonia
across Europe and the discrimination that they face from the privileged and the governments is the story of a South within the Global North, story of penury amidst plenty. Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights unequivocally calls for prohibition of discrimination: 'The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in this Convention shall be secured without discrimination on any
upheld.
ground such as sex, race, colour,
Budget Monitoring and Dealing with Institutional Barriers in Macedonia
Budget Monitoring and Legal Empowerment in Macedonia
such discrimination is eliminated,
The story of Roma People spread
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The refugee issue related to the
language, religion, political or other
Syrian crisis became an important
opinion, national or social origin,
political flash point in Europe in the
association with a national minority,
recent past. How, little do we
property, birth or other status'. Article 2
realize that the Roma People have
promises 'right to life' for all and
been living like virtual homeless
Article 4 affirms 'prohibition of
refugees in the European continent
slavery and forced labour'. However,
for several decades, displaced and
the stories from the ground on the
excluded from the civilizational
human rights violations of Roma
developments! The Human Rights
People speak volumes on the contrary
declarations and treatise and the
and a brazen attitude of the State
European Convention on Human
machineries in not being accountable
Rights have not made significant
to the commitments they have made as
impact on the life and dignity of
far as the Roma People are concerned.
Roma People. This reinforces the need for instituting effective mechanisms for accountability of
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This special issue of COPASAH COMMUNIQUE is a tribute of