The complaint was registered on 29 May 2009. The complainant organisation pleads a violation of Articles 16 (the 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) of the Revised Charter. The complainant organisation alleges that the recent so-called emergency security measures and racist and xenophobic discourse have resulted in unlawful campaigns and evictions leading to homelessness and expulsions, disproportionately targeting Roma and Sinti.

• Case document no. 1, Complaint registered at the Secretariat on 29 May 2009
• Case document no. 2, Observations of the gouvernment on admissibility (French only)
• Case document no. 3, Written submissions of the Government on the merits
• Case document no. 4, Response from COHRE to the written submissions of the Government on the merits

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 8 December 2009.

The European Committee of Social Rights concluded that there was a violation of Articles 16, 19, 30 and 31 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 6 July 2010.

The Committee of Ministers adopted Resolution CM/ResChS(2010)8 on 21 October 2010.
 

 Decision on admissibility of the Complaint 58/2009

 Decision on the merits of the Complaint 58/2009

 Resolution ResChS(2010)8 of the Committee of Ministers on 21 October 2010

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