the 2001 census23 there were approximately 47 000 Roma in Ukraine, Roma organisations consider that a more accurate estimation would be approximately 400 000 persons. […] Roma Ethnic Minority into Ukrainian Society until 2020,24 which contains measures to improve the protection and integration of the Roma population in the legal, medical and social spheres. […] In 2013, the Ministry of Social Policy granted the status of victim of THB to six Roma persons living in Zakarpattia oblast, who were referred to assistance and rehabilitation." Discrimination, hate speech, racism and intolerance ENS, BRIEFING #3: Protection gaps for stateless refugees from Ukraine, 23 June, 2022 “This third advocacy briefing in our series on statelessness and the Ukraine crisis draws on country briefings produced with our members and local lawyers to provide an update on current protection gaps for refugees from Ukraine who are stateless or at risk of statelessness (including those with undetermined nationality). Our analysis of routes to protection for refugees from Ukraine in 17 European countries shows that there are significant protection gaps across Europe for stateless people. To prevent discrimination, avoid over-burdening asylum procedures, and facilitate eventual safe return to Ukraine, it is imperative that these gaps are addressed by national and regional authorities. […] In some countries, including France, Portugal, Switzerland, and the UK, it is still unclear whether all those fleeing Ukraine may enter the territory regardless of documentation status. […] In Hungary, the EU Temporary Protection Directive is being implemented in a very restrictive way and alternative routes to protection (including asylum) are not available to stateless people fleeing Ukraine. Routes to protection for stateless people from Ukraine are also very limited in Austria. […] No country has extended eligibility to all stateless people and those at risk of statelessness to include those who cannot prove prior legal residence in Ukraine. […] Reports are continuing to emerge of antigypsyism and discrimination in access to the territory, temporary protection, services, and support faced by Romani people fleeing Ukraine, including in Poland, Moldova, and the Czech Republic.” OCHA, Ukraine: Situation Report, 29 June 2022, last updated 29 June 2022 “Kaverina and Dafina are members of a Roma family that returned from Poland with 20 close relatives to go back to their home on the outskirts of Kyiv. Like them, many of Ukraine's Roma population have struggled to access aid and had faced discrimination adding to the agonies of war” (p.1) “According to GBV Risk Analysis for Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) in Ukraine, registration to the CVA scheme is done primarily online, through onsite registration, self-registration and referrals from local authorities. Even in urban areas, only a minority of individuals have access to smartphones. Some minorities have literacy issues and/or do not speak the language. There is a need to establish alternative ways of registration and communication which do not require a cell phone or are digitally literate. Other groups with difficulties for registration and participation the in CVA scheme include women from minorities, such as Roma (lack of documentation and/or tax number, safe movement outside communities); LGBTQIA+, especially transgender women (social stigma hindering access to partners and information); GBV survivors and other groups with specific protection needs, such as single women at risk, elderly, people with disabilities” Human Rights Watch, Moldova: Romani Refugees from Ukraine Face Segregation, 25 May 2022 "Romani people face pervasive bias and persistent discrimination in both Ukraine and Moldova. The estimated 400,000 Roma in Ukraine before the Russian invasion faced high levels of poverty and lack of access to employment, education, and health care. They also faced prejudice, hate speech, and violent 21