World Roma Organization

Jovan Damjanovic (SERBIA)

PRESIDENT OF WORLD ROMA ORGANIZATION ''RROMANIPEN''

AMBASSADOR FOR PEACE

CURRICULUM VITAE

Date of birth: July 8th, 1947
Address: Prvomajska 116, 11080 Zemun, Serbia
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PROFESSIONAL CARRIER:

1998-2004 Federation of Roma associations of Serbia - President;
1999-2000 Government of Republic of Serbia - Minister without portfolio;
1998-2000 Federal government FRY Commission for war crimes data - Vice-president;
2002-2006 Roma TV ''Amaro Drom'' - Director;
2004-2010 International Roma Union - Vice-president;
2005-2007 Assembly of city of Belgrade - Councillor;
2006-today Federation of Roma of Serbia - President;
2007-today Parliament of the Republic of Serbia - Deputy;
2009-today Democratic left of Roma - President;
2011-today World Roma Organization - President;
2017 Ambassador for Peace;
2017 Academician of the Serbian Royal Academy of Scientists and Artists.

EDUCATION

Graduated tourismologist (1971)

KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGES

Roma
Serbian
German
Italian

AWARDS

32 letters of thanks and charters of numerous Roma associations from Serbia 32;
2002 Charter “Slobodan Berberski” for political participation of Roma in Serbia;
2004 Greatest charter of International Roma Union for contribution to the Roma human rights;
2005 Charter assigned from side of mayor of Sofia for uniting of Roma of Balkan;
2006 Charter assigned from side of the senator of state Haryana for bringing closer of diaspora and mother India;
2006 Charter of Balkan’s federation of Roma from Bulgaria for successful political activity;
2007 Charter assigned from side of the Bulgarian Orthodox church for affirmation of Orthodoxy in Roma community;
2008 Charter of president of International artist’s festival in Poland Edward Debicki for affirmation to the Roma culture in Europe;
2008 Vice-preisdent of the Organizational board for the World culture of Roma;
2009 Charter „DEONOARE Joan Cioba“ for great contribution to integration of Roma between Romania and Serbia;
2010 Acquired golden coat of arms of town Lanciano from side of mayor for development of culture and political integration between the Roma of Italy and Serbia;
2010 Career award assigned from side of the member of CoE Roberto Tumbarello in Lanciano (Italy);
2014 Croatia, Rijeka, plaque for activity and establishment of good relations between Rijeka region and World Roma Organization;
2015 Montenegro, Podgorica, plaque from the National Council of Roma in Montenegro for the establishing good relations between Roma in montenegro and World Roma Organization;
2016 India, life member International Film & Television Research Centre;
2017 Appointed for Ambassador for Peace, by Universal Peace Federation, in UN headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

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President is the highest representative of World Roma Organization Rromanipen.
President is elected by the Congress with majority votes of present members. President is elected on the Congress on proposal of at least 10 countries that are present on the Congress.
In case that no candidate win majority of votes in first circle of voting, Congress will with majority of votes perform election between two candidates with highest number of votes in second circle.
Voting about president can be performed secretly or by acclamation, and delegates of Congress decide about that with majority of votes.

Jurisdiction

• Mediates between World Roma Organization Rromanipen and Roma NGOs;
• Mediates between World Roma Organization Rromanipen and authorities on all levels in countries;
• Contacts with representatives of states’ and other bodies and organizations in country and abroad;
• Pleads for free expression of different oppinions;
• Pleads for creation of possibility for dialogue;
• Proposes guidelines for suppression of stereotypes against Roma;
• Fights for complete realization of political, national, cultural and informative equality of Roma on all meridians of this planet;
• Pleads for creation of civil society and increase of citizens’ awareness about democratic values and regional cooperation;
• Pleads for education of publicity about human rights and protection of victims of discrimination and repression;
• Presents World Roma Organization Rromanipen in the world.

President of World Roma Organization Rromanipen is responsible for its activity to Congress and Parliament.