News and events
Learn about recent IHRA activities and upcoming events.
27 Nov 2024
Time to read: 6 mins
Teaching and Learning about the Genocide of the Roma – a step towards cultivating authentic empathy for Roma lives
For Mirjam Karoly, education about the genocide of the Roma is necessary for building just and inclusive societies. The IHRA Recommendations for Teaching and Learning about the Persecution and Genocide of the Roma during the Nazi Era are a step towards cultivating authentic empathy for Roma lives.
08 Jan 2021
Time to read: 2 mins
EU Handbook for the practical use of the IHRA working definition of antisemitism published
The Handbook presents the IHRA working definition of antisemitism and relates its guiding examples to the contexts of real-world antisemitic incidents and crimes.
08 Dec 2020
Time to read: 2 mins
The IHRA reflects on 2020 as a historic year for Holocaust remembrance, and looks ahead to Greek Presidency in 2021, at Leipzig plenary
The IHRA brought together over 250 delegates from all over the world at an online plenary to discuss Holocaust education, remembrance and research at the end of an historic year with landmark anniversaries that also saw a global shift to digital platforms during the pandemic.
08 Oct 2020
Time to read: 1 min
The IHRA adopts working definition of antigypsyism/anti-Roma discrimination
The IHRA announces the adoption of an internationally accepted non-legally binding working definition of antigypsyism/anti-Roma discrimination, emphasising the importance of remembering the genocide of Roma, and acknowledging that the neglect of this genocide has contributed to the prejudice and discrimination that many Roma communities experience today.
24 Sep 2020
Time to read: 1 min
Finland Supreme Court bans Neo-Nazi group
The Supreme Court of Finland ruled to uphold a ban on the neo-Nazi group Nordic Resistance Movement (PVL). This makes Finland the first to ban this group, which is still active in other countries in Northern Europe.
07 Jul 2020
Time to read: 1 min
The IHRA adopts Statement condemning rehabilitation by consensus
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), today has announced their adoption of a statement globally condemning attempts to rehabilitate the reputations of those complicit in the crimes of the Holocaust and the genocide of the Roma.
16 Jun 2020
Time to read: 6 mins
2020 IHRA Grant Projects
The seven excellent initiatives selected as 2021 IHRA Grant Projects represent innovative approaches to countering distortion and safeguarding the record of the Holocaust and the genocide of the Roma.
01 Mar 2020
German Presidency 2020
All speeches and statements by the German presidency of the IHRA in 2020 can be found here.
14 Feb 2020
Time to read: 5 mins
New perspectives on past and present of former camp
This interview with Swedish historian Tomislav Dulic in advance of the conference Jasenovac Past and Present: History and Memory of Institutionalized Destruction, co-funded by the IHRA, covers the significance of the site, its place in memory, and the latest developments in research.
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