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The European Romani Women's Movement: The struggle for human rights

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Rita Izsák discusses the International Romani Women's Network (IRWN), the first registered international umbrella organization representing Romani women of all European Romani groups. She examines how IRWN is promoting women's rights, and the connection between mainstream feminist movements and the Romani movement.

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  1. The meeting was organized by the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and the then European Union′s Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC – now called the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights).

  2. Membership criteria and maintenance are still to be clarified. The members listed here are partners who cooperated with IRWN before and not Member Organizations in a legal sense.

  3. http://www.ec.europa.eu/employment_social/fundamental_rights/pdf/arcr/romawomenrep_en.pdf.

  4. She revealed that her own mother had been forced to undergo sterilization in Sweden or surrender her children to state custody.

  5. A British Traveller, Catherine Beard, did not win a seat because she finished 8th in the voting.

  6. The countries are the following: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia.

  7. The Solidarity Fund was opened on 15 February 2007. The total amount received in this account by 1 July 2007 was 84,540,00 Macedonian Dinars (approx. 1,363 €), 3,065 Macedonian Dinars from private contribution and 81,475 Macedonian Dinars from the JRWI.

  8. The hairdresser is paid 100€ per month, and additional materials for the shop cost 67€.

  9. The letter can be read here: http://www.idebate.org/roma/newsarticle.php?id=966.0

  10. The participants defined these terms as follows: Early marriage: Marriage between youngsters who are under age 18. Such marriages are usually not acknowledged by the state, but by the community. We accept, however, that young people, who are 16 years of age or older can make such a decision with full responsibility; Arranged/forced marriage: A practice where the bride and groom are chosen by the parents and other relatives. We accept, however, that arranged marriages can end successfully in some cases; Virginity tests: In some areas, women are still expected to remain a virgin until their wedding day, and this has to be proven by a bloody bed sheet.

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Izsák, R. The European Romani Women's Movement: The struggle for human rights. Development 52, 200–207 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1057/dev.2009.9

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