Safet Cupevski – Kamaco

Safet Cupevski – Kamaco, one of the many educated Roma in Macedonia and wider, still unemployed. He is one of the many Roma, waiting all the time in front of the Bureau for employment. Cupevski starting from 1977-1981, graduated in the University in Belgrade, superior working therapist, for kinesis therapy and physical therapy. In the period of 1983-1986 he has become graduated defectologist, 7th degree study. But, his education is not stopping there. In the school year of 2005-2006, Keep reading…

19 September 2006

WRITTEN COMMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN RIGHTS CENTRE AND THE NATIONAL ROMA CENTRUM CONCERNING THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS AT ITS 37TH SESSION

1. OVERVIEW
   1. The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) and the National Roma Centrum (NRC) respectfully submit written comments concerning the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (hereafter “Macedonia”) for consideration by the United National Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (the “Committee”) at its 37th Session to be held 6-24 November 2006 in Geneva. This report is submitted as additional information for the Committee in its review of Macedonia’s Initial Report (hereafter “State Report”), submitted under Articles 16 and 17 of the Covenant in July 2005. Keep reading…

Roma Rights Organisations Provide Input to UN Treaty Body Review on Concerns in Macedonia

Budapest, Kumanovo, Geneva, 13 November 2006. The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today reviews Macedonia’s compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). In advance of today’s hearing, the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) and the National Roma Centrum (NRC) submitted written comments highlighting Roma rights concerns in Macedonia in areas of relevance to the Covenant. The ERRC/NRC report highlighted concerns in the following areas: Keep reading…

Muharem Serbezovski.Serbezovski in visit of NRC

Third Roma deputy in the Balkan region is Mr. Muharem Serbezovski. Mr. Muharem Serbezovski Serbezovski is the first Roma deputy in the Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina, after the elected deputies in the Macedonian Parliament, Mr. Nezdet Mustafa and Mr. Saban Saliu. Mr. Serbezovski, the famous estrade artist and writer, has won his mandate of this year parliamentary elections as candidate of the Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina formed by Haris Silajdzic. The singer legend from the former Yugoslavia, except singing and composing, has translated Koran in Romani language. After he has finished the translation of Koran, Mr. Serbezovski started to promote the Holy Muslim Book on Romani language around the territories of Former Yugoslavia and with that purpose has visited our organization, National Roma Centrum from Kumanovo, which will help promoting the Koran in Romani language in Macedonia.

The new Director of the Direction for development and advancement of education for the languages of minorities, under the Ministry for education of Republic of Macedonia is Anka Demirova. This is the first director’s position for the Roma community. The director’s position mainly is a result of greater activity of the Roma political factor, and the Roma participation in the executive authority, as well as the new adopted laws which directly influence over the socio-economic life of the common citizen. The Direction for development, in this decade, is giving full support for the Roma Keep reading…