Global Human Rights Defense

Today, a coalition of human rights organizations sent a letter to the Council of Europe to voice its concern about the coerced sterilization of Romani women in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. The letter, addressed to the Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg, was endorsed by the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC), Peacework Development [...]

February 9, Amsterdam. A trial involving 10 men and one woman defendants has begun, in relation to at least seven murders that have spanned since 1993.

The 11 on trial are also charged with the planning of other killings, membership of a criminal organization, money laundering and illegal possession of weapons.

A verdict is not [...]