Chachipe

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 shouldn't 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]

Chachipe
Founded2009
TypeNon-profit
NGO
Location
ServicesRoma rights
FieldsMedia attention, direct-appeal campaigns, research, lobbying
Key people
Karin Waringo,
Websitehttp://romarights.wordpress.com/

Etymology

Chachipe is a Roma word meaning truth, and pronounced tsatsipé[7] it is derived from Sanskrit sat meaning truth and chipé meaning tongue, literally true tongue.[8]

References
  1. Wanda Troszczynska-van Genderen (2009). Kosovo: Poisoned by Lead : a Health and Human Rights Crisis in Mitrovica's Roma Camps. Human Rights Watch. ISBN 978-1-56432-498-6. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  2. "Organisation detalis". UN Volunteers. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  3. Sonja C. Grover (2010). The European Court of Human Rights As a Pathway to Impunity for International Crimes. Springer. p. 201. ISBN 978-3-642-10799-3. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  4. Waringo, Karin (2011-06-20). "Visa proposals fuel Roma tensions". Public Service Europe. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  5. "Veranstaltung mit frau Dr. Phil. Karin Waringo vom Romaverband Chachipe E. V., Luxembourg". Amnesty International, Konstanz division (in German). 2012-12-15. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  6. Hammarberg, Thomas (February 2012). "Human rights of Roma and Travellers in Europe" (PDF). Council of Europe. p. 29. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  7. Journal of the American Oriental Society. American Oriental Society. 1862. p. 222. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  8. George Henry Borrow (1841). The Zincali; or, An account of the gypsies of Spain. With an original collection of their songs and poetry, and a dictionary of their language. John Murray. p. 29. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
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