Company type | Human rights organisation |
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Founded | 1996; Budapest, Hungary |
Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
Number of locations | Europe |
Key people | Ðorđe Jovanović, President Ethel Brooks, Board Chair |
Revenue | 2,051,903 Euro (2019) |
Website | www |
The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) is a Roma-led, international public interest law organisation engaging in a range of activities aimed at combating anti-Romani racism and human rights abuse of Romani people. The approach of the ERRC involves, in particular, strategic litigation, international advocacy, research and policy development, human rights focused news production, and the training of Romani activists.
The ERRC is a member of the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights[1] and has consultative status with the Council of Europe,[2] as well as with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. The organisation was created in 1996 in Budapest, Hungary and is now based in Brussels, Belgium.