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Serb Rom wins appeal for residency in Australia
Copmanhurst (AUSTRALIA), 30 October 1999
President of Romani Association of Australia, Jimmie Storey, announced
today that Paja Jovanovic had succeeded in his appeal against an
earlier Immigration decision to refuse him a Protection Status Visa,
the means by which persons gain residency in Australia on the basis
their status as a refugee as defined in UN covenants. The Immigration
Review Tribunal has now accepted Paja�s claim to be a refugee from
persecution experienced in Serbia because of his Romani ethnicity, and
to have a well-founded fear of the consequences should he be
repatriated to Serbia.
Paja�s appeal was assisted by the Romani Association of Australia
collecting and collating documents that gave evidence of racial
persecution of Roma in Serbia. The ERRC provided valuable assistance
in locating and forwarding documents to the RAA at short notice. The
documents were forwarded to the Immigration Review Tribunal through
Paja�s legal representative. Paja�s appeal was also assisted by the
attendance of Jimmie Storey at the hearing.
Jimmie said it was a great day for Paja and it was a great day for the
RAA. The success of this case could make it much easier for Roma in
the Balkans area to have their claims for refugee status to be
accepted by Australia.
� Statement released by Owen Durkin for Romani Association of
Australia for RNN.
Contact us at [email protected] for further information.
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Roma Refugees permitted to cross into Germany
Rozvadov/CZECH REP., Waldhaus/GERMANY (RNN Correspondent)
November 1st, 1999
A group of Roma on the way from the Czech Republic to the United
Kingdom, travelling with a Bus together with other non-Roma, were
stopped at the German border and send back to the Czech Republic.
The German Border Controllers claimed that the Roma did not have the
one hundred German Marks per diem all foreigners are required to have
before entry. The Roma insisted that they had enough money and were
able to
present it. The Border Controllers have been asked to comment on any
questions relating to the situation, posed to them by both the RNC and
a Czech TV Station.
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Kumanovo/FRY of MACEDONIA (RNN Correspondent)
November the 4th, 1999
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
ODIHR Training Seminar
Roma Youth of 21st century
11-15 December, 1999
Place Kumanovo, FYR of Macedonia
Warsaw, Poland
25.10.1999
Dear Sir or Madam,
we have the pleasure to invite you to the seminar Roma Youth of 21st
century which will take place in the period 11 - 15 December, in
Kumanovo, FYR of Macedonia. This seminar is organized by OSCE in
co-operation with following NGO's: RCC "DROM"; Roma National Congress
- youth section; FERYP; Euroternet.
The main aim of this seminar is to bring together representatives from
main Roma and Sinti European-wide associations of young people with
the aim to empower the Roma youth movement on international level.
The result of this seminar, could be the organizing of a stronger
network between associations of Roma young people; to disseminate
OSCE knowledge and skills on managing situations of crisis, including
those in which Roma communities are involved.
You will find enclosed the application form and the program of the
seminar. The deadline for application form sending, is 30 October,
1999.
Your Participation is very important for us!
Sincerely Yours,
Nicolae Gheorghe
Adviser on Roma and Sinti Issues
APPLICATION ! Please fill it out and send it to
[email protected]
APPLICATION FORMS
for the seminar Roma Youth of 21st century
Surname:
Firstname:
Date of Birth:
Nationality:
Full address:
ZIP Code:
City:
Country:
Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Sending organization:
Full address of your organization:
Zip Code:
City:
Country:
Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Homepage:
Position of the applicant in the organization:
Motivation (at least 100 words):
Date and place: ................................................
The applicant
Name and
position:........................................................
Official of the organization
Contact to the organizing Organization:
RCC "DROM"
Roma Community Center "DROM" Kumanovo, Member of the RNC
Lokalitet serava prizemje 7a, 91300 Kumanovo
Tel.;Fax:++38990127558
Email: [email protected]
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