On February 28 this year, a prominent Roma activist and Roma rights activist - Victor Famulson, died in Finland.
Hammulson was also President of the Baltic Roma Union - BRU and Honorary President of the IRU. He served as Vice President of the IRU from 1990 to 1994
His activity as a Roma activist was immense and greatly contributed to the Roma movement.
He was one of the first initiators to hold the first World Roma Congress in London on April 8, 1971.