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Flyer: Memorialization as a Strategy to Tackle Antigypsyism in the Americas (17-18 MAY 2023 Hybrid format (online and in person Registration)

 

Roundtable

Memorialization as a Strategy to Tackle Anti-Gypsyism in the Americas

17-18 May 2023
UPEACE, Costa Rica

The Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section (IPMS) of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the University for Peace (UPEACE) is organizing the international roundtable event on "Memorialization as a Strategy to tackle Anti-Gypsyism in the Americas" on May 17-18, 2023. The event will be held in San José, Costa Rica, and in hybrid format (in person and online).

The roundtable is done with the involvement of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues and in partnership with civil society organizations.

The roundtable aims to follow up on the UN's global efforts to consolidate the rights of Roma people and combat antigypsyism, its historical roots and its impact on the present. The event also aims to take stock of the current state of Roma inclusion policies in the Americas and to encourage the processes of construction and valorization of the memory of this people in public and private spaces.

The online aspect of the roundtable will take place via ZOOM and is free and open to the public, but registration is mandatory. Once registered, you will receive instructions on how to join this event.

Interpretation to and from Spanish and English is provided.

The event will be public and the online meeting will be broadcast on UPEACE Youtube Channel.

To attend the event, please kindly register below.

For further information, please see: Concept Note (PDF)

For any questions related to registrations please contact Aline Miklos: fellow.miklos@un.org

The organizers look forward to your questions and active participation.

罗姆人和游民在生活的许多领域都面临着广泛的歧视(而且往往是被隔离),包括:

  • 警务
  • 司法系统
  • 住房
  • 教育
  • 就业
  • 健康

在一些国家,罗姆儿童在被国家接管照顾的儿童中的比例明显过高。人们普遍否认存在对罗姆人的种族主义歧视。

根据人权理事会的一项决议,联合国人权办于2015年支持了少数群体问题特别报告员编写的一份关于全世界罗姆人人权状况的全球研究报告。人权理事会的决议和研究报告承认,反吉普赛主义--罗姆人面临的特定形式的种族主义--构成了让罗姆人能成功融入社会和充分尊重其人权的主要障碍。

联合国人权办在一些国家开展工作,以进一步有效落实罗姆人和游民的人权。为此目的,办事处协助制定政府关于罗姆人融入问题的政策,增强罗姆人(特别是罗姆人妇女)参与地方、区域、国家和国际问题决策的能力。办事处还努力反对歧视与虐待的模式和做法。来自世界各国罗姆人权利活动家还参加了人权高专办的少数群体研究金方案

另见人权高专办处理强迫驱逐罗姆人和游民*的出版物(2014年)。

Related links

Call for Inputs: Romani Memory Map for the Americas
Deadline 31 August 2023