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Partners in Implementation
NGOs in order to develop synergies and common approaches designed to facilitate
full integration of Roma and Sinti communities into the societies they live in, while
preserving their identity;
• to enhance co-operation among OSCE institutions and mission/field presences with
respect to Roma and Sinti, if applicable;
• to develop, on the basis of input from participating States, the OSCE institutions, and
in particular the HCNM, Roma and Sinti communities, NGOs, and international
organizations and other institutions and initiatives, a work programme which should
include, inter alia, seminars, workshops and clearing houses;
• to collect information from the participating States on legislative and other measures
related to the situation of Roma and Sinti with a view to making it available to the
OSCE community, as well as to other interested international organizations, and to
elaborating additional reports on the situation of Roma and Sinti in the OSCE area.
2. Further decides that the Contact Point should deal solely with matters concerning
Roma and Sinti.
Maastricht 2003 (Decisions: Annex to Decision No. 2/03 on Combating Trafficking in
Human Beings; OSCE Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings)
Action for OSCE Institutions and Bodies
6. Data collection and research
(…)
6.2 Tasking ODIHR’s Contact Point on Roma and Sinti with continuing to gather data
regarding trafficking in human beings, especially children, and its effects on Roma and
Sinti communities.
Maastricht 2003 (Decisions: Annex to Decision No. 3/03; Action Plan on Improving the
Situation of Roma and Sinti within the OSCE Area)
III Combating racism and discrimination
Legislation and law enforcement
Recommended action by OSCE institutions and structures:
(…)
23. The ODIHR/Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues (CPRSI) will promote better
relations between Roma and Sinti non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the
participating States.
24. The ODIHR-CPRSI will serve as a clearing house on initiatives undertaken by participating States and facilitate exchanges of information on best practices.
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