The European Roma Rights Centre Celebrates its Tenth Birthday
Budapest, 5 April 2006. The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) today celebrates its tenth anniversary at an event hosted by the Budapest embassy of the United Kingdom, and by Budapest Mayor Gabor Demszky.
On the occasion of the ERRC’s tenth anniversary, UK Ambassador to Hungary Mr. John Nichols said, “The British government has been a proud sponsor of ERRC activities, including its work in Russia, its anti-discrimination legal work in southeastern Europe, its production and distribution of a human rights training manual for Romani activists, and its efforts in the field of housing rights in Hungary and Slovakia. We believe the ERRC has been an exemplary force for good.”
Budapest Mayor Gabor Demszky commented, “The ERRC has helped make Budapest an important regional centre. We are proud to have been a home to this important international initiative during its first decade.”
The ERRC was founded in 1996 and opened offices in January of that year. During 1996, the ERRC issued its first publications – Country Reports on Austria, Romania and Slovakia. By the end of the year, the ERRC had established its Legal Program. In 1997, the ERRC began its first Human Rights Education activities, and by 1998 it had formalized its International Advocacy work.
http://www.errc.org/cikk.php?cikk=2585
Budapest, 5 April 2006. The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) today celebrates its tenth anniversary at an event hosted by the Budapest embassy of the United Kingdom, and by Budapest Mayor Gabor Demszky.
On the occasion of the ERRC’s tenth anniversary, UK Ambassador to Hungary Mr. John Nichols said, “The British government has been a proud sponsor of ERRC activities, including its work in Russia, its anti-discrimination legal work in southeastern Europe, its production and distribution of a human rights training manual for Romani activists, and its efforts in the field of housing rights in Hungary and Slovakia. We believe the ERRC has been an exemplary force for good.”
Budapest Mayor Gabor Demszky commented, “The ERRC has helped make Budapest an important regional centre. We are proud to have been a home to this important international initiative during its first decade.”
The ERRC was founded in 1996 and opened offices in January of that year. During 1996, the ERRC issued its first publications – Country Reports on Austria, Romania and Slovakia. By the end of the year, the ERRC had established its Legal Program. In 1997, the ERRC began its first Human Rights Education activities, and by 1998 it had formalized its International Advocacy work.
http://www.errc.org/cikk.php?cikk=2585