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Expert
Group on Civil Rights |
Members only section
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Participants
Redžepali Čupi, Gostivar. Mr Čupi is a student at the Faculty of Law in Skopje. Since 2002, he has been a member of the Foundation “Open Society Institute Macedonia’s” (FOSIM) Romani higher education programme, Romaversitas. Additionally, Mr Čupi has been involved in various projects aimed at improving the situation of the Romani population in Macedonia. |
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Erdžan Demir, Skopje. A second-year law student at the University of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, Mr Demir is also employed within the Ministry of Defence. |
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Anifa Demirovska, Delčevo. Macedonia’s sole Romani female lawyer, Ms Demirovska is concerned with issues closely related to gender, including domestic violence and human trafficking. Actively involved in the Romani non-governmental movement since 1995, she is currently president of the Romani NGO Phurt in Delčevo. |
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| Ferki Demirovski, Delčevo. A native of Eastern Macedonia, Mr Demirovski is also active in Central and Western Macedonia. In Central Macedonia, Mr Demirovski acts as coordinator for a citizens’ advising centre founded by the Romani NGO Mesečina to serve Skopje and Veles. Additionally, he is employed as an assistant within Romaversitas in Skopje . In Western Macedonia, on the other hand, Mr Demirovski studies public administration at the South East European University in Tetovo |
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| Feat Kamberovski, Kumanovo. Mr Kamberovski is a founding member and president of the Kumanovo-based NGO Arka. From his work in the NGO sector, Mr Kamberovski brings to the Expert Group considerable experience in monitoring police procedures and court cases, as well as in administering legal aid and human rights education. Through this work, Mr Kamberovski has built an excellent working relationship with the Ministry of the Interior. |
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| Idaver Memedov, Veles. Mr Memedov is in the process of completing his final year at the law faculty of the University of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Skopje. He also works in the office of the Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Skopje. |
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Elvis Memeti, Tetovo. A student of politics at the University of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, Mr Memeti is also employed within the Ministry of Local Self-Government, where he serves on a specialized working group for Romani integration. |
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| Senad Mustafov, Delčevo. Originating in Eastern Macedonia, Mr Mustafov has worked with the Romani NGO Phurt. More recently, he has been chosen as director of the (FOSIM) Romani higher education programme, Romaversitas. Additionally, Mr Mustafov has a background in law. |
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Alma Mustafovska, Kriva Palanka. After completing primary and secondary education in Kriva Palanka (northeastern Macedonia), Ms Mustafovska enrolled in and graduated from the law faculty of the University of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Skopje. Her concern with human rights in general and equal treatment of Roms in particular manifests itself both in her choice of profession and in her work in the NGO sector. |
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| Amza Pini, Gostivar. A native of Western Macedonia, Mr Pini completed secondary theology school in Skopje before moving on to a dual programme of study in theology and political science at the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mr Pini has also been involved in various initiatives in the NGO sector. |
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Muhamed Toči, Gostivar . A member of the presidency of the West Macedonian Romani NGO Mesečina since its founding in Gostivar in 1993, Mr Toči has specialized in human rights monitoring and the provision of legal aid. Most recently, he put his extensive experience in this area to use in designing the citizens’ advising centres now in operation throughout the country. Additionally, Mr Toči has taken part in events organized by PER toward developing a government strategy on Roms in Macedonia. |
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