The complaint, lodged on 28 June 2004, relates to Article 31 (right to housing) alone or in conjunction with Articles E (non-discrimination) of the Revised European Social Charter. The complaint alleges that the situation of Roma in Italy amounts to a violation of Article 31 of the Revised European Social Charter. In addition, it alleges that policies and practices in the field of housing constitute, inter alia, racial discrimination and racial segregation, both contrary to Article 31 alone or read in conjunction with Article E.

• Case Document no. 1, Complaint registered at the Secretariat on 28 June 2009
• Case Document no. 2, Observations from the Italian Government on the admissibility
• Case Document no. 3, Observations from the European Roma Rights Centre on the admissibility
• Case Document no. 4, Observations from the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) on the merits
• Case Document no. 5, Observations from the Italian Government on the merits
• Case Document no. 6, Response by ERRC to the observations from the Italian Government on the merits
• Case Document no. 7, Responde by the Italian Government to the observations of European Roman Rights Centre (French only)

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 6 December 2004.

The European Committee of Social Rights concluded that there was a violation of Article 31 of the revised European Social Charter in conjunction with Article E and transmitted its report containing its report containing its decision on the merits of the complaint to the Parties and to the Committee of Ministers on 21 December 2005.

The Committee of Ministers adopted Resolution ResChS(2006)4 on 3 May 2006.
 

 Decision on admissibility of the Complaint 27/2004

 Decision on the merits of the Complaint 27/2004

 Resolution ResChS(2006)4 of the Committee of Ministers on 3 May 2006

 Findings of the European Committee of Social Rights on the follow-up of the Complaint