Hill Dispatches: Canada to give its seal of approval to human rights abusers?
At last someone in Canada’s mainstream media has drawn attention to the frightening and growing phenomenon of neo-Nazi groups in Europe.
Evicted Roma face attacks is new Belgrade settlement
The European Roma Rights Centre sent a letter to Serbian authorities yesterday urging protection of Romani people attacked in the settlement of Jabučki Rit.
Canada: Government information on refugee healthcare changes
The Canadian government’s recent announcement on changes to the Interim Federal Health Program[1] is based on misleading information.
Toronto –Bill C-31 – closing the door on Roma Refugees
Today, is an historical day for the Roma community in Canada. At 5:30 pm, Gina Csanyi-Robah, executive director at the Roma Community Centre in Toronto, will be the first Romani person to address ...
Changes to healthcare for refugee claimants and protected persons inhumane
Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced changes in Interim Federal Health Program coverage for refugee claimants and protected persons.
Roma rally to oppose Bill-C31
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The Roma Community Centre and the United Roma of Hamilton are partnering for an event "Rally for Roma, not Bill C-31" to inspire hope among Roma and other refugees in Canada ...
Hungary’s Roma Tipping Point
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A strange combination of violence and political will might finally be forcing progress on a perennial issue.
The Roma need a truth commission
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Europe should recognise its atrocities committed against the Roma people, writes the Council of Europe's outgoing commissioner for human rights.
Refugee claims from Hungary soar, UN reports
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A year later, they arrived in Toronto, refugee claimants from a country they believe systematically persecutes Roma, a stateless minority group scattered across Europe often referred to by the ...
Hungarian author Ákos Kertész requesting asylum in Canada
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Deutsche-Presse Agentur reports that Hungarian author and screenwriter Ákos Kertész has requested asylum in Canada because of a hate campaign being conducted against him in Hungary.
It's wrong to shut door on European refugees
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Last week's new immigration omnibus bill takes aim at refugees from supposedly safe places, like Europe. It is ironic that refugees from Europe are now the most suspect.
Trouble in Sajókaza: Being Buddhist and Roma
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Last week, uniformed police officers surrounded the high school of a small Hungarian town. Their targets: four Roma students, all between the ages of 14 and 16, who were to be arrested and ...
Thomas Hammarberg: Making the Case for Anti-Discrimination Against Roma
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The Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights, Thomas Hammarberg, launched a new report in February, The Human Rights of Roma and Travellers in Europe [pdf].
Parkdale's Roma community gather for candlelight vigil
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"Put your hand up if you have been a victim of violence," asked Gina Csanyi-Robah from the Toronto Roma Community Centre. "Put your hand up if you feel you have been persecuted."
Toronto Roma hold candle-light remembrance to victims of E Hungary killings
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Around 200 people in Toronto held a candle-light remembrance of the Roma killings which took place in Hungary in 2008-2009, and they also expressed their dismay at the expected tightening of ...
Making a Difference for Roma by 2020
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The European Commission is currently assessing submissions by Member States in response to the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies.
U.S. Pays Much-Needed Attention to Violence Against Roma
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For many of Hungary’s 600,000 Roma, the month of February brings back dismal memories. Just after midnight on February 23, 2009, Robert Csorba and his 4-year-old-son were shot dead as ...
Canada Toughens Rules for Refugees from EU and Mexico
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The Canadian government is bringing in a new refugee bill to stem the flood of refugee claimants from Europe and Mexico, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said on Thursday.
An Other Hungarian Gypsy Left The Country
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It's claimed that Victoria Mohacsi who worked as ministerial commissioner and was delegated to the European Parliament by the government left Hungaria and emigrated to Canada.
Poor, abused and second-class: the Roma living in fear in Hungarian village
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The first snow of 2012 had fallen on the day Natasha Váradi invited us into the house she shares with her 10 children, mother and father-in-law in the Hungarian village of Gyöngyöspata.
Remarks on the debate on Hungary
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Lívia Járóka MEP - I was shocked to hear in the debate this week on the situation in Hungary that some of my colleagues used the situation of Roma in a manipulative way stating that Roma live in ...
Hamilton prosecutor lashes out at lax rules, tells Hungary ‘We don’t want your criminals’
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The public needs to be aware of flaws in Canada’s refugee and welfare systems that allowed a group of Hungarian Roma criminals to live in Hamilton and get paid for it, says the lead prosecutor of ...
Human trafficking case puts spotlight on refugee system
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An ongoing human trafficking case in Hamilton has sparked sharp criticism of Canada’s immigration and refugee system.
Roma political party to launch national awareness campaign
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The MCF Roma Unity party, which ran on its own lists in two previous elections, will start a campaign next week touring the country, the party’s spokesman told MTI on Thursday.
Canada: the Roma’s next stop?
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Robert fled his native Hungary in the winter of 2010. At 36, he had a job and a home in Budapest. He was doing well where many were not.
Farkas tells Roma not to go to Canada
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National Roma Authority president Flórián Farkas yesterday warned Roma people against seeking refugee status in Canada.
Soros: EU disintegration poses threat to Roma
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International financier and philanthropist George Soros has warned that a European process of “disintegration” is heightening the threat to the continent’s minorities, in particular the Roma.
Bigotry keeps Roma on the run
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Jozsef and Timea live in a sparsely furnished apartment in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park. The central feature of their living room is a pink toy house with white balconies and a few tiny people, none ...
Record number of Hungarian asylum-seekers landing on Canada’s doorstep
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When Jason Kenney made a surprise appearance at a roundtable with Roma community leaders and asylum-seekers last weekend, the Citizenship and Immigration Minister wanted answers.
Amnesty International calls on Hungarian government to enhance protection of minorities
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Hungary is and has been firm to take steps against criminal acts with racist motivations, the state secretary in charge of government communications said on Friday, in response to Amnesty ...
Gov’t official says tension over Roma “stirred up” by American businessman
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Tensions between the Roma and non-Roma population in northeastern Hungary this spring escalated due to a “provocation”, the state secretary in charge of social inclusion said on Tuesday.
Bulgaria's Ethnic Party Addresses Roma Constituency in Turkish
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Ahmed Dogan, leader of Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) has carried out pre-election agitation in Turkish in the Roma district of the southern Bulgarian town ...
Call for crackdown as Hungarians top refugee claims in Canada
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As Canada receives thousands of dubious refugee claims from Hungarian citizens, there’s a call for drastic action.
EU to extend microcredit help beyond 2013
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The Commission will next week extend a €200 million 'social' micro-financing project helping Roma communities in Bulgaria and a company manufacturing fashion handbags in the Netherlands.
Violent anti-Roma protests in Bulgaria show urgent need to combat extremism
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“We see a worrying trend of marginal but increasingly visible extremist groups and radical political parties stirring up hatred against Roma and other minorities,” Lenarčič said.
Roma shops burnt after death of Bulgarian man
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There have been widespread protests against the Roma minority in Bulgaria after the death of a Bulgarian man on Friday.
Roma vs Bulgarians - Who Opened Pandora's Box?
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It would be quite exaggerated to say that all hell has broken loose in Bulgaria, but the country has witnessed almost unprecendented ethnic tensions over the last couple of days.
