TAILIEUCHUNG - The Council of Europe: Protecting the rights of Roma

Parliaments must protect personal information provided by citizens, particularly when it is subject to privacy or data-protection laws. Personal information generally means anything that can be used to personally identify an individual and can include name, address, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and other personal data, medical information or biographical information that could lead to the dis- closure of an individual’s identity. Where information is being made public it is always good practice to ask permission to disclose it in advance. It is also important to consider whether anonymous posts (or those made under a pseudonym) will be allowed and if so whether. | R ma The Council of Europe Protecting the rights of Contents What s in a name 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Persecution and migration a long history Identity Powerful symbols Housing jobs education and health Stereotypes and discrimination Roma representation The Roma and the Council of Europe Latest steps in the fight for Roma rights The Roma and other international institutions and initiatives Council of Europe Resources General Resources What s in a name 10 to 12 million Roma in Europe There are an estimated 10-12 million Roma and Travellers in Europe living in almost all Council of Europe member states and particularly in Bulgaria of the total population the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Slovakia Romania Serbia excluding Kosovo1 Hungary Turkey Albania Greece and Spain . Roma Travellers Gypsies Manush Sinti Kale . a multitude of names Roma the term chosen at the 1st World Romani Congress in 1971 covers a wide variety of population groups. Mostly the way these groups refer to themselves is different from the way non-Roma or public authorities refer to them. Long years of discrimination have also given rise to pejorative terms. The term gypsy is especially pejorative in eastern Europe but still used to refer to Roma music. It is important to differentiate between the Roma Sinti Kale whose ancestors came from northern India and indigenous communities such as the Travellers in Ireland and the United Kingdom and the Yenish in Switzerland and France even though they have points in common in terms of lifestyle or difficulties. Roma Sinti and Kale are the three main branches. Sinti are found mainly in German-speaking regions Benelux and certain Scandinavian countries northern Italy and the south of France Provence where they are known as Manush. The Kale commonly known as Gypsies are to be found in the Iberian peninsula and North Wales. The term Travellers used in France Switzerland and Belgium also includes non-Roma .

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