CoE Human Rights Commissioner Visits Roma Settlement

Lendava, 8 April - The Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe (CoE), Thomas Hammarberg, stressed the importance of Slovenia's experience in integrating the Roma for other European countries, as he inaugurated a cultural and information centre in a Roma settlement in northeastern Slovenia on Friday.

Cresnovci CoE Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg opens a cultural and information centre at Kamenci, a Roma settlement near Cresnovci (NE). Photo: STA

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CoE Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg opens a cultural and information centre at Kamenci, a Roma settlement near Cresnovci (NE).
Photo: STA

Cresnovci CoE Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg opens a cultural and information centre at Kamenci, a Roma settlement near Cresnovci (NE). Photo: STA

Cresnovci
CoE Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg opens a cultural and information centre at Kamenci, a Roma settlement near Cresnovci (NE).
Photo: STA

Cresnovci CoE Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg and Human Rights Ombudsman Zdenka Cebasek attend the opening ceremony at a cultural and information centre at Kamenci, a Roma settlement near Cresnovci (NE). Photo: STA

Cresnovci
CoE Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg and Human Rights Ombudsman Zdenka Cebasek attend the opening ceremony at a cultural and information centre at Kamenci, a Roma settlement near Cresnovci (NE).
Photo: STA

Cresnovci CoE Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg (left) and Human Rights Ombudsman Zdenka Cebasek open a cultural and information centre at Kamenci, a Roma settlement near Cresnovci (NE). Photo: STA

Cresnovci
CoE Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg (left) and Human Rights Ombudsman Zdenka Cebasek open a cultural and information centre at Kamenci, a Roma settlement near Cresnovci (NE).
Photo: STA

Cresnovci CoE Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg (centre) and Human Rights Ombudsman Zdenka Cebasek (second from left) attend the opening ceremony at a cultural and information centre at Kamenci, a Roma settlement near Cresnovci (NE). Photo: STA

Cresnovci
CoE Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg (centre) and Human Rights Ombudsman Zdenka Cebasek (second from left) attend the opening ceremony at a cultural and information centre at Kamenci, a Roma settlement near Cresnovci (NE).
Photo: STA

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