Nation building and the others

I’m on my way to Cyprus where I’m giving a paper at the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration conference (IASFM: www.iasfm.org) . My paper is about RAE in Kosovo, but I’m not going to look into the appaling living conditions of the communities, as there are several detailed reports on this, rather I [...]

UN’S TOXIC CAMPS KILL CHILDREN IN EUROPE TODAY

Europe’s own medical emergency in Kosovo a catastrophe for children’s health requiring immediate evacuation and medical treatment.
See the website of the Kosovo Medical Emergency Group: http://www.toxicwastekills.com

Kosovo’s poisoned generation / Una generazione avvelenata

A small child is sweeping the yard outside her home – anywhere else the scene would be touching – but here in the Cesmin Lug refugee camp in northern Kosovo, it is tragic.
A Mitrovica, i rom vivono in campi avvelenati dai residui di un’azienda mineraria. Nel campo ce li ha messi la comunita’ internazionale. E ora di farli uscire!

Towards the social inclusion of RAE minorities in Kosovo

Paper by Nando Sigona [draft]
June 2008

Introduction
The development of an inclusive and welcoming society is a key prerequisite to the successful integration of RAE minorities.
The strategy of RAE integration will offer a comphensive policy instrument to address many of the key issues of concern for these minorities. However, in order to achieve the goals listed in [...]

Matrimonio rom con rap

Integration / integrazione: alcune riflessioni

Negli ultimi giorni ho lavorato ad un ‘concept paper’ sul tema dell’integrazione dei Rom in Kosovo. Si tratta di uno degli ‘output’ del lavoro che sto svolgendo al momento in Kosovo per EAR (European Agency for Reconstruction) in supporto al governo locale per la stesura e implementazione di una strategia nazionale per l’integrazione dei RAE (Roma, [...]

Former Leader in Kosovo Acquitted of War Crimes

By MARLISE SIMONS (New York Times, April 4, 2008) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/04/world/europe/04kosovo.html
PARIS — The United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague on Thursday acquitted a former commander of the rebel Kosovo Liberation Army of all charges of war crimes in a decision that could inflame anti-Kosovo sentiment in Serbia just weeks after Kosovo unilaterally declared independence.The commander, [...]