Roma Youth's Right to Education (Case Studies: Greece and Hungary)
Kleanthis Kyriakidis, Evgenia Koikas
Proceedings of the 17th International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics: IMSCI 2023, pp. 115-121 (2023); https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2023.01.115
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The 17th International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics: IMSCI 2023
Virtual Conference September 12-15, 2023 Proceedings of IMSCI 2023 ISSN: 2831-722X (Print) ISBN (Volume): 978-1-950492-74-9 (Print) |
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Abstract
Romani youth's right to education both in Greece and Hungary is explicitly and implicitly violated despite the abundance of international, European, and national legislation. Consequently, Greece has been found guilty of violating thrice the European Union Convention of Human Rights by the European Court of Human Rights, whereas Hungary only once despite its institutionalized antigypsyism. Unfortunately, Roma, Europe's most substantial ethnic minority, are discriminated against in every domain, which in turn impacts their schooling. Evidently, the tangible results of anti-discriminatory legislation addressing the marginalization and discrimination of Roma students remain negligible. It becomes apparent that antigypsyism cannot be eradicated by legal action alone but has to be combined with measures addressing the socio-economic status of Roma and offering development opportunities for the Roma communities in both Greece and Hungary. A Gordian knot like that needs unflappable political will and in-depth individual and societal changes.
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