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Discrimination and the Roma Community. FSG Annual Report 2021 The impact of the pandemic on discrimination and antigypsyism

The total number of cases in this year’s report is 364, a drop of 58 on the previous year. The drop in cases is mostly because in 2020, the European Commission Code of Conduct did not perform a monitoring round on countering illegal hate speech online, which FSG has been participating in as a trusted flagger for the past six years. FSG usually reports more than 100 cases of anti-Roma hate speech in these monitoring rounds, which this year are absent from our report. However, we have ...

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Evaluation of the results and impact of the Calí Programme, for the Equality of Roma Women (2016-2023) Executive Summary

The purpose of this external evaluation is to analyse and assess the results and impact obtained and thus to issue global assessments on the utility and achievements of the Calí Programme, for the Equality of Roma Women...

Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the Roma population

Results of a survey of 11,000 participants in programmes organised by the Fundacion Secretariado Gitano...

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The educational situation of Roma Students in Spain Executive summary

This study analyses the educational situation of Roma students in Spain, comparing it with the data obtained in 2012 and with the situation of the general students population in Spain. The data reflect a harsh, shocking reality.Educational progress is the main tool for Roma people to access a dignified life and, unfortunately, poverty and social exclusion still hit them hard (the poverty rate among the Roma population is 87.4% and the child poverty rate is 86.8%). Therefore, there is no choice ...

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Discrimination and the Roma community 2017 FSG Annual Report. IN DEPTH For a comprehensive Equal Treatment and Non-discrimination Law

For the 13th year in a row, Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG) publishes its Report on Discrimination with the aim of raising awareness and denouncing widespread discrimination against the Roma community. The report describes 202 cases of discrimination against Roma that have been reported to our organisation during 2017 and where the FSG has provided assistance and support to the victims...

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Study of the characteristics and circumstances of people living in slum and substandard housing settlements in Spain Executive summary

Even in the second decade of the 21st century, Spain still faces a structural problem: the presence of slum and substandard housing settlements inwhich families live in situations of extreme vulnerability. The mere existence of these settlements represents a violation of basic rights, with a possible discriminatory element given the overrepresentation of certain social groups. The settlements’ continued existence also entrenches the situation of inequality and extreme poverty of their ...

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Taclking Roma needs in the 2014-2020 structural funds programming period Guide to improve the planning process

"¿Cómo abordar las necesidades de la población gitana en el período de programación 2014-2020 de los Fondos Estructurales? Guía para mejorar el proceso de planificación" tiene como objetivo proporcionar herramientas útiles para ayudar a los Estados miembro al abordar las necesidades de la población gitana en el proceso de planificación del próximo período de programación de los Fondos Estructurales.La FSG es responsable de la Secretaría Técnica de EURoma...

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Roma population and employment. A comparative study

The main objective of the work was to gather the greatest possible volume of information regarding the current employment and occupational situation of the Spanish Roma population and compare it with the situation of the Spanish population in general...

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Study on the impact of the Minimum Income on poverty among the Roma in Spain Executive Summary, 2023

This study on The Impact of the Minimum Income on poverty among the Roma in Spain is an initiative of Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG) and has been carried out by the Fundación Iseak and FSG with funding from the Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030 under the 0.7 Subsidies for activities of social interest in 2023. The main objective was to carry out a nationwide investigative study on the scope and impact of the provision of the Minimum Income (MI) to Spanish Roma households, both in ...