Chachipe

Chachipe a. s. b. l. (earlier Romano Them)^[1]: 30 is a Luxembourg based^[2] Roma rights and advocacy non-governmental organisation.^{[1]: 33 [3]} It was established in 2009.^[2] Karin Waringo is the president of Chachipe.^[4] Chachipe has demanded that Roma refugees to EU countries from the former Yugoslavia shouldn't be denied a right to asylum based on the "safe country of origin" doctrine, as they face discrimination in their home countries.^[5] Chachipe contributed to the preparation of Human rights of Roma and Travellers in Europe a report commissioned and published by the Commissioner of Human Rights, Council of Europe.^[6]

Chachipe

Founded	2009
Type	Non-profit NGO
Location	Europe (registered in Luxembourg)
Services	Roma rights
Fields	Media attention, direct-appeal campaigns, research, lobbying
Key people	Karin Waringo and Murat Haliti
Website	http://romarights.wordpress.com/

Etymology

Chachipe is a Roma word meaning truth, and pronounced tsatsipé^[7] it is derived from Sanskrit sat meaning truth and chipé meaning tongue, literally true tongue.^[8]