Nicolae Gheorghe

Nicolae Gheorghe
Born (1946-11-12)12 November 1946
Roșiori de Vede, România
Died 8 August 2013(2013-08-08) (aged 66)
Nationality Romanian
Occupation Romani people activist
Known for Centre for Social Intervention and Studies

Nicolae Gheorghe (12 November 1946 – 8 August 2013) was a Romanian human rights activist.

Biography

He attended military academy. In 1972, he graduated in philosophy and sociology. In 1974, he studied minorities for the government.[1] After 1989, he was appointed an expert on minorities, for the Romanian government.[2]

He was an activist for Roma rights. In 1993, he founded the Centre for Social Intervention and Studies.[3] In 1998 to 1999, he helped establish the Working Group of Roma Associations.[4]

Works

  • Nicolae Gheorghe; Andrzej Mirga (12 March 2001). "The Roma in the Twenty-First Century: A Policy Paper". Eurozine.
  • "Romania is shirking its Roma responsibilities". The Guardian. 3 November 2010.

References

  1. ↑ "Nicolae Gheorghe [Rombase]". Ling.uni-graz.at. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  2. ↑ "Roma activist and intellectual Nicolae Gheorghe: in memoriam | European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights". Fra.europa.eu. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  3. ↑ "Nicolae Gheorghe". The Economist. August 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Nicolae Gheorghe 1946-2013". European Roma Rights Centre. 9 August 2013.
  • "In search of a new deal for Roma: ERRC interview with Nicolae Gheorghe", European Roma Rights Centre, 7 November 2001
  • ODIHR Director saddened by death of Nicolae Gheorghe, architect of OSCE work on Roma issues, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, 9 August 2013
  • "Nicolae Gheorghe", European Roma Cultural Foundation
  • Vasile Ionescu. "A murit Nicolae Gheorghe, reformatorul Mişcării internaţionale a rromilor". Adevarul Holding.
  • Interview with Nicolae Gheorge.
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