The complaint was registered on 17 April 2008. The complainant organisation pleads a violation of Articles 16 (right of the family to social, legal and economic protection), 19 (right of migrant workers and their families to protection and assistance), 30 (right to protection against poverty and social exclusion) and 31 (right to housing), read alone or in conjunction with Article E (non-discrimination), on the grounds that Travellers in France are victims of injustice with regard to access to housing, inter alia social exclusion, forced eviction as well as residential segregation, substandard housing conditions and lack of security. Furthermore, France has failed to take measures to address the deplorable living conditions of Romani migrants from other Council of Europe member states.

• Case Document no. 1, Complaint registered at the Secretariat on 17 April 2008.
• Case Document no. 2, Written submissions from the Government on the merits
• Case Document no. 3, Response from ERRC to the Government's submissions on the merits
• Case Document no. 4, Further response by the Government on the merits

 The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 23 September 2008.

 The European Committee of Social Rights concluded that there was a violation of  Articles  31§§1 and 2, Article E taken in conjunction with Article 31, Article 16 and Article E in conjunction with Article 16, Article 30 and Article E taken in conjunction with Article 30 and Article 19§4c of the Revised Charter and transmitted its report containing its decision on the merits of the complaint to the Parties and to the Committee of Ministers on 26 October 2009.

The Committee of Ministers adopted Resolution CM/ResChS(2010)5 on 30 June 2010.
 

 Decision on admissibility of the Complaint 51/2008

 Decision on the merits of the Complaint 51/2008

 Resolution ResChS(2010)5 of the Committee of Ministers on 30 June 2010

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