Human rights on the margins: Roma in Europe

The Roma are one of Europe's oldest and largest ethnic minorities and also one of the most disadvantaged. Across the continent Romani people are routinely denied their rights to housing, health care, education and work, and many are subjected to forced eviction, racist assault and police ill-treatment.

This 11-page briefing outlines the widespread discrimination and human rights abuses faced by Roma communities across Europe, and calls on European governments to uphold their rights to housing, healthcare, education and protection from abuse.