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Romania showed incredible solidarity by welcoming the refugees from Ukraine with open arms. However, concerning Roma, they have had discriminatory treatment, both from the authorities and from the NGOs. Our organization, together with Roma Just, carried out a study that shows how the Roma refugees are treated: separated in transit and residence centers, different and discriminatory treatment offered, they are told that they are not refugees, so they have no rights, etc. In this context is necessary a "focusing" approach to create an environment in which Roma refugees are treated equally, without discrimination. In this sense, in this project
we propose to work with the representatives of the responsible institutions but also with the NGOs that offer services in order to increase access to the services offered by the available legislation without any discrimination as it is the case in this moment. Within the project, O Del Amenca will bring as added value, its proven experience in legal aid projects and its programs with the vulnerable population, while Roma Just brings
experience in monitoring, documenting, and litigating cases of discrimination.
Summary of project results
The project DER - Equal Rights for Refugees offered support to Ukrainian refugees in Romania in accessing
rights and services, including the most discriminated refugees, the Ukrainian Roma citizens
The project implemented activities such as : A 3 Organization of workshops- 4 workshops were organized with the participation of 90 people, representatives of authorities and civil society. In addition, the course for paralegals (A4) and stakeholders was attended by 20 persons, both from the authorities and NGOs as well as future paralegals. In the framework of activities A 5 and A 6, customs (Isaccea, Sculeni, Siret) and residence centers in 4 cities were monitored (Bucuresti, Galati, Iasi, Suceava) and in the framework of activity A7 a legal department was set up to provide assistance to the beneficiaries, including legal support in court for 4 persons. Under A 8 and 9 support was provided to 251 persons out of which 149 received support in obtaining documents. In A 10, (Awareness campaign) information
about legislative measures regarding refugees was constantly posted on the Facebook page and in A 11, 9 workshops were organized with the participation of 140 participants.
The project offered support to over 250 refugees from Ukraine, many of them situated at the intersection of multiple vulnerabilities (refugees, ukrainians, roma ethnics). A legal department was set up and its support helped people understand and access their rights, almost 150 refugees were assisted to obtain or renew their documents and 4 were assisted in specific litigations.