Equal access to quality education for Roma
Despite years of governmental promises, Roma children in many European countries remain excluded from quality education. Segregated into Roma-only classes or schools, wrongly shunted into special schools for children with intellectual disabilities, crowded into decrepit classrooms and let down by teachers' low expectations, Roma children face serious challenges to complete even basic education.
Roma are Europe's largest minority and a key part of its future. Unless European leaders live up to their promises, Europe will pay dearly for losing another generation of Roma children to discrimination and neglect.
This is the situation of Roma children in education as detailed in the series of EUMAP monitoring reports on Equal Access to Quality Education for Roma. The monitoring project was established in 2005 and is carried out in co-operation with the ESP (Education Support program) and RPP (Roma Participation Program) of the Open Society Institute. It follows up on previous EUMAP reports on Roma in eight Central and Eastern European countries and Germany in 2001-2004.
Download or order the reports!
Two volumes of reports and a summary report were published in 2007, covering eight of the countries involved in the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015 and an international overview. All country reports were translated in national languages in 2007-2008.
Download or order either volume or separate country reports:
- Country reports in both English and translation: Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovakia.
- International overview in English and seven other languages
Launches and press info, media coverage
Read the press releases for each of the report launches, related press info and launch reports, or review some of the media coverage the reports have received.
More info about the project
Read more about the project, review the project’s methodology, find an overview of reporters, specialists and case study locations, view the contributions EUMAP has made to international events and organisations on the basis of the reports, or download a copy of the poster.
NEW! Brochure: 10 Goals for Improving Access to Education for Roma
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Learn about the follow-up projects!
EUMAP monitoring is aimed at sparking advocacy activities. The reports on Equal Access to Quality Education for Roma are now being used in a number of national follow-up projects.
NEW! Information about Macedonian follow-up project
NEW! Suggested draft amendments to educational legislation in Hungary (in Hungarian)
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Report of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights’ Special Mission to Kosovo
2009-07
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Council of Europe
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, conducted a visit to Kosovo from 23 to 27 March 2009. Besides Prishtinë/Priština, the Commissioner and his delegation visited north Mitrovica/Mitrovicë, including the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian camps of Česmin Lug and Osterode. In this report, the Commissioner seeks to analyse the human rights challenges for the people living in Kosovo without entering into the broader political context, which is not within his mandate. This ...
Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
2009-06-25
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Council of Europe
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A sustainable solution for the Kosovo Roma refugees
2009-06-09
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Chachipe
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the end of the war over Kosovo, Chachipe has issued an urgent call to the EU to find a solution to the refugee crisis. Ten years after the end of the war, several ten thousand Kosovo Roma are still waiting for their cases to be resolved, the organisation says in a letter to the European Council. In this letter, Chachipe expresses its concern at the recent signature ...
Burying the Past: Impunity for enforced disappearances and abductions in Kosovo
2009-06-08
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Amnesty International
In this report, published on the tenth anniversary of the end of the war in Kosovo, Amnesty International raises concerns about the failure of the authorities in Kosovo and Serbia to abide by their obligations to investigate and prosecute enforced disappearances and abductions, and to bring the perpetrators on both sides to justice. The report makes recommendations aimed at ending the impunity enjoyed by the perpetrators and calls on the authorities in both Serbia and ...
The Right to Education for Every Child: Removing Barriers and Fostering Inclusion for Roma Children
2009-06-03
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Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015
This is the outcome document of the "The Right to Education for Every Child: Removing Barriers and Fostering Inclusion for Roma Children" conference. Hosted under the Presidency of the Serbian Government of the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015, this conference brought together Governments, Roma Civil Society, International Agencies, and education experts to share experience and chart a new agenda in breaking down barriers of Roma children to quality education, and foster inclusion.
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