News - Genocide of the Roma
The story of Lety is about facing the past
A stench of manure wafted over a small crowd of people. They had gathered on an industrial pig farm to commemorate Romani victims of the Second World War, but the group’s desire to remember what lay...
Distortion of the Roma genocide and anti-Roma discrimination today
To mark Roma Genocide Remembrance Day on 2 August, we share this article by Anna Míšková, Chair of the IHRA Committee on the Genocide of the Roma. Originally published as part of the Protect The Facts...
One year of "Together for Impact": Q&A with IHRA Chair Ann Bernes on the Swedish Presidency
The Swedish IHRA Presidency will come to a close on 28 February. In this Q&A, IHRA Chair Ambassador Ann Bernes reflects on her year leading the IHRA Presidency. Let’s start by looking at the first...
The IHRA’s working definitions translated into Russian and Ukrainian
A year ago, Ukraine became the target of Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression. In light of this anniversary, the IHRA remembers the innocent lives that have been lost, as well as...
International Conference on the Genocide of the Roma and Combating Antigypsyism: Summary report now available
The Swedish Presidency of the IHRA hosted an international conference on the genocide of the Roma and combating antigypsyism, in Stockholm on 20–21 October 2022. The summary report of this conference...
Follow-up report on Malmö Forum pledges published
In October 2021, representatives from 50 countries, together with social media companies, policymakers, NGOs and civil society organizations met in Sweden for the Malmö International Forum on...
IHRA Chair addresses the OSCE Permanent Council for International Holocaust Remembrance Day
In honor of the victims and suvivors of the Holocaust, IHRA Chair Ambassador Ann Bernes gave an address to the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on...
Together for Impact at the Gothenburg Plenary
GOTHENBURG, 01.12.2022 – The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) has successfully concluded its second and final Plenary Meetings under the Swedish Presidency, which took place over...
Wave of activity launched at Malmö Forum is strengthening democratic institutions
This article is part of our series looking back at one year of implementation of the pledges made at the Malmö International Forum, Remember ReAct. By: Ambassador Ann Bernes, Chair of the...
Sweden hosts international conference on the genocide of the Roma and combating antigypsyism
On 20–21 October 2022, the Swedish Presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) will host an international conference in Stockholm on the genocide of the Roma and combating...