Roma is the chosen designation of the people known as Romanies, Tziganes, Gypsies Manouches, Gitanos, Sinti, etc. Although the Romany nations have been living in Europe for about 600 years and most today are not nomadic, they have neither political nor diplomatic representation and as a result, suffer persecution in many countries.
In some states they are denied citizen status with the social, medical, legal and educational benefits this would guarantee them. In some Eastern European countries they are fighting sterilisation, while in others they are the victims of acts of racially motivated brutality. Now, a movement within the Roma community to be legally represented, within the European Union, has led to the following proposal:
INITIATIVE FOR THE FORMATION OF THE EUROPEAN ROMANI POLITICAL PARTY
We Roma will not be able to achieve anything susbtantial until we form our own European-wide poltical party.
Roma form the largest national minority in Europe: approaching 12 million.
This gives us - potentially - a considerable strength.
Secondly, Romani political parties already exist in a number of European countries: in Bulgaria, Romania, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
With this experience behind us, it should be possible to realize this new idea of a European Romani political party.
If we are to do this, letters should be sent as soon as possible to everyone who might have an interest in such a party, firstly in the countries of western Europe (Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, France, Britain, Denmark, Holland, etc. And also to persons in countries soon to be members of the European Union - Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovenia etc).
Then it would be necessary to draw up the proposed programme of the party.
Thirdly, as soon as possible a congress should be called to create the party.
My proposal would be for the congress to take place in Wien (Vienna).
Those interested should sent a letter without delay to this address:
Dr. Rajko Djuric
Marburger Str. l5
D-10789 Berlin
Germany
Ed. Note: Some Background Information
Romania - Roma Woman Beaten to Death
On 14th of November Olga David, a Roma woman, died after 10 days in intensive care following the brutal beating from a guard employed by the Romanian company SC Protector International.
Her "crime" was to glean 20 kilos of coal to heat her home in an abandoned building in Petrosani.
Up to this point the Romanian officials haven’t reacted.
This is not acceptable and we need to protest against it.The situation in Romania is a disaster and without strong pressure from people concerned with Human Rights, nothing is going to change.
To send your protest to the Romanian Ministers please press this link: http://www.erionet.org/petrosani.html
More about the problems facin Romania can be found here: http://www.erionet.org/Rom.html
Here are some numbers:
82% of the Romanians think that Roma are criminals and two thirds are in favor of refusing Roma the right to travel outside Romania. Almost half of the Romanians agreed that a demographical policy, aimed at hindering the growth of the Roma population in Romania, is necessary.
36 % of the Romanians believe Roma should live separately and 31% think forbidding Roma access to public places ( restaurants, clubs and bars ) should be legal.
Over 75% of Romanians do not know or think the Romanian state was not involved in the extermination of Roma and Jews during WWII.
For more info please see: http://www.gallup.ro/romana/poll_ro/releases_ro/pr031016_ro/pr031016_ro.htm
Yesterday ERIO trough its Executive Director Angela Kocze presented in the European Parliament a speech on the Roma Women Rights disaster which you can find at http://www.erionet.org/Wom.html
Please help us in spreading this.
This call to action has been iniated by the Roma Organisation Tumende from Petrosani Romania.
Valeriu Nicolae -Deputy Director
European Roma Information Office
Av. Eduard Lacomble 17
1040 Bruxelles
BELGIUM
valeriu.nicolae@erionet.org
Romani Women Face Double Discrimination in Europe
On November 26, 2003, a historic event took place in the European Parliament: a Romani woman made a presentation to members of the parliament on the situation of Romani women across Europe.
Ms Angela Kocze, Executive Director of the European Roma Information Office, was invited by the Committee on Women¹s Rights and Equal Opportunities of the European Parliament to speak on this very sensitive issue which has been neglected in Europe for centuries.
During the presentation, Ms. Kocze emphasized the fact that “according to World Bank reports, in total, about 7 to 9 million Roma live in Europe, a population equal to that of Sweden and Austria. With the accession, the vast majority of Roma will live within the European Union, which will make a new approach and new responsibilities essential for the European Institutions. Roma will be European citizens and their issues will be considered as a domestic matter and not an external affair of the EU.”
Romani women often experience discrimination based on their gender and their ethnic background simultaneously, thus they face double discrimination. Romani women living in Europe are on the one hand targeted by majority racial hostility, and on the other hand, oppressed by their own patriarchal community. Until today, neither the Roma rights movement nor the women’s rights movement has articulated clearly the gender dimension of racial discrimination. Ms. Kocze specifically requested that the European women’s rights network should develop a more inclusive language and discourse to encompass the specific problems of multi-dimensional discrimination faced by Romani women today in Europe.
Ms. Kocze also mentioned that in many EU member and candidate states it is difficult to determine the extent of discrimination against Romani women, due to the absence of reliable data and comprehensive statistics, which would reflect the intersection of race and gender. The lack of data is often justified by concerns for privacy and protection of personal data. At the same time, the absence of sufficient information presents a clear obstacle to the formulation of effective non-discriminatory policies. Ms. Kocze highlighted the fact that governmental strategies are essential to improve the situation of Roma; however such policies should incorporate a gender perspective and should build upon accurate research to identify women’s interests and the issues that affect them, beyond the parameters of traditional maternal care-giving roles.
She also talked about the various types of violence against Romani women, including domestic violence, rape, trafficking of women and forced prostitution. She emphasized that unfortunately; the topic of violence and harassment suffered by Romani women is still considered taboo in many Roma communities and is disregarded by the public authorities and law enforcement agencies.
Ms. Kocze concluded her presentation by pointing out that: “many Romani women activists are ready to articulate their own priorities and challenge the international Women¹s Rights and Roma Rights movements to integrate a Romani women’s perspective in their political agendas. However, they seek the political support of the European Parliament to succeed with this ambitious plan.” She also expressed the wish of the European Roma Information Office that “eventually we will have a European Parliament where all of the populations of Europe will be equally represented, regardless of race and gender.”
The full text of the presentation on the
Double Discrimination Faced by Romani Women in Europe
is accessible here: http://www.erionet.org/Wom.html
The European Roma Information Office (ERIO) aims at intensifying the political and public discussion on Roma, by providing factual and in-depth information, as well as promoting Roma rights in the whole European society. ERIO is an advocacy organization which promotes the inclusion of Roma and their equal participation in the European societies. ERIO executes its activities based on funds provided by Cordaid, Stichting Doen, Kerkinactie and the Open Society Institute.
For more information contact: Angela Kocze, Executive Director
angela.kocze@erionet.org
Helsinki Commissioners' letter to Slovak PM on sterilization investigation
Dear colleagues,
Please, find below the text of a letter released last week, sent by eight Members of the Helsinki Commission to Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda.
The full text of the letter as well as a press release will be posted on the Commission's website: http://www.csce.gov
Erika Schlager Erika.Schlager@mail.house.gov
November 25, 2003
His Excellency Mikulas Dzurinda
Prime Minister
Republic of Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia
Dear Prime Minister Dzurinda:
We write as a follow-up to the letter dated March 7, 2003 sent by nine Members of the Helsinki Commission regarding reports that Romani women were sterilized without informed consent. We were heartened by your March 20 letter, in which you stated so strongly your commitment to ensure respect for human rights in Slovakia.
Unfortunately, we believe that there were significant deficiencies in the Slovak Government's recently concluded investigation into this matter: conflicts of interest were not adequately addressed; human rights activists and possible victims were threatened with criminal charges for speaking out; investigators failed to evaluate whether consent, when given, was informed; and some Romani women and their lawyers were blocked from accessing their own medical records. The attached memorandum summarizes these shortcomings.
Against this backdrop, Deputy Prime Minister Pal Csaky's assertion that "illegal sterilizations" have not taken place rings hollow, especially as a closer examination of your government's own reports confirms that some women, including minors, were in fact sterilized without consent. Moreover, such denials detract from the positive steps your government is taking - which we welcome - to implement reforms in the health care system intended to ensure that, in the future, sterilizations are only performed when informed consent is given.
Mr. Minister, we hope that your government will indeed press ahead with planned changes to the health care system, as recommended by the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights. In addition, we urge you to institute legal changes that will guarantee patients' rights to their medical records and allow independent expert medical testimony so that individual victims may pursue their cases in court, should they wish to do so.
As is the case in every country, including our own, the protection and promotion of human rights requires constant vigilance.
To that end, we once again urge your government to adopt and implement comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation, consistent with Slovakia's commitment in the 1999 Istanbul OSCE Summit Document.
Sincerely,
BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, U.S.S./CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, M.C.
Co-Chairman / Chairman
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, U.S.S./BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, M.C.
Commissioner / Commissioner
LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER, M.C./JOSEPH R. PITTS, M.C.
Commissioner / Commissioner
ALCEE L. HASTINGS, M.C./ROBERT B. ADERHOLDT, M.C.
Commissioner / Commissioner
Attachment: as stated
Shortcomings of the Slovak Government's Investigation into Reports of Sterilization without Informed Consent
(concluded October 2003)
Conflict of interest. In organizing its investigation, the government failed to address the inherent conflict of interest that exists when a government investigates the alleged wrongdoing of its own agents. Although there are no indications that sterilizations without informed consent occurred as a result of a state policy, the state may have been negligent in ensuring that the past practice of targeting Romani women for sterilizations had ceased. In addition, the majority of sterilizations are reportedly performed in public hospitals by medical doctors who are public employees.
Documented violations brushed aside. Although government officials have generally denied - particularly in statements to the press - that "illegal sterilizations" were performed, a closer examination of the government's own reports confirms that:
1) some minors were sterilized without parental consent as required;
and
2) other women were sterilized without consent based on the mistaken theory that the sterilizations performed at the time of their caesareans were necessary to save their lives.
(Revised regulations for conducting sterilizations, still being drafted, would appear to prevent sterilizations being performed under such circumstances in the future.)
Failure to determine if consent was informed. In general, the government limited its investigation to the question of whether sterilized women had a signed consent form in their files. While a signed consent form may constitute prima facie evidence of consent, it does not conclusively demonstrate that the consent was informed or voluntary. In fact, a key argument advanced by non-governmental groups was that some forms were signed by Romani women who could not read or understand the forms; who were in advanced stages of labor; who were under sedation for surgery; or who signed the forms because they were given incorrect medical information regarding the necessity of sterilization. In such cases, informed consent was not obtained.
Threats of criminal charges against human rights activists and possible victims. Human rights activists who investigated and reported this issue were threatened with criminal charges for "spreading alarming information." Police investigators also threatened possible victims with criminal charges during the course of interrogations supposedly conducted to obtain their testimony regarding sterilizations. The constant threat to bring criminal charges against anyone who alleges that sterilizations had been performed without informed consent cannot be reconciled with the investigation's stated goal of getting at the truth.
Access to medical records blocked. In some cases, Romani women and their attorneys were denied access to their medical files. In one case, a hospital refused to comply with two court decrees ordering the hospital to provide access to records. Some doctors have also refused to cooperate with procedural requirements necessary for civil suits to
proceed, effectively blocking that possible avenue for redress.
More News
28. 11. 2003: Romany Women Face Double Discrimination in Europe;
International Film Festival Rotterdam to Include Roma Cinema;
Women Brutally Beaten as in Romania Worsens.
http://medorek.ecn.cz:8080/ramgen/radiorota/2003/20031128/zpravy.rm
Czech press
28. 11. 2003: Roma leaders warn of another exodus.
http://medorek.ecn.cz:8080/ramgen/radiorota/2003/20031128/ctemeztisku.rm
Traditional Romany Folklore
Selection of traditional Romany folk music from various places of the world.
http://medorek.ecn.cz:8080/ramgen/radiorota/2003/20031126/romproudtradicni.rm
Romany Modern Music
Different streams of Romany modern music from all over the world.
http://medorek.ecn.cz:8080/ramgen/radiorota/2003/20031124/romproudmoderni.rm
Ethnomusic
In the Ethnomusic you can hear both the traditional music and projects originating in it, World Music.
http://medorek.ecn.cz:8080/ramgen/radiorota/2003/20031124/etno.rm
Selection of our recordings
In this section you can hear a great variety of music from our archives.
Black musik
28. 11. 2003
http://medorek.ecn.cz:8080/ramgen/radiorota/2003/20031128/nahravky.rm
Violin Orkestra Bratislava.
21. 11. 2003
Katarína Hasprová a Aloiz Rácz.
http://medorek.ecn.cz:8080/ramgen/radiorota/2003/20031121/nahravky.rm
Distributed by Valery Novoselsky, e-representant of Dzeno Association, V tunich 11, 120 00 Praha 2 Czech Republic.
URL: http://www.dzeno.cz; www.radiorota.cz
E-mail: info@dzeno.cz; dzeno@dzeno.cz
The Dzeno Association, NGO in Roster Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of United Nations, is a media organization working to strengthen the social, political, and cultural position of Roma in society.
Dzeno Association is the publisher of Amaro Gendalos, a monthly Romany socio-cultural magazine, and the broadcaster of Radio Rota, a station offering traditional and modern Romany music, news, and events. Dzeno provides assistance to regional Romany organizations by organizing regional events and transferring experience and skills to local groups. Other activites include those that support the training and education of Romany youth, the monitoring of mainstream media for treatment of Romany themes, and the increase in Roma involvement in national and local politics and conferences.
In some states they are denied citizen status with the social, medical, legal and educational benefits this would guarantee them. In some Eastern European countries they are fighting sterilisation, while in others they are the victims of acts of racially motivated brutality. Now, a movement within the Roma community to be legally represented, within the European Union, has led to the following proposal:
INITIATIVE FOR THE FORMATION OF THE EUROPEAN ROMANI POLITICAL PARTY
We Roma will not be able to achieve anything susbtantial until we form our own European-wide poltical party.
Roma form the largest national minority in Europe: approaching 12 million.
This gives us - potentially - a considerable strength.
Secondly, Romani political parties already exist in a number of European countries: in Bulgaria, Romania, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
With this experience behind us, it should be possible to realize this new idea of a European Romani political party.
If we are to do this, letters should be sent as soon as possible to everyone who might have an interest in such a party, firstly in the countries of western Europe (Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, France, Britain, Denmark, Holland, etc. And also to persons in countries soon to be members of the European Union - Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovenia etc).
Then it would be necessary to draw up the proposed programme of the party.
Thirdly, as soon as possible a congress should be called to create the party.
My proposal would be for the congress to take place in Wien (Vienna).
Those interested should sent a letter without delay to this address:
Dr. Rajko Djuric
Marburger Str. l5
D-10789 Berlin
Germany
Ed. Note: Some Background Information
Romania - Roma Woman Beaten to Death
On 14th of November Olga David, a Roma woman, died after 10 days in intensive care following the brutal beating from a guard employed by the Romanian company SC Protector International.
Her "crime" was to glean 20 kilos of coal to heat her home in an abandoned building in Petrosani.
Up to this point the Romanian officials haven’t reacted.
This is not acceptable and we need to protest against it.The situation in Romania is a disaster and without strong pressure from people concerned with Human Rights, nothing is going to change.
To send your protest to the Romanian Ministers please press this link: http://www.erionet.org/petrosani.html
More about the problems facin Romania can be found here: http://www.erionet.org/Rom.html
Here are some numbers:
82% of the Romanians think that Roma are criminals and two thirds are in favor of refusing Roma the right to travel outside Romania. Almost half of the Romanians agreed that a demographical policy, aimed at hindering the growth of the Roma population in Romania, is necessary.
36 % of the Romanians believe Roma should live separately and 31% think forbidding Roma access to public places ( restaurants, clubs and bars ) should be legal.
Over 75% of Romanians do not know or think the Romanian state was not involved in the extermination of Roma and Jews during WWII.
For more info please see: http://www.gallup.ro/romana/poll_ro/releases_ro/pr031016_ro/pr031016_ro.htm
Yesterday ERIO trough its Executive Director Angela Kocze presented in the European Parliament a speech on the Roma Women Rights disaster which you can find at http://www.erionet.org/Wom.html
Please help us in spreading this.
This call to action has been iniated by the Roma Organisation Tumende from Petrosani Romania.
Valeriu Nicolae -Deputy Director
European Roma Information Office
Av. Eduard Lacomble 17
1040 Bruxelles
BELGIUM
valeriu.nicolae@erionet.org
Romani Women Face Double Discrimination in Europe
On November 26, 2003, a historic event took place in the European Parliament: a Romani woman made a presentation to members of the parliament on the situation of Romani women across Europe.
Ms Angela Kocze, Executive Director of the European Roma Information Office, was invited by the Committee on Women¹s Rights and Equal Opportunities of the European Parliament to speak on this very sensitive issue which has been neglected in Europe for centuries.
During the presentation, Ms. Kocze emphasized the fact that “according to World Bank reports, in total, about 7 to 9 million Roma live in Europe, a population equal to that of Sweden and Austria. With the accession, the vast majority of Roma will live within the European Union, which will make a new approach and new responsibilities essential for the European Institutions. Roma will be European citizens and their issues will be considered as a domestic matter and not an external affair of the EU.”
Romani women often experience discrimination based on their gender and their ethnic background simultaneously, thus they face double discrimination. Romani women living in Europe are on the one hand targeted by majority racial hostility, and on the other hand, oppressed by their own patriarchal community. Until today, neither the Roma rights movement nor the women’s rights movement has articulated clearly the gender dimension of racial discrimination. Ms. Kocze specifically requested that the European women’s rights network should develop a more inclusive language and discourse to encompass the specific problems of multi-dimensional discrimination faced by Romani women today in Europe.
Ms. Kocze also mentioned that in many EU member and candidate states it is difficult to determine the extent of discrimination against Romani women, due to the absence of reliable data and comprehensive statistics, which would reflect the intersection of race and gender. The lack of data is often justified by concerns for privacy and protection of personal data. At the same time, the absence of sufficient information presents a clear obstacle to the formulation of effective non-discriminatory policies. Ms. Kocze highlighted the fact that governmental strategies are essential to improve the situation of Roma; however such policies should incorporate a gender perspective and should build upon accurate research to identify women’s interests and the issues that affect them, beyond the parameters of traditional maternal care-giving roles.
She also talked about the various types of violence against Romani women, including domestic violence, rape, trafficking of women and forced prostitution. She emphasized that unfortunately; the topic of violence and harassment suffered by Romani women is still considered taboo in many Roma communities and is disregarded by the public authorities and law enforcement agencies.
Ms. Kocze concluded her presentation by pointing out that: “many Romani women activists are ready to articulate their own priorities and challenge the international Women¹s Rights and Roma Rights movements to integrate a Romani women’s perspective in their political agendas. However, they seek the political support of the European Parliament to succeed with this ambitious plan.” She also expressed the wish of the European Roma Information Office that “eventually we will have a European Parliament where all of the populations of Europe will be equally represented, regardless of race and gender.”
The full text of the presentation on the
Double Discrimination Faced by Romani Women in Europe
is accessible here: http://www.erionet.org/Wom.html
The European Roma Information Office (ERIO) aims at intensifying the political and public discussion on Roma, by providing factual and in-depth information, as well as promoting Roma rights in the whole European society. ERIO is an advocacy organization which promotes the inclusion of Roma and their equal participation in the European societies. ERIO executes its activities based on funds provided by Cordaid, Stichting Doen, Kerkinactie and the Open Society Institute.
For more information contact: Angela Kocze, Executive Director
angela.kocze@erionet.org
Helsinki Commissioners' letter to Slovak PM on sterilization investigation
Dear colleagues,
Please, find below the text of a letter released last week, sent by eight Members of the Helsinki Commission to Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda.
The full text of the letter as well as a press release will be posted on the Commission's website: http://www.csce.gov
Erika Schlager Erika.Schlager@mail.house.gov
November 25, 2003
His Excellency Mikulas Dzurinda
Prime Minister
Republic of Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia
Dear Prime Minister Dzurinda:
We write as a follow-up to the letter dated March 7, 2003 sent by nine Members of the Helsinki Commission regarding reports that Romani women were sterilized without informed consent. We were heartened by your March 20 letter, in which you stated so strongly your commitment to ensure respect for human rights in Slovakia.
Unfortunately, we believe that there were significant deficiencies in the Slovak Government's recently concluded investigation into this matter: conflicts of interest were not adequately addressed; human rights activists and possible victims were threatened with criminal charges for speaking out; investigators failed to evaluate whether consent, when given, was informed; and some Romani women and their lawyers were blocked from accessing their own medical records. The attached memorandum summarizes these shortcomings.
Against this backdrop, Deputy Prime Minister Pal Csaky's assertion that "illegal sterilizations" have not taken place rings hollow, especially as a closer examination of your government's own reports confirms that some women, including minors, were in fact sterilized without consent. Moreover, such denials detract from the positive steps your government is taking - which we welcome - to implement reforms in the health care system intended to ensure that, in the future, sterilizations are only performed when informed consent is given.
Mr. Minister, we hope that your government will indeed press ahead with planned changes to the health care system, as recommended by the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights. In addition, we urge you to institute legal changes that will guarantee patients' rights to their medical records and allow independent expert medical testimony so that individual victims may pursue their cases in court, should they wish to do so.
As is the case in every country, including our own, the protection and promotion of human rights requires constant vigilance.
To that end, we once again urge your government to adopt and implement comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation, consistent with Slovakia's commitment in the 1999 Istanbul OSCE Summit Document.
Sincerely,
BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, U.S.S./CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, M.C.
Co-Chairman / Chairman
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, U.S.S./BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, M.C.
Commissioner / Commissioner
LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER, M.C./JOSEPH R. PITTS, M.C.
Commissioner / Commissioner
ALCEE L. HASTINGS, M.C./ROBERT B. ADERHOLDT, M.C.
Commissioner / Commissioner
Attachment: as stated
Shortcomings of the Slovak Government's Investigation into Reports of Sterilization without Informed Consent
(concluded October 2003)
Conflict of interest. In organizing its investigation, the government failed to address the inherent conflict of interest that exists when a government investigates the alleged wrongdoing of its own agents. Although there are no indications that sterilizations without informed consent occurred as a result of a state policy, the state may have been negligent in ensuring that the past practice of targeting Romani women for sterilizations had ceased. In addition, the majority of sterilizations are reportedly performed in public hospitals by medical doctors who are public employees.
Documented violations brushed aside. Although government officials have generally denied - particularly in statements to the press - that "illegal sterilizations" were performed, a closer examination of the government's own reports confirms that:
1) some minors were sterilized without parental consent as required;
and
2) other women were sterilized without consent based on the mistaken theory that the sterilizations performed at the time of their caesareans were necessary to save their lives.
(Revised regulations for conducting sterilizations, still being drafted, would appear to prevent sterilizations being performed under such circumstances in the future.)
Failure to determine if consent was informed. In general, the government limited its investigation to the question of whether sterilized women had a signed consent form in their files. While a signed consent form may constitute prima facie evidence of consent, it does not conclusively demonstrate that the consent was informed or voluntary. In fact, a key argument advanced by non-governmental groups was that some forms were signed by Romani women who could not read or understand the forms; who were in advanced stages of labor; who were under sedation for surgery; or who signed the forms because they were given incorrect medical information regarding the necessity of sterilization. In such cases, informed consent was not obtained.
Threats of criminal charges against human rights activists and possible victims. Human rights activists who investigated and reported this issue were threatened with criminal charges for "spreading alarming information." Police investigators also threatened possible victims with criminal charges during the course of interrogations supposedly conducted to obtain their testimony regarding sterilizations. The constant threat to bring criminal charges against anyone who alleges that sterilizations had been performed without informed consent cannot be reconciled with the investigation's stated goal of getting at the truth.
Access to medical records blocked. In some cases, Romani women and their attorneys were denied access to their medical files. In one case, a hospital refused to comply with two court decrees ordering the hospital to provide access to records. Some doctors have also refused to cooperate with procedural requirements necessary for civil suits to
proceed, effectively blocking that possible avenue for redress.
More News
28. 11. 2003: Romany Women Face Double Discrimination in Europe;
International Film Festival Rotterdam to Include Roma Cinema;
Women Brutally Beaten as in Romania Worsens.
http://medorek.ecn.cz:8080/ramgen/radiorota/2003/20031128/zpravy.rm
Czech press
28. 11. 2003: Roma leaders warn of another exodus.
http://medorek.ecn.cz:8080/ramgen/radiorota/2003/20031128/ctemeztisku.rm
Traditional Romany Folklore
Selection of traditional Romany folk music from various places of the world.
http://medorek.ecn.cz:8080/ramgen/radiorota/2003/20031126/romproudtradicni.rm
Romany Modern Music
Different streams of Romany modern music from all over the world.
http://medorek.ecn.cz:8080/ramgen/radiorota/2003/20031124/romproudmoderni.rm
Ethnomusic
In the Ethnomusic you can hear both the traditional music and projects originating in it, World Music.
http://medorek.ecn.cz:8080/ramgen/radiorota/2003/20031124/etno.rm
Selection of our recordings
In this section you can hear a great variety of music from our archives.
Black musik
28. 11. 2003
http://medorek.ecn.cz:8080/ramgen/radiorota/2003/20031128/nahravky.rm
Violin Orkestra Bratislava.
21. 11. 2003
Katarína Hasprová a Aloiz Rácz.
http://medorek.ecn.cz:8080/ramgen/radiorota/2003/20031121/nahravky.rm
Distributed by Valery Novoselsky, e-representant of Dzeno Association, V tunich 11, 120 00 Praha 2 Czech Republic.
URL: http://www.dzeno.cz; www.radiorota.cz
E-mail: info@dzeno.cz; dzeno@dzeno.cz
The Dzeno Association, NGO in Roster Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of United Nations, is a media organization working to strengthen the social, political, and cultural position of Roma in society.
Dzeno Association is the publisher of Amaro Gendalos, a monthly Romany socio-cultural magazine, and the broadcaster of Radio Rota, a station offering traditional and modern Romany music, news, and events. Dzeno provides assistance to regional Romany organizations by organizing regional events and transferring experience and skills to local groups. Other activites include those that support the training and education of Romany youth, the monitoring of mainstream media for treatment of Romany themes, and the increase in Roma involvement in national and local politics and conferences.