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JOINT STATEMENT - Let Us Not Repeat
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JOINT STATEMENT - Let Us Not Repeat
Roma individuals, civil society organisations, and allies from across the globe; we wish to express our deep concern regarding the war against Ukraine and call on the Russian Federation to cease the attacks and acts of violence against Ukraine.
This war is not only a threat to European security and peace, it is a violation of international humanitarian and human rights laws under treaties ratified by the Russian Federation. This act of violence has already led to far too many deaths on both sides and continues to force hundreds of thousands of citizens to seek refuge in neighbouring countries while many others are stuck in conflict zones where missiles, bombs, and gunfire are a daily occurrence.
As members of the international Roma community, we call in solidarity for peace and diplomatic relations to return.
From the Second World War to the Balkan Wars of the late 1990s, history has shown us that in times of war or conflict, the plight of Roma as well as other minorities is continuously ignored. Ethnic minorities are often rendered invisible and further victimised instead of being provided equal protection. Amid bomb and missile assaults upon Ukrainian cities, let us not yet again forget that among the stranded families (who are increasingly living without supplies, electricity, or medical equipment) are Roma, people of African descent, migrants, and differently-abled human beings. Let us not forget that amongst those joining the resistance to fight for the freedom and security of Ukraine, and all its residents, are those same people.
As we have already witnessed in countries around the world, peoples of all nationalities are standing in solidarity with the civilians affected by war once again in Europe. Let us collectively fight for peace, justice and integrity by:
• Continuing to be united in taking a stand against the horrors of war and violence.
• Calling on authorities to ensure that the 400,000 Roma and other minorities living in Ukraine are granted equal protection and safety when seeking refuge inside and outside of the country.
• Calling on governments, world leaders, international and European institutions to provide equal access to humanitarian aid for Roma, and other marginalised individuals (including those without identity documents, who are in state care, or are in detention).
We call on media editors, journalists, and politicians to not monetise the war against Ukraine in order to promote inflammatory, racist portrayals of marginalised groups, including Roma. Such stories only further stigmatise and victimise minorities and risk additional violence against these groups.
As members of the international Roma community, we ask you to:
• Monitor the human rights violations and violence experienced by Roma and other minorities, who often face double victimisation during times of war.
• We call upon the UN High Commissioner for Refugees agency to work closely with Roma civil society organisations and take measures to ensure that Roma refugees and other minorities face no discrimination (with a particular emphasis on ensuring that discrimination, such as that faced by the Domari population during the war in Syria, is not repeated).
We call on international bodies – the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Development Programme, UNICEF and other UN secretariat units – to provide monitoring and practical assistance for the respect of human rights at the national level, taking into account the international human rights standards for minorities to prevent any violations. We in civil society shall keep relevant international institutions and treaty bodies informed in case the situation of the Roma population in Ukraine deteriorates.
Signed by:
European Roma Grassroots Organisations (ERGO) Network, Belgium
Roma Active Albania association, Albania
Marius Taba, United Kingdom
Soraya Post, Sweden, former Member of the European Parliament
Phiren Amenca International Network, Belgium
European Roma Rights Centre, Belgium
Art Foundation Jaw Dikh, Poland
ROMEA, Czech Republic
ARA ART, Czech Republic
Jarmila Balážová, journalist, Czech Republic.
RomanoNet, Czech Republic
ARA ART SK, Slovakia
KaskoSan Roma Charity, United Kingdom
Roma Support Group, United Kingdom
RomLink initiative
Life Together, Czech Republic
E-Romnja Association, Romania
Margareta Matache, Roma scholar and activist, Romania
This war is not only a threat to European security and peace, it is a violation of international humanitarian and human rights laws under treaties ratified by the Russian Federation. This act of violence has already led to far too many deaths on both sides and continues to force hundreds of thousands of citizens to seek refuge in neighbouring countries while many others are stuck in conflict zones where missiles, bombs, and gunfire are a daily occurrence.
As members of the international Roma community, we call in solidarity for peace and diplomatic relations to return.
From the Second World War to the Balkan Wars of the late 1990s, history has shown us that in times of war or conflict, the plight of Roma as well as other minorities is continuously ignored. Ethnic minorities are often rendered invisible and further victimised instead of being provided equal protection. Amid bomb and missile assaults upon Ukrainian cities, let us not yet again forget that among the stranded families (who are increasingly living without supplies, electricity, or medical equipment) are Roma, people of African descent, migrants, and differently-abled human beings. Let us not forget that amongst those joining the resistance to fight for the freedom and security of Ukraine, and all its residents, are those same people.
As we have already witnessed in countries around the world, peoples of all nationalities are standing in solidarity with the civilians affected by war once again in Europe. Let us collectively fight for peace, justice and integrity by:
• Continuing to be united in taking a stand against the horrors of war and violence.
• Calling on authorities to ensure that the 400,000 Roma and other minorities living in Ukraine are granted equal protection and safety when seeking refuge inside and outside of the country.
• Calling on governments, world leaders, international and European institutions to provide equal access to humanitarian aid for Roma, and other marginalised individuals (including those without identity documents, who are in state care, or are in detention).
We call on media editors, journalists, and politicians to not monetise the war against Ukraine in order to promote inflammatory, racist portrayals of marginalised groups, including Roma. Such stories only further stigmatise and victimise minorities and risk additional violence against these groups.
As members of the international Roma community, we ask you to:
• Monitor the human rights violations and violence experienced by Roma and other minorities, who often face double victimisation during times of war.
• We call upon the UN High Commissioner for Refugees agency to work closely with Roma civil society organisations and take measures to ensure that Roma refugees and other minorities face no discrimination (with a particular emphasis on ensuring that discrimination, such as that faced by the Domari population during the war in Syria, is not repeated).
We call on international bodies – the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Development Programme, UNICEF and other UN secretariat units – to provide monitoring and practical assistance for the respect of human rights at the national level, taking into account the international human rights standards for minorities to prevent any violations. We in civil society shall keep relevant international institutions and treaty bodies informed in case the situation of the Roma population in Ukraine deteriorates.
Signed by:
European Roma Grassroots Organisations (ERGO) Network, Belgium
Roma Active Albania association, Albania
Marius Taba, United Kingdom
Soraya Post, Sweden, former Member of the European Parliament
Phiren Amenca International Network, Belgium
European Roma Rights Centre, Belgium
Art Foundation Jaw Dikh, Poland
ROMEA, Czech Republic
ARA ART, Czech Republic
Jarmila Balážová, journalist, Czech Republic.
RomanoNet, Czech Republic
ARA ART SK, Slovakia
KaskoSan Roma Charity, United Kingdom
Roma Support Group, United Kingdom
RomLink initiative
Life Together, Czech Republic
E-Romnja Association, Romania
Margareta Matache, Roma scholar and activist, Romania
"The Holocaust definition still focusing primarily on Jews, and having other groups mentioned secondarily, hurts within the Roma community” - @OSCE Senior Adviser @DanDoghi told UN News.
— UN News (@UN_News_Centre) January 29, 2020
Full interview here: https://t.co/oVwmYXS1bS
‘Time for justice for Roma’, Senior expert urges on Holocaust Remembrance Day
‘Time for justice for Roma’, Senior expert urges on Holocaust Remembrance Day : Dan Pavel Doghi, Senior Adviser on Roma and Sinti issues for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) says the Roma people should finally receive the justice they deserve. Mr. Doghi attended a United Nations Holocaust Memorial event at UN Headquarters in New York where he spoke about the importance of education to help fight racism and discrimination against vulnerable minorities. UN News’s Ana Carmo started by asking him about the fate of the Roma under the Nazi regime.
Are the online platforms safe for Roma? – Addressing online hate speech against Romani communities
https://www.facebook.com/RomeoFranz/videos/235367351878652/
Interviu - Dan Doghi (OSCE): Cine spune că nu are prejudecăți minte sau este naiv
https://blog.activewatch.ro/antidiscriminare/interviu-dan-doghi-osce-cine-spune-ca-nu-are-prejudecati-minte-sau-este-naiv/
Am discutat cu Dan Pavel Doghi, activist cu o experiență de peste 20 de ani în drepturile omului și șef al Punctului de Contact pe Problematica Etnicilor Romi și Sinti în cadrul OSCE. Dan Pavel ne-a povestit despre experiența lui ca elev de etnie romă în mediul preuniversitar românesc, despre perspectiva lui asupra reformelor necesare din educație și despre cum putem să reacționăm într-un mod sănătos atunci când sunt martori la nedreptăți.
Carte de vizită
Numele meu este Dan Pavel Doghi, sunt din Cluj-Napoca, actualmente sunt șef de departament și șef al punctului de contact pentru romi și sinti din cadrul Biroului pentru Instituții Democratice și Drepturile Omului din Varșovia, birou care este parte din Organizația pentru Securitate și Cooperare în Europa, o organizație guvernamentală cu 57 de state participante, printre care și România.
Cum ați ajuns să lucrați aici?
Am mai lucrat în punctul de contact pentru romi și sinti pe o perioadă de 7 ani ca ofițer, din 2004 până în 2011. Dar înainte de punctul de contact, am lucrat într-o serie de organizații neguvernamentale printre care și organizația „Frații noștri -Amare Pharla” pe care am fondat-o împreună cu tatăl meu, în Cluj-Napoca, în 1996. La doi ani după aceea, împreună cu o serie de colegi studenți romi la universitatea Babeș-Bolyai, am fondat organizația studenților romi „Romanos Suno”.
În 2000 am început să lucrez ca și coordonator de programe în cadrul fundației „Centrul de Resurse Pentru Comunitatile de Romi” din Cluj-Napoca, o fundație care s-a stabilit cu ocazia dizolvării filialelor fundației Soros din România, filialele regionale, și stabilirii așa-zisei rețele Soros Open Network. Am lucrat acolo vreo 4 ani, după care am început să muncesc internațional în Budapesta în cadrul unui program, al unei inițiative numită „Public Interest Law Initiative PILI”, o rețea de altfel în care era un program al Centrului de Studii Juridice al Universității Columbia din SUA. Avea un program de training și educație, iar eu am fost advocacy follow, m-am ocupat de acțiuni și evenimente cu focus pe segregarea copiilor romi în educație, inclusiv plasarea lor abuzivă și discriminatorie în școlile speciale desemnate pentru copii cu dizabilități mintale sau cu dificultăți de învățare. Deci cam asta a fost traiectoria mea.
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