This issue looks at the responses of Romani women to some of the human rights violations Romani women face. With the following articles: 'Romani Women's Rights at the European Level' by Lívia Járóka : 'The Romani Women's Movement in Montenegro: Chapter One' by Tatjana Peric : 'Shifting from Terminology to substance' by Azbija Memedova : 'Coping with Coercive Sterilisation' by Lucie Fremlová : 'Coercive Sterilisation in Czech Republic: Civil and Criminal Law Aspects' by Michaela Kopalová : and 'In the Name of Reproductive Rights: Litigating before the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women' by Anita Danka.