[1] In 2009 the Serbian Roma National Congress (Romski Nacionalni Savet) and the International Romani Union proposed the introduction of the Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust against the Roma/Porajmos.
[6] Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden commemorate the Roma and Sinti genocide on 27 January, the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
[4][7] In Serbia it is commemorated on 16 December, "in the memory of that date in 1942, when Himmler ordered the systematic deportation of Roma to concentration camps and their extermination".
These physical commemorations serve as important sites of remembrance, paying tribute to the estimated 220,000–500,000 Romani people who lost their lives during the genocide.
Through these monuments and memorials, societies worldwide demonstrate their commitment to acknowledging the historical significance of the Romani Holocaust and ensuring that the victims are never forgotten.