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UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CCPR)

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (ICEDAW)

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICSECR)

Non-binding instruments

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities

UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG)

UNESCO’s Dakar Framework for Action, Education for All (EFA)

UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education

Council of Europe (CoE)

Binding instruments

European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR)

European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML)

Revised European Social Charter (RESC)

Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM)

Protocol No. 12 to the ECHR

Non-binding instruments

ECRI general policy recommendation N° 3: Combating racism and intolerance against Roma/Gypsies

Recommendation 1557/2002: The legal situation of Roma in Europe

Committee of Ministers Recommendation Rec (2001)17 on improving the economic and employment situation of Roma/Gypsies and Travellers in Europe

Recommendation No R (2000) 4 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the education of Roma/Gypsy children in Europe

Council of Europe’s Recommendation 1557/2002 on "The legal situation of Roma in Europe"

European Union (EU)

Binding instruments

Copenhagen Criteria

Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000, implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (Race Equality Directive)

Non-binding instruments

European Council Resolution on Lifelong Learning

Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

Non-binding instruments

The Oslo Recommendations Regarding the Linguistic Rights of National Minorities & Explanatory Note

The Lund Recommendations on the Effective Participation of National Minorities in Public Life & Explanatory Note

The Hague Recommendations on the Education Rights of National Minorities & Explanatory Note

2002 OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Resolution on education of Roma (page 30-31)

2003 OSCE Action plan on improving the situation of Roma and Sinti within the OSCE area

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Racism in Europe: ENAR Shadow Report 2007 2008-12-01 · European Network Against Racism (ENAR) Extremism and racism are on the rise throughout Europe and racist political discourse is increasingly common in mainstream European politics, states this report by the European Network Against Racism (ENAR). According to the data collected, there is "increasing evidence of public acceptance of racist crime and mistreatment of ethnic and religious minorities, including within the police and other relevant authorities". This edition, based on 25 country-specific Shadow Reports produced by ENAR members, presents the trends ...

Ending Racial Segregation in Schools: The Promise of D.H. 2008-11-06 · European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) This editorial by James Goldston introduces the issue of Roma Rights Quarterly, European Roma Rights Centre’s (ERRC) bi-annual journal, that is devoted to the case of D.H. and Others v. the Czech Republic. This case, also known as the Ostrava Case, was brought before the European Court of Human Rights by the ERRC. In this case, a group of Roma children were denied equal opportunities to education by being placed in ‘special classes’. Goldston was ...

Communication on General Measures Needed for the Implementation of D.H. and Others v. the Czech Republic 2008-11-06 · European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) In September 2008, a coalition of organisations submitted a communication to the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, Department of Executions, to highlight that despite changes in legislation and a landmark ruling from Europe’s highest court, racial segregation of Romani children remains a fixture of education in the Czech Republic. The communication, submitted jointly by the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC), the Roma Education Fund, the Open Society Justice Initiative, and the Open Society Institute’s ...

Address by Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 2008-11-06 · European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) This is an address by Louise Arbour, the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, at the Opening of the Judicial Year 2008 of the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, 25 January 2008. This address appeared in the Roma Rights Quarterly of the European Roma Rights Centre. Among other cases that are brought before the European Court of Human Rights, Arbour talks about the case of the case of D.H. and Others v. ...

The Reaction of Relevant Czech State Authorities to the ECHR Judgment in the Case D.H. v. the Czech Republic 2008-11-06 · European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) This article by Katerina Hruba that appeared in the issue of Roma Rights Quarterly, European Roma Rights Centre’s (ERRC) bi-annual journal, that is devoted to the case of D.H. and Others v. the Czech Republic. This case, also known as the Ostrava Case, was brought before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) by the ERRC. In this case, a group of Roma children were denied equal opportunities to education by being placed in ‘special ...

 
 
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