Roma or gypsies are a minority in Europe. The estimation of the Roma population in Europe range from seven million to nine million. About forty percent of the Roma population live below the poverty line. The Roma people (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom) are an ethnic group mostly living in Europe. ...
The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) was created in 1996. The ERRC works with the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights as a cooperating member and also has consultative status with the Council of Europe and with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. The group is an international public interest law organization which aims at fighting racism and human rights abuse of Roma. One of the main functions of the ERRC is to get information out about the Roma situation and pushing for litigation that condemns the discrimination against the Roma. The ERRC wrote “Roma in an Enlarged European Union”, which one of the most influential policy documents on the Roma, published by the Directorate General of Employment and Social Affairs of the European Commission. The ERRC has influenced the European Union enlargement by making sure that candidate countries comply with the Copenhagen criteria and ensuring that the Roma situation is a priority issue. The ERRC also contributed significantly at the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The session was held in Geneva in August of 2000 and was committed solely to the issue of Roma discrimination. The ERRC has both illuminated the Roma issue to the public and help with policy development, yet one of the most important functions is that is educates the Roma about what courses of action they themselves have open and can take. The ERRC is creating Roma activist, which will be a great help in furthering the fight against discrimination. The International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights is a self-governing group of non-governmental, not-for-profit organizations that act to protect human rights throughout Europe, North America and Central Asia. ... The Palace of Europe in Strasbourg The Council of Europe is an international organizations of 46 member states in the European region. ... The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations assists the General Assembly in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development. ... Main article: League of Nations The term United Nations was coined by Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II, to refer to the Allies. ... It has been suggested that Scientific racism be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Human rights violation. ... The European Union (EU) was originally created by the six founding states in 1952, but has grown to its current size of 25 member states. ... The Copenhagen criteria are the rules that define whether a nation is eligible to join the European Union. ...
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