Links to selected documents and internet pages
Documents:
CERD General Recommendations on Roma (full text) http://www.egroups.com/group/balkanhr/972.html
Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD): Concluding Observations on the Czech Republic, 19 March 1998
Czech Helsinki Committee Report on Human Rights in CR in 1998 and in 1999 http://www.helcom.cz/
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- Czech Republic. Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor U.S. Department of State, February 25, 2001; http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/eur/
Agenda 2000. Commision Opinion on the Czech Republic´s application for membership of the European Union , plus regular reports (http://europa.eu.int/)
European Commission against racism and intolerance (ECRI): Country by country Approach, Report on the Czech Republic, CRI (97) 50, 1997, http://www.ecri.coe.int/en/sommaire.htm
European Commission against racism and intolerance (ECRI): Second report on the Czech Republic, CRI (2000) 4, 2000
Informace o plnění zásad stanovených Rámcovou úmluvou o ochraně národních menšin. Dokument vlády ČR z 1. dubna 1999. (Information on compliance with the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, Office of the Government of CR, 1 April 1999), also at http://www.vlada.cz
Informace o zprávě o plnění závazků plynoucích z Mezinárodní úmluvy o odstranění všech forem rasové diskriminace (Information on Report on implementation of the International Convention on Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination), Office of the Government of CR, 4 November 1999
Report on the Situation of the Romani Community in the Czech Republic and Government Measures Assisting its Integration in Society, Office of Minister without portfolio, The Czech Republic Government Office, Prague, 29 October 1997. The so called Bratinka Report, includes the Government Resolution No. 686/97, also at http://www.vlada.cz/
Internet resources:
Internet Centre Anti-Racism Europe (I CARE) at http://www.icare.to
The Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations, University of Warwick (CRER) http://www.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/CRER_RC/
The European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations (ERCOMER ) http://www.ercomer.org
Council of Europe webpage on minorities: http://www.humanrights.coe.int/minorities/index.htm
ECRI Conseil de l'Europe; http://www.ecri.coe.int/en/sommaire.htm; ECRI provides country reports (second round), general policy recommendations (1-5), etc
Canadian Race Relations Foundation http://www.crr.ca/EN/default.htm
American Association For Affirmative Action http://www.affirmativeaction.org/
Center for Equal Opportunity http://www.ceousa.org/
MINELRES (minority electronic resources); http://www.riga.lv/minelres/index.htm, Contact mailto:minelres@mailbox.riga.lv; Minelres is a directory of resources on minority human rights and related problems of the transition period in Eastern and Central Europe . as well as other parts of the world. It includes databases on: International organisations, NGOs and Research organisations, country information, Minority information, Human rights sources, Selected publications, Selected bibliography, and mailing list archive. Minelres is member of COMIR (Consortium of Minority Resoures). COMIR includes the following organisations: Centre for documentation and Information on Minorities in Europe – South East Europe; Minority Rights Group MRG, Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative, ECMI, ERRC. Forum Institute for Social Studies, HRW, IHFHR, and COLPI.
Multiethnic Group: http://www.egroups.com/group/multiethnic; Multiethnic Project: ttp://www.osi.hu/lgi/ethnic
European Roma Rights Center (ERRC); http://www.errc.org/, errc@errc.org; ERRC is an international public interest law organisation which monitors the human rights situation of Roma and provides legal defence in cases of human rights abuse. Their archive includes: ERRC publications on Roma listed by country (region) and themes, press releases, letters of appeal to governments and other authorities, publications on the situation of Roma in Kosovo, fact sheets on the situation of Roma by countries, country reports, law-based submissions to inter-governmental organisations, etc. The Web site also includes search engine and links to related sites.
Archive on Roma issues in the Balkans: Greek Helsinki Monitor; http://www.greekhelsinki.gr/special-issues-roma.html ; Includes information (reports, press releases, news stories, debates in IGOs etc.) concerning Roma in the Balkans3.
Documentation Centre on Human rights in the Czech Republic; Dokumentacní stredisko pro lidská práva; info@lidska-prava.cz, http://www.lidska-prava.cz/
Orther documentation centres related to antiracism:
European network against Racism, http://www.enar-eu.org/, E-mail: info@enar-eu.org
Crosspoint; http://www.magenta.nl/crosspoint/ or http://www.icare.to/; The Crosspoint is a part of the Internet Centre Anti-Racism Europe (I CARE) established by Magenta Foundation and UNITED. It contains a collection of links in the field of of Human Rights, Anti-Racism, Refugees, Women's rights, Antifascism, Shoah, etc.. They also list links to Jewish organizations, Migrant organizations and others.
UNITED for Intercultural Action; mailto:united@united.non-profit.nl ; http://www.united.non-profit.nl/; European network against nationalism, racism, fascism and in support of migrants and refugees. Includes European Address Book Against Racism, on-line publications , information on conferences, campaigns etc
Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l'amitié entre les peoples; http://www.magenta.nl/crosspoint/; The webpage contains a small database of resources in French on : 1. discriminations, éducation, Immigration , 2. juridique, 3. extrême-droite,4. tziganes- gens du voyage , 5. octobre 1961, 6. international, 7. Les documents de "différences", 8. communication, 9. littérature
European network against Racism; info@enar-eu.org, http://www.enar-eu.org/;ENAR, a network of European was initiated within the 1997 European Year Against Racism. ENAR aims to fight racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, to promote equality of treatment between EU citizens and third country nationals, and to link local/regional/national initiatives with European initiatives. It also acts against the discrimination and exclusion of people of different racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds; eliminate racist elements in Europe's migration policies, and celebrate cultural, ethnic and racial diversity
Information Center for Research on Racism / D.I.R.;, E-Mail: dir@mailer.uni-marburg.de ; http://www.uni-marburg.de/dir/dirhpe.html; Webpage includes articles on racism, minorities, migrants, etc ( in German), English version of the website has not been updated.
Internet archives and libraries:
COMIR Consortium of Minority Resources; http://lgi.osi.hu/comir/; They offer Minority Researchers' Guide online database and search engine: Select by Subject Area, Ethnic Group, Geographical Area , etc; COMIR also offers Virtual Library of Internet resources on national and ethnic minorities in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union http://lgi.osi.hu/ethnic/WebLibrary/ ; Includes also research centers, universities, projects operated by them at http://lgi.osi.hu/ethnic/WebLibrary/3.html
The European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations (ERCOMER ); http://www.ercomer.org;
ERCOMERsecr@fss.uu.nl ; ERCOMER is a European research centre with a strong interest in comparative research in the fields of international migration, ethnic relations, racism and ethnic conflict within the European context. It is based at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands.
The WWW Virtual Library on Migration and Ethnic Relations (ERCOMER); http://www.ercomer.org/wwwvl/; The library includes resources by the following catzegories1. Organisations (Research Centers, Academic Departments and Courses, NGO's, Government and International Bodies, Documentation Centers; Thematic information (Topical Information, Research Programs, Research Related Sites); 3. Media info (Conferences and Meetings, Journals and Newsletters , Publications -not periodical, Other Publications + electronic media, Mailing and Discussion Lists, Data Archives;4. Complementary sources (Related WWW Virtual Libraries, Other Sources of Information, More Links). The library also offers alphabetical list of resources, Search of Resources by keyword, search of Encyclopaedia Britannica, the guest book and subscription list on new resources. Questions relating to Migration can be posted on the interactive Information Board.
CEMES Centre for European Migration and Ethnic Studies; http://www.cemes.org/;CEMES specialises in policy-relevant research, information and publishing on international migration, ethnic relations and related topics in Western, Central and Eastern Europe. It includes : Ethnobarometr programme A network providing independent and research-based reports on levels of racism, xenophobia and ethnic conflict in selected countries of Central, Eastern and Western Europe, a joint venture with the Italian Social Science Research Council; and 'A Survey of Research Centres and Resources The European Directory' - a report on social science research on inter-ethnic relations and human rights in Europe. It is based on information supplied by more than 300 research organisations, institutes and university departments. Detailed information on more than 30 countries. As part of its work on the Ethnobarometer Programme CEMES coadministrates in cooprration with LGI Budapest the Managing Multiethnic Communities Project (MMCP) http://lgi.osi.hu/ethnic (see above).
ECMI: European Center for Minority Issues; http://www.ecmi.de/; A German-Danish independent institution serving as a source of information on issues related to ethnic minorities and majorities in a European perspective, conducting research on and contributing to the improvement of minority-majority relations in those parts of Europe where ethnic tension and ethnopolitical conflict prevails. The site contains detailed description of the Center and its activities including transcripts of seminars, contains a list of publications of the center some of which are available on-line. One of ECMI's main functions is to provide information services on non-dominant ethnic groups in Europe and their relationships to dominant groups. The ECMI Library catalogue can be searched here on the ECMI website. A large number of annotated links to European institutions, international organizations, networks, foundations, NGOs, and databases are also available here. In addition, the Gateway to World Libraries provides quick access to many internet libraries. Documentation is another important aspect of ECMI information services. Contact: William McKinney (Very Helpful Librarian) mckinney@ecmi.de
Other research organisations:
INCORE (initiative on conflict resolution and ethnicity); http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/; Their Conflict Data Service offers country and thematic guides, Information Bank, Researcher database, and list of Organisations and institutes relating to conflict and ethnicity
Statistics:
NEMDA- The National Ethnic Minority Data Archive project; http://www.warwick.ac.uk/CRER/centre/nemda.html, The archive provides source of quantitative information and data analyses relating minority ethnic groups living in the United Kingdom (and, where information is available, the countries of continental Europe). Research conducted by NEMDA draws upon numerous data sets, ranging from the decennial Census of Population and large-scale national social surveys (such as the Labour Force Survey) to the results of local surveys of particular ethnic groups. The data areas include: demography; the labour market; social structure; housing; educational qualifications; standards of living.
Czech Statistical Office; http://www.magenta.nl/crosspoint/