CAHROM (2013)21 Add.2
Strasbourg, 29 November 2013
AD HOC COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON ROMA ISSUES[1] (CAHROM)
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ADDENDUM 2 TO THE THEMATIC REPORT ON COMBATING ANTI-GYPSYISM,
HATE SPEECH AND HATE CRIME AGAINST ROMA
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EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND REFERENCE TEXTS[2]
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COUNCIL OF EUROPE STANDARDS AND REFERENCE TEXTS
· Recommendation No.R(97) 20 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on hate speech (and explanatory memorandum)
· Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on policies for Roma and/or Travellers in Europe
· Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on the Rise of Anti-Gypsyism and Racist Violence against Roma in Europe
· ECRI General Policy Recommendations No. 7 on national legislation to combat racism and racial discrimination
· ECRI General Policy Recommendation No. 11 on combatingracism and racial discrimination in policing
· ECRI General Policy Recommendation No. 13 on combating anti-Gypsyism and discrimination against Roma
· Country-monitoring by the Commissioner for Human Rights
http://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/country-report
· Council of Europe glossary on Roma-related terminology (anti-Gypsyism on page 12)
EUROPEAN UNION STANDARDS AND REFERENCE TEXTS
· EU Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32000L0043:en:HTML
· European Parliament Resolution on the situation of the Roma in the European Union (28 April 2005) (referring to anti-Gypsyism/Romaphobia)
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&reference=P6-TA-2005-0151&language=EN
· FRA EU-MIDIS survey: Data in Focus Report: The Roma
http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/413-EU-MIDIS_ROMA_EN.pdf
OSCE
· OSCE Action Plan on Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti in the OSCE Area
http://www.osce.org/odihr/17554
· 2008 Status Report on the Implementation of the OSCE Action Plan
http://www.osce.org/odihr/33500?download=true
· 2013 Status Report on the Implementation of the OSCE Action Plan
ERTF AND OTHER NGOS REFERENCE DOCUMENT
· ERTF, ENAR and ERGO joint call for immediate (re)action to stop the escalation of violence against the Roma
http://www.ertf.org/images/Press_Releases/2013/Call_for_Reaction_06082013_EN_F.pdf
NATIONAL REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
· Hungarian PowerPoint presentations submitted by Hungary
TÁRKI research on the discrimination situation of Roma in Hungary (English)
Presentation by Anna Orsós (in Hungarian)
· Powerpoint presentation on OSCAD submitted by Italy
· Report of the Stockholm Round Table on anti-Gypsyism in Europe (12 April 2013) submitted by Sweden
· Report of the Oslo Conference on “Right-wing Extremism and Hate Crime: Minorities under Pressure in Europe and Beyond” (14-15 May 2013) submitted by Norway
[1] The term “Roma” used at the Council of Europe refers to Roma, Sinti, Kale and related groups in Europe, including Travellers and the Eastern groups (Dom and Lom), and covers the wide diversity of the groups concerned, including persons who identify themselves as Gypsies.
[2] This addendum includes European and international standards and reference texts, as well as documents used to prepare the thematic report or presented during the thematic visit.