PRAWA SPOŁECZNE ROMÓW W ŚWIETLE EUROPEJSKIEJ PROCEDURY SKARG ZBIOROWYCH

Author presents collective complaint cases brought by NGO’s against four EU Member States: Bulgaria, France, Italy and Greece during past three years to the European Committee of Social Rights of the Council of Europe (ECSR CoE). The Committee adjudicated those cases found out that the following Roma’s social rights were violated: right to social assistance protected by art. 13 of the Revised European Social Charter (RESC); right of the Roma’s families to social, legal and economic protection guaranteed by art. 16 RESC; right to protection against poverty and social exclusion declared in art. 30 of the RESC; right to housing – art. 31 RESC and right not to be discriminated against on the ground of origin – art. E of the RESC. The above mentioned decisions taken by the European Committee of Social Rights shows that some EU Member States do not cope with their international obligations to integrate Roma’s. Roma’s are disproportionately affected by unemployment, poverty, bad housing, poor health standards, violence and discrimination. Those decisions provides strong evidence that European Committee of Social Rights takes very active part in integration and well being of Roma’s – the largest ethnic minority in Europe.