vulnerability to trafficking during conflicts. Moreover, those Roma who reach neighboring countries risk remaining invisible in the receiving countries, without decent assistance and access to protection. Therefore, States must ensure that all those fleeing a conflict are granted equal access to security and protection, without possible discrimination." ADC Memorial, Roma women and girls in the conflict zone need protection, 31 March 2022 "In 2014, the number of Roma people who left their places of residence in the war zone in Donbas was estimated at about 6,000. All the problems characteristic of the Roma communities in Eastern Europe (lack of personal documents, insufficient level of education, poverty, risk of becoming a target of racist violence) have been exacerbated by the war. Roma women find themselves in a particularly difficult situation, as in traditional communities they are responsible for housekeeping, cooking and childcare, and it is they who have searched for ways to survive in a situation of war characterised by the daily risk of being exposed to violence coming from armed groups. […] Even before the war, the lack of identity documents prevented Roma women from exercising their social and economic rights. Many do not have passports or money to travel." AI – Amnesty International, Amnesty International Report 2021/22; The State of the World's Human Rights; Ukraine 2021, 29 March 2022 "In July, the government approved a national strategy to 2030 to address discrimination against the Roma community. However, the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic had a disproportionate effect on this community as many relied on the informal economy for irregular earnings. Past attacks against Roma werse not effectively investigated, including the destruction of a campsite and physical violence against Roma at Lysa Hora park in Kyiv in August 2018. In August, the Prosecutor General’s Office informed Amnesty International that it had overruled a decision to halt the investigation, but no further progress was reported." ACAPS, Ukraine: Pattern of movement, people’s needs, and response, 27 March 2022 “Minority groups: the risk of discrimination against minorities, including the Roma community, remains high. There are reports of discrimination along the evacuation route out of Ukraine (OHCHR 16/03/2022; Al Jazeera 07/03/2022).” ADC Memorial, Solidarity with the ethnic minorities of Ukraine, 21 March 2022 “A report by the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) states that Roma children accompanied by adult family members who are not their parents are often denied entry to Moldova and EU countries. Undocumented Roma are also turned away when they are trying to cross the border. According to ERRC, especially many Roma without passports are stuck at the Ukrainian border in the southwestern region of Transcarpathia. On March 6, volunteers of the “Czechs Are Helping” initiative reported discriminatory attitudes towards Roma. In particular, they allege that some Czech hostels groundlessly evict Roma who fled from Ukraine. Polish activist Joanna Talewicz-Kwiatkowska reported that Roma are often not allowed to enter refugee centers in Warsaw and even some train stations under the pretext of “preventing theft.” Roma people also face difficulties in Romania. Despite the fact that in Bucharest they are met by volunteers and immediately placed in tents that the local authorities set up on the territory of the railway stations, we receive various complaints from the Roma people about the attitude towards them while they are trying to receive humanitarian aid. A Roma person confirms: “We are gypsies from Kharkiv. We are not allowed to get warm here. We are not allowed to get some water. And we cannot get some stuff for a child. It seems that we are mistaken for locals. There are 31 of us, 18 children. Our luggage was lost. Before that, we had to sleep in the gym for three days.” 24