Chachipe
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| Founded | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-profit NGO |
| Location |
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| Services | Roma rights |
| Fields | Media attention, direct-appeal campaigns, research, lobbying |
Key people | Karin Waringo and Murat Haliti |
| Website | http://romarights.wordpress.com/ |
Chachipe a. s. b. l. (earlier Romano Them)[1]: 30 is a Luxembourg based[2] Roma rights and advocacy non-governmental organisation.[1]: 33 [3] It was established in 2009.[2] Karin Waringo is the president of Chachipe.[4] Chachipe has demanded that Roma refugees to EU countries from the former Yugoslavia should not be denied a right to asylum based on the "safe country of origin" doctrine, as they face discrimination in their home countries.[5] Chachipe contributed to the preparation of Human rights of Roma and Travellers in Europe a report commissioned and published by the Commissioner of Human Rights, Council of Europe.[6]
