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Esta semana a segregación dos nenos Roma na educación pública europea foi noticia por varios motivos: Human Rights Watch (HRW) publicou unha nota de prensa sobre a decisión do Tribunal Europeo dos Direitos Humanos sobre a discriminación nas escolas da República Checa; e Amnistía Internacional (AI) publicou un informe sobre unha discriminación análoga en Eslovaquia.

A nota de prensa de HRW leva por título “Roma Children Denied Equal Education: Ruling Finds Czech Policy of Special Schools Discriminatory”.

O informe de AI leva por título “Slovakia: Still separate, still unequal. Violations of the right to education of Romani children in Slovakia” (PDF, 812 KB).

Hai tres semanas xa falara aquí sobre un breve informe de AI que denunciaba a discriminación en países como Bosnia-Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croacia, República Checa, Grecia, Hungría, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romanía, Serbia, Eslovaquia e Eslovenia. Foi na anotación “AI briefing on discrimination against the Roma community”.

Tamén enlazara daquela a páxina do European Roma Rights Centre. Hoxe poño outro enlace máis, dunha ONG que traballa en España: Fundación Secretariado Gitano.

Amnistía Internacional publicou o xoves pasado un pequeno informe sobre a discriminación que sofren as comunidades Roma en países como Bulgaria, Romanía, Hungría, Serbia, Montenegro, Croacia, Macedonia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Eslovenia, Grecia, República Checa ou Eslovaquia.

O informe leva por título “Europe: Discrimination against Roma”. Copio e pego un extracto:

Nearly 80 per cent of the total European Roma population of about 10 million live in European Union (EU) member and aspiring member states. The Roma population is the poorest and one of the fastest growing in the region, living predominantly on the margins of society. Roma are one of the largest ethnic minority groups in Europe.

The Roma community suffers massive discrimination in access to housing, employment and education. In some countries they are prevented from obtaining citizenship and personal documents required for social insurance, health care and other benefits. Roma are often victims of police ill-treatment and their complaints are seldom investigated. Frequently Romani children are unjustifiably placed in “special” schools where curtailed curricula limit their possibilities for fulfilling their potential. Romani children and women are among the communities most vulnerable to traffickers.

The Decade of Roma Inclusion, which started in 2005, aims to improve the social and economic status of Roma. The initiative of several countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovakia, and supported by the international community is implementing policy reforms and programmes designed to break the vicious cycle of poverty and exclusion.

Over the years Amnesty International has researched different aspects of discrimination against the Romani communities across Europe. The organization has recorded the following findings in 2006 and the first half of 2007:

Roma were often the victims of torture or other ill-treatment by law enforcement officers across the region. Roma were also often victims of racist attacks during which they were not adequately protected by the police. The authorities in many countries failed to fulfil their domestic and international obligations towards the Roma community. [...]

Enlace relacionado: European Roma Rights Centre.

Hai uns días morría o que fora secretario xeral das Nacións Unidas (1972 - 1982), e logo presidente de Austria (1986 - 1992), Kurt Waldheim.

Durante a segunda guerra mundial formou parte do exército nazi que ocupou Bosnia. Algúns historiadores din que Waldheim colaborou nos crimes de guerra cometidos contra civís polos que foi condenado, e executado, o que entón era o seu superior, Alexander Löhr.

Agora é Robert Fisk quen aporta un dos seus artigos á polémica: “Waldheim: el rufián ha muerto”. Este artigo publicouno orixinalmente en inglés The Independent e traduciuno Jorge Anaya para La Jornada.

Via Hannot and Friends.