Category: Activities and News

About JEKHIPE

Project description about CHACHIPEN – Paving the way for Truth and Reconciliation Process to address antigypsyism in Europe: Remembrance, Recognition, Justice and Trust-Building.

History, Memory and Justice for Roma people in Europe

25 April 2023: The Conference History, Memory and Justice for Roma people in Europe was the EU
Roma Week Flagship Event hosted by the European Parliament.

IHRA – International Conference on the Genocide of the Roma and Combating Antigypsyism

Members of the CHACHIPEN project attended the ‘International Conference on the Genocide of the Roma and Combating Antigypsyism’, hosted by the Swedish Presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) in Stockholm, 20-21 October 2022. Read more about the conference below and in the Summary Report (pdf).

Transitional Justice – Paving the Way for Truth and Reconciliation Processes in Romania

3 March 2023: Hybrid Roundtable in Bucharest on paving the way for truth and reconciliation processes in Romania, linked to the Romanian CHACHIPEN country report.

Antigypsyism during the Franco Dictatorship in Spain: Truth, Memory, and Justice

16 December 2022: Launch of the national report on Spain, ‘The persecution of Roma during Franco’s dictatorship”, Hyrid event on Truth, Memory and Justice

Hybrid event in Sweden: Roma rights and the fight against antigypsyism

9 December 2022: Launch of the national report on Sweden, ‘Considering the Swedish Commission Against Antigypsyism 2014-2016: Experiences, lessons learned and recommendations

Webinar: Roma and Memorialization: Advancing Recognition and Remedy for the Dark Chapters of the Past and their Impact on the Present

This international stocktaking roundtable invites us to examine the current state of recognition of the dark chapters of history related to antigypsyism. The event will explore how the legacies of this historically-rooted structural form of racism against Roma are impeding the right to know and the right to truth and justice.

Webinar: The Antigypsyism Commission in Germany: Lessons for Europe?

CHACHIPEN project allows us to draw inspiration and lessons from the experiences of the German Independent Commission on Antigypsyism (Unabhängige Kommission Antiziganismus) which presented its conclusions in April 2021.

50th International Roma Day: Standing up for Recognition and Justice

On the occasion of the International Roma Day, we greet the Roma communities throughout the world. On 8th April 1971 Romani activists hold the First International Congress calling for a stronger awareness raising of the persecution faced by Sinti and Roma and for the demand of equal participation.

Webinar: 50th International Roma Day: Towards justice and building trust

CEPS in cooperation with ERGO Network and Central Council of German Sinti and Roma, are proud to launch “CHACHIPEN”, a new project on the remembrance, recognition of antigypsyism, justice and trust-building between Roma and non-Roma people in Europe.