MINELRES - Romania

Romania

Human Rights and Minorities

UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Concluding Observations. 12 April 2001, CERD/C/304/Add.85
- Report by Romania. 17 May 1999, CERD/C/363/Add.1
- Concluding Observations. 22 September 1995, A/50/18, paras.262-278
UN Human Rights Committee
- Report by Romania, 18 August 2000, CCPR/C/95/Add.12
- Concluding Observations/Comments. 28 July 1999, CCPR/C/79/Add.111
- Report by Romania, 29 April 1997, CCPR/C/95/Add.7
- Concluding Observations/Comments. 5 November 1993, CCPR/C/79/Add.30
Core document forming part of the reports of States Parties: Romania. 23/06/97
The UN Human Rights System - Romania (Human Rights Internet web site)
- For the Record 2003
- For the Record 2002
- For the Record 2001
- For the Record 2000
- For the Record 1999
- For the Record 1998
- For the Record 1997
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Report submitted by Romania pursuant to Article 25 para.1 of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, 1999
Shadow report on implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (by Gabriel Andreescu), 1999
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe:
- Resolution 1123 (1997) on the honouring of obligations and commitments by Romania
- Opinion No. 176 (1993) on the application by Romania for membership of the Council of Europe
- Recommendation 1114 (1989) on the situation of minorities in Romania
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)
- Second report on Romania, 22 June 2001
- Report on Romania, March 1999
OSCE HCNM recommendations:
- Letter of September 9, 1993
- Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs' answer of September 18, 1993
- Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs' answer of May 30, 1994
- Statement on the occassion of the HCNM mission to Romania on 28-31 August 1995, September 1, 1995
- Letter of February 26, 1996
- Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs' answer of April 19, 1996
Monitoring the EU Accession Process: Minority Protection in Romania, 2001
U.S. Department of State: Romania Human Rights Practices
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
Human Rights Watch
- World Report 2001: Human Rights Developments in Romania
- World Report 2000: Human Rights Developments in Romania
- World Report 1999: Human Rights Developments in Romania
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights Annual Reports on Romania
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
Protection of Ethnic Minorities in Romania: Report by the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights to the UN Commission on Human Rights, Fifty-Fourth Session, Geneva, 16 March - 24 April 1998
Amnesty International reports on Romania
Freedom House: Nations in Transit 1998 - Romania (.pdf format)
Human Rights Watch Reports on Romania
Human Rights Watch: Violence Against Roma in Romania. November 1994
European Roma Rights Center: Violence Against Roma in Romania, September 1996 (.pdf format)
Minorities at Risk Project files:
- Roma in Romania
- Hungarians in Romania
Minorities in Romania: CEDIME-SE website
Internet presentation "Minorities in Europe": Hungarians in Romania
Group dealing with minorities in Romania
rroma.ro web site: a clearing house that will include a wide range of information and resources about the Roma minority in Romania
Minority Human Rights in Romania - from Hungary Network
Hungarians in Romania, from the Government Office for Hungarian Minorities Abroad
Ethnic Minorities in Post-Communist Romania: From Rhetoric to Integration, by Tiberiu Dianu, 1997
The Protestant Churches of the ethnic minorities in Romania
Hungarian Nationalistic Writings, including An Essay on the ethnic cleansing of the Hungarian minority in Rumania
Facts and figures on Transylvania - compiled by The Danubian Research Center and The Transylvanian World Federation

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