Chachipe emerged from Romano Them which was initially launched as an independent internet platform with the primary aim to inform about the situation of Roma in Kosovo and of Kosovo Roma in Diaspora and to prevent forced repatriation.
From there, we developed into a lobby and advocacy organisation for the rights of Roma. In March 2008, we participated in the public consultation on the Kosovo constitution, where we advocated for clear, enforceable guarantees for the Roma community. Since our claims were not heard, we have subsequently drawn the attention on the shortcoming in the Kosovo Constitution and legalislation which was adopted in its aftermath, in terms of minority protection and asked for improvements to be made.
Within our focus on refugees and IDPs, we have risen awareness on the lead contamination in the IDP camps in Northern Kosovo and advocated for a sustainable solution to the refugee crisis.
We also submitted our comments on the Roma strategy in Kosovo and contributed to a Council of Europe report on organ trafficking in Kosovo.
We have participated in several conferences and meetings and published numerous press releases and articles on the human rights situation of Roma in Kosovo issues and on the situation of refugees and IDPs.
Our website, which includes more than eight hundred posts provides a comprehensive collection of documents on human and minority rights in Kosovo and refugee and asylum issues, is regularly updated. In the first year, it was viewed about 40,000 times and more about 20,000 times in the first quarter of the second year.
We have developed an intensive network of contacts with Roma and non-Roma NGOs which has yielded in several joint petitions.
In February 2009, we changed our name into Chachipe and registered as a non-profit organisation in Luxembourg.
Our work is entirely based on voluntarism. We appreciate your donations which help us to develop our activities further.
Chachipe a.s.b.l.
Publications
Articles
In English
Hessen deports father of small children to Kosovo, 28 May 2009
German Parliament confirms rejection of deportation moratorium to Kosovo, 17 February 2009
Pe romano chib
Na srpskom
Njemački Land Hessen deportovalo tata maloljetnih djeca na Kosovo, 28 Maya 2009
Auf Deutsch
Hessen schiebt 26-jährigen Rom und Vater von zwei Kleinkindern nach Kosovo ab, 28. Mai 2009
En français
Mobile-home avec vue, Letzebuerger Land, 15.10.10
Press releases
In English
Deportations to Kosovo experiment on human beings, Chachipe says (PR), 1 October 2009
Kosovo incidents cast doubt on minority reporting, Chachipe says (PR), 19 August 2009
Anti-Gypsyism rampant, Chachipe said on memorial day of WWII genocide (PR), 31 July 2009
EU must find a sustainable solution for the Kosovo Roma refugees, Chachipe says (PR), 9 June 2009
UNICEF film fosters prejudices against Roma, Roma NGOs say (PR), 27 May 2009
Germany should refrain from deporting Roma to Kosovo, Chachipe says (PR), 27 April 2009
Chachipe calls on Serbian Prime Minister to halt forced evictions (PR), 6 April 2009
Attacks against Roma give rise to serious concern, Chachipe says (PR), 27 February 2009
Obama right on refugees, Romano Them says (PR), 11 November 2008
Pe romano chib
Deportaciya ani Kosova, eksperimenti upralo o manusha, phenela o Chachipe (PR), 1. Oktobari 2009
Incidenti ano Kosovo qivela bipakyavipe ano minoritetengo raportiripe, phenela o Chachipe (PR), 19 Avgusti 2009
Bayrola o Anti-Romanipe, phenela o Chachipe ano Duyto Lumyako Maribasko memoriyalno dive palo genocid (PR), 31. Juli 2009
UNICEF-ski produkciya vazdela nashukar gendipa palo Roma phenena organizaciye e Romengo (PR), 27 Mayi 2009
Nane kondicije irinibaske e nashle manushenge, Romano Them phenela, 9 Februari 2009
Atako kontra e Romenge vazdela seriozno nashukar gendipa, Chachipe pehenela (PR), 27 Februari 2009
Obama hakay e nashle manushenge, phenela o Romano Them (PR), 11 Novembar 2008
En français
Na srpskom
Film UNICEF-ova potiče predrasude prema Romima, navode romske organizacije (PR), 27 Maya 2009
Njemačka ne smije da deportuje Rome na Kosovo, Chachipe izjava (PR), 27. Aprila 2009
Chachipe trazi od Srpskog Premijera da stopira nasilnih raseljavanja (PR), 6. Aprila 2009
Auf Deutsch
Deutschland soll von Abschiebungen von Roma nach Kosovo absehen, fordert Chachipe (PR), 27. April 2009
Reports
In English
Romano Them: Fact-finding mission to Kosovo and Macedonia, February 2009
Pe Romano chib
Romano Them: Arakhibaski misiya ani Kosova thay Makedoniya, February 2009
Conferences
In English
Chachipe: Report on a fact-finding mission to Kosovo, Hannover, 8 April 2009 (translation)
Na sprskom
Chachipe: Izveštaj o istraživačkom misiji na Kosovu, Hanover, 8 April 2009 (prevod)
Public statements
Vakeripa-Deklaracija Kosovake Romengi andi Diaspora p anglo “Mashkarthemutne beshipa Kosovake Romengo Ashkalijengo thaj Egipqanego: Dikhipe thaj Prosperiteti palo jek Adikerdi Integracija”, 22 Oktobari 2008
Izjava romske dijaspore sa Kosova povodom organizovanja Medunarodni Okrugli stol o Roma, Ashakli i Egipcani iz Kosova: Izazovi i perspektive za odrzive integracije, 22. Oktobra 2008
Comments
Romano Them comments on draft strategy for the integration of Roma in Kosovo, 12 October 2008
Romano Themeske komentya e draft strategiya pali integraciya e Romengi ani Kosova, 12 Oktobari 2008
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