Search
24.9.2023
NEWS

HISTORY

TRADITIONS, CULTURE

PERSONALITIES

USEFUL CONTACTS

PHOTOS OF THE ROMA

VARIOUS

RADIO PRAGUE










Česky English Deutsch Francais
The Situation of the Roma in the Czech Republic after November 1989
26-02-2000
The Situation of the Roma, 1989 - 1992

The newly-won freedom after the November revolution also changed the position of the Romani minority. The Roma acquired in Czechoslovakia for the first time the status of a national minority, which came along with the specific rights of members of national minorities:

the right to be educated in their mother tongue,

the right to preserve their own culture,

the right to distribute and receive information ain their mother tongue,

the right to use their mother tongue in official contacts,

the right to associate on national principle, and

the right to have representatives participate in resolving matters that affect them.

After November 1989, Romani organizations and associations could also begin to arise, which they hadn't been able to do before, except during a short period from 1969 to 1973, when the Federation of Gypsies-Roma was in operation. In the first free elections, the first Romani political party, the Romani Civic Initiative, stood candidates for the Parliament of the Czechoslovak Federation, and 11 Romani representatives were sent overall by various political parties.

After the next elections in 1992, the Roma in Parliament dwindled to a single deputy, who was sent by the Left Block. By the beginning of 1994, the Ministry of the Interior had registered over 30 Romani civic associations, two political parties, and one political movement. Most influential of these are the Democratic Federation of Roma, the Romani Civic Initiative, and the Civic Association for Romani Culture and Press.



Related articles
DateTitleFeature
13.09.2019Archaeologists discover graves of Roma persecuted during WWII in Lety campNews
13.07.2017Archaeologists map out precise contours of Nazi-era Lety concentration campNews
28.10.2015A foreign influenceNews
31.01.2015Paul Polansky and the Lety Roma camp: Part 2News
30.01.2015Paul Polansky and the Lety Roma camp: Part 1News
18.06.2008Educational centre to open at former Roma concentration campNews
22.01.2005We Still Breathe their AirNews
13.06.2000The History of the Roma Minority in the Czech RepublicThe history of the Roma
26.02.2000The Situation of the Roma in the Czech Republic in 1997History of the Roma
26.02.2000Some Basic Information about the Roma Population in the Czech RepublicLife of Romanies
26.02.2000The History and Origin of the RomaThe history of the Roma
26.02.2000The Situation of the Roma in the Czech Republic, 1998Life of Roma
26.02.2000The Roma in the Czech Republic from 1993 to 1997The history of the Roma
The Situation of the Roma after November 1989The history of the Roma
Article
Format for printing
Send as e-mail

Also in section "The history of the Roma"
13.06.00  The History of the Roma Minority in the Czech Republic
26.02.00  The History and Origin of the Roma
26.02.00  The Roma in the Czech Republic from 1993 to 1997
  The Situation of the Roma after November 1989
Archive of the section

Most popular articles
3153053   26.02.00 Some Basic Information about the Roma Population in the Czech Republic
290319   27.01.05 The 'Devouring': A look at the Romani Holocaust
184516   26.02.00 The History and Origin of the Roma
141463   26.02.02 The Language of the Roma
107706   13.06.00 The History of the Roma Minority in the Czech Republic
105260   26.02.00 The Traditional Family Life of the Czech Roma
103929   02.06.03 The Roma Holocaust
88238    World famous Roma Personalities
88174   21.02.04 Extreme right activists demonstrate for skinhead in jail
74801    Photographs by Romani Children
Copyright © Český rozhlas / Czech Radio, 1997-2023
Vinohradská 12, 120 99 Praha 2, Czech Republic
E-mail: info@romove.cz