NATIONAL CONSULTANTS

National Coordinator

Dilyana Giteva

Legal Consultants

Plovdiv

Milena Kadieva

Rada Elenkova

 

Veliko Tarnovo

Teodora Krumova

Ventsislav Foti

Facilitators

Plovdiv

Krasimir Angelov

Mitko Manolov 

 

Veliko Tarnovo

Eleonora Dimitrova

Valeri Angelov 

AWARENESS RAISING GATHERINGS                                                                                                 

Plovdiv
 14 December 2019 / Stolipinovo neigbourhood
  • Topic: JUSTROM3 programme – scope, objectives, duration, topics and team
  • 17 Roma participants in total, out of which 16 were women
 16 January 2020 / Stambolyiski city
  • Discussions: different means of human rights protection; concrete legal and social cases of the local community – housing, social and child support, institutions.
  • 34 Roma participants in total, out of which 23 were women
 29 February 2020 / Stambolyiski city
  • Discussions: different means of human rights protection; concrete legal and social cases of the local community – housing, social and child support, institutions.
  • 54 Roma participants in total, out of which 42 were women

Veliko Tarnovo
 17 December 2019 / Byala Cherkva, Pavlikeni municipality
  • Topic: Presentation of JUSTROM3 Programme
  • 20 participants in total, out of which 19 were Roma (12 women)
 23 January 2020 / Batak, Pavlikeni municipality
  • Presentation of JUSTROM3 Programme and the support Romani women can receive from the team in Veliko Tarnovo
  • 18 participants in total, out of which 17 were Roma (7 women)
 05 February 2020 / Strazhitsa municipality
  • Topic: Presentation of JUSTROM3 Programme and the support Romani women can receive from the team in Veliko Tarnovo. Read more
  • 22 participants in total, out of which 21 were Roma (18 women)
 06 March 2020 / Pavlikeni municipality
  • Topic: Presentation of JUSTROM3 programme: objectives and opportunities offered
  • 15 participants in total, out of which 14 were Roma (13 women) 

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Plovdiv
21 February 2020 / Social Policies Department of Municipality of Plovdiv
  • Presentation of the JUSTROM3 programme - main activities and purposes. The representatives from the municipality explained their roles and how citizens can benefit from the available services.
  • 12 Roma participants in total, out of which 8 were women

Veliko Tarnovo
28 February 2020 / Veliko Tarnovo Municipality
  • This session focused on discussions regarding  specific opportunities and options for interaction with the institutions.
  • 23 participants in total, out of which 8 were Roma (3 women)

ROMA WOMEN MENTORING SESSIONS                                                                                             

Plovdiv
  • 16 April 2020 / First introductory meeting (online), 9 participants, 6 Roma (4 women) 
  • 24 April 2020 / Domestic violence (online), 9 participants, 6 Roma (4 women)
  • 07 May 2020 / Human Trafficking (in person), 7 Roma participants, 5 women
  • 08 May 2020 / Human Trafficking (online), 9 participants, 4 Roma women
  • 15 May 2020 / Protection against discrimination (online), 10 participants, 7 Roma women

Veliko Tarnovo
  • 24 April 2020 / First introductory meeting, 5 Roma women

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Back Webinar on the Increase of Hate Crimes and Domestic Violence against Roma minority during COVID-19

©Photo credit: JUSTROM Bulgaria

©Photo credit: JUSTROM Bulgaria

On 17 June 2020, Veliko Tarnovo District Administration hosted a meeting organised jointly by JUSTROM3 Bulgaria and Amalipe Center in connection with the increasing cases of domestic violence and hate crimes during the state of emergency.

Representatives of the District Courts in Veliko Tarnovo and Gorna Oryahovitsa, Regional Court - Veliko Tarnovo, District Prosecutor's Office - Veliko Tarnovo, Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior, State Agency for National Security - Veliko Tarnovo, Regional Inspectorate of Education, Regional Health Inspectorate, municipalities from Veliko Tarnovo district and lawyers took part in the meeting. JUSTROM3 consultants from Plovdiv, Bulgaria also participated at the meeting online.

The discussion was opened by the District Governor Prof. Dr. Lyubomira Popova. Moreover, Ms Dilyana Giteva, National coordinator of JUSTROM Bulgaria, presented the achievements of JUSTROM programme during the past three years, among which the contribution to the improvement of access to justice of dozens of Roma women, women from various minority groups and others who are also in a vulnerable position.

The discussions focused on two main issues: domestic violence, which has become more frequent during the pandemic months according to the experts, and hate crimes, which often remain invisible, but their proper identification as such sends a very clear message - not just to perpetrators, but also to the whole society.

Ms Teodora Krumova, JUSTROM3 Legal consultant in Veliko Tarnovo, stressed that in order to address the problem of domestic violence in the Roma community, teamwork is needed: on one side to change attitudes and sensitivity to violence within the community, on the other, to overcome stereotypes that exist among the institutions themselves. Last but not least, the existent mistrust on both side should be addressed.

Participants shared ideas about hate crimes and the importance of reacting quickly to perpetrators. They united around the message Racism is not fashionable, shared by the President of the District Court in Veliko Tarnovo, Mr Mladen Dimitrov.

A Council of Europe representative also joined the meeting online via Zoom - Ms Lyubov Stoycheva, a lawyer in the Department for the Execution of Judgments
of the European Court of Human Rights
, who spoke about the problems related to hate crimes and domestic violence in vulnerable communities, sharing international practices in dealing with such cases.

In conclusion, the participants agreed more can be done on this topic, to join forces for common activities aimed at raising awareness, prevention and subsequent joint response.

 Agenda of the event

 Article published on the Amalipe Center Bulgaria  

Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria 17 June 2020
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