Људска и мањинска права Рома у Републици Србији и европском законодавству
Human and minority rights of Roma in the Republic of Serbia and European legislation

Summary/Abstract: The issue of protection and the creation of specific mechanisms for ensuring the rights of national and ethnic groups in all spheres of social life were manifested in the process of creation of national countries. Especially in Europe, after the horrible crimes during World War II questions of the protection of human and minority rights takes a very important place, presents in number of Declarations, Conventions and Charter adopted by key and influential international organizations. Although of numerous international conventions and laws that proclaim the equality of all people, the level of achieving declared universal human rights by the Roma is much lower than the of achieving these same rights by non-Roma population. In many parts of Europe, Roma remain socially and economically marginalized, which undermines the respect of their human rights, prevents their full participation in society and spreading prejudice. In this study, we will give the review of European legislation and the legislation of the Republic of Serbia in respect of the protection of human and minority rights, and the status and level of achieving civil rights of Roma.

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