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At a recent sitting, The Civil Society Institutions and Human Rights Council under the President of the Russian Federation discussed the issue of the anti-Georgian campaign that has unfolded in many regions of Russia.

In recent months a number of Roma families in several European countries have been evicted by force from their homes. In most cases the decisions were taken by local authorities. The tenants were not given adequate notice or offered a…

During the meeting the ADC Memorial drew special attention to the violations of the Roma children’s right to education.

On May 9-13 the ADC Memorial with the support of FIDH participated in the preparation of the regular session of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Geneva.

In 2009 the project “Advocacy of the Roma children’s rights in schools of the Russian Federation” (supported by Save the Children Sweden) was carried out. The teachers and directors of schools with large numbers of Roma students could visit various…

On 16 March, 2010 the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights reviewed the case Orsus and Others v. Croatia, Application No. 15766/03 and ascertained that violations against children’s right to education had taken place.