The complaint was registered on 27 April 2020. It concerns 1§2 (the right to work), 11§1 and 3 (the right to protection of health), 12§1 (the right to social security), 13§1 (the right to social and medical assistance), 16 (the right of the family to social, legal and economic protection),17 (the right of children and young persons to social, legal and economic protection), 30 (the right to protection against poverty and social exclusion), 31 (the right to housing) and E (non-discrimination). ERRC alleges that, following a police operation on 4 and 5 April 2020 targeting two sites of Travellers in the municipality of Charleroi, families, including children, sick persons and a pregnant woman, had their caravans and property seized. ERRC alleges that these actions were carried out without consideration of the proportionality of the measure and without offering an alternative solution in return, such as provision of alternative accommodation, access to water, sanitation, electricity, food and medical services and have placed the affected families in direct exposure to hardships and health risks associated with Covid-19 in breach of the above-mentioned provisions of the Charter.

Case-document No. 1, Complaint registered on 27 April 2020

 Case-document No. 2, Observations by the Government on admissibility and request for immediate measures

 Case-document No. 3, Response by the ERRC on the Government's observations on admissibility and request for immediate measures

 Case-document No. 4, Response by the ERRC to the Committee's questions

 Case-document No. 5, Response by the Government to the Committee's questions (French only)

 Case-document No. 6, Government’s submissions on the merits (French only)

 Case-document No. 7, Response from ERRC to the Government’s submissions on the merits

 Case-document No. 8, Reply from the Government to the ERRC's response  on the merits (French only)

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 29 June 2021 and decided that it was not necessary to indicate to the Government any immediate measures.

 Decision on admissibility and on immediate measures of the Complaint No. 195/2020