Jekhipe Event

JEKHIPE High-Level Conference: Reclaiming our past, rebuilding our future: Transitional Justice and the Fight Against Antigypsyism in Europe

Time: 22 April 2026 | 12:30–14:40
Venue: European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Rue Van Maerlant 2, 1040 Bruxelles. Room: VMA22
The event will also be live-streamed here: https://live.eesc.europa.eu/play/?id=799

Co-organised by ERGO Network and CEPS

IMPORTANT:
Those who only registered for the Jekhipe event and need to pick up their entry badge (sticker), please arrive between 11:45 and 12:30 at the VMA building, located at Rue Van Maerlant/Van Maerlantstraat 2, 1040 Brussels, accessible via Rue Belliard, opposite the EESC entrance at Belliard 99.

If you are also attending the morning event, you do not need to re-register. The event venue/room remains the same throughout the day.

Register to attend in person

External participation costs are not covered by the organisers.
Please note that participation may be subject to seat availability. We will confirm your place once your registration has been reviewed.

Agenda:

12:30 – 12:50 | Opening Remarks

Moderate: Isabela Mihalache, ERGO Network

  • Claude Cahn, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Regional Office for Europe (online)
  • Manuela Demir-Kariman, Head of Pride and Community Outreach, European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture

12:50 – 13:20 | Evidence from Chachipen and Jekhipe initiatives – new perspectives on transitional justice

  • Marko Pecak, Jekhipe project coordinator, ERGO Network – comparative view Chachipe and Jekhipe research results across Europe 
  • Gwendolyn Albert, expert, Czechia – national policy brief

13:20 – 13:50 | Transitional Justice in wider Europe
Moderator: Dan Doghi, expert, Romania

  • Elżbieta Mirga-Wójtowicz, Jaw Dikh Foundation and Centre of Migration Research University of Warsaw 
  • Stephan Mueller, Council for German Sinti and Roma

13:50 – 14:35 | High-Level Dialogue – From Recognition to Accountability
Moderator: Oana Taba, Roma and Travellers Division, Council of Europe

  • Marcela Adamova, Roma Team Leader, DG JUST, European Commission
  • Mustafa Jakupov, The Antigypsyism Reporting and Information Center, Germany
  • Ismael Cortez, Director of the Cultural Institute for Roma, Spain
  • Enya Echeng, African Union Reference Group on Transitional Justice in Africa

14:35 – 14:40 | Closing Reflections

  • Lina Vosyliute, Founder of Heartwarmingly consultancy and Senior Associate Researcher at the Centre for Migration, Diversity and Justice, BSoG VUB

14:40 – 15:00 | Coffee Break