Statement by Anastasia Crickley of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
9th July 2007
Statement from Anastasia Crickley
From the research undertaken by the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) now the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) which I have the honour to chair I know that Roma face huge discrimination throughout the European Union. Mobility of citizens within the Union is a cornerstone of EU principles. This principle is difficult to impossible to realise for many Roma in Ireland. Urgent action is required at the EU level overall.
I commend the humanitarian concern being expressed today by NGOs regarding the Romanian Roma families at the M50 junction and urge similar humanitarian responses from the authorities.
Anastasia Crickley
Personal Representative on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination, also focusing on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians and Members of Other Religions
Anastasia Crickley
Chairperson
Management Board
European Union Fundamental Rights Agency
(FRA)
Further information:
- Opportunity for Ireland to Promote Human Rights Should Not be Missed - Crosscare
- Irish Traveller Movement supports Pavee Point in its role in highlighting humanitarian crisis of Roma at M50
- 26 July 2007 - Pavee Point Statement
- Statement from ATD Fourth World
- 24 July 2007 - Press Release: Roma Repatriation
- Romani CRISS reports and Photographs
- Statement by the Children's Rights Alliance: Roma Crisis
- 24 July 2007 - Point of clarification
- 23 July 2007 - Pavee Point rejects accusations of the Embassy of Romania in Ireland
- 23 July 2007 - Press Release: Response to the Statement from the Romanian Embassy
- 21 July 2007 - Press Release: Deportation Notices an Inadequate Response to Roma Crisis
- Press release: Inhumane Living Conditions in Ireland- Not Acceptable, Action Demanded Now.
- Press Release June 07: Pavee Point and the Roma Support Group calls on Government to offer humane support to Roma Families camping on roundabout.
- Case Study: Rostas Family
- Social Workers call for action to reunite children with parents. Press release from the Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW)
- Social Workers call for government action on Roma family crisis in North Dublin
- Photographs from the scene at the Ballymun Roundabout
- Background context report by ERRC, Romania: State of Impunity Human Rights Abuse of Roma in Romania (PDF)
- Extract from Council of Europe/European Commission against Racism and Intolerence: Third Report on Roma (PDF)
- Campaign Support: How to support the Roma