Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues

The Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues is the main structure within the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) assisting governments in implementing their commitments relating to the rights of Roma and Sinti populations. The Contact Point is located within the Warsaw-based OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).

Młodziejowski Palace in Warsaw, the seat of ODIHR

The Contact Point was created by the participating States of the OSCE at the 1994 Budapest Summit. Its mandate was strengthened at the 1998 Ministerial Council in Oslo.

The ODIHR's Contact Point unit is currently headed by Dan Pavel Doghi of Romania.

One of the Contact Point's main tasks is to assist the participating States of the OSCE to implement the OSCE Action Plan on Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti[1] adopted with consensus in 2003.

References
  1. "Action Plan on Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti within the OSCE Area". www.osce.org. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
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