In addition, following the announcement of the President of France in July 2010 of a more repressive policy towards the Roma, their situation has deteriorated further. In Médecins du Monde’s view, their rights to housing, education for their children, social protection and health are not respected by France. The Complaint concerns migrant Roma, mostly from Romania and Bulgaria, living in France in great poverty.
The response was registered on 5 January 2012 and sent to the Government on 11 January 2012.Ħ. The complainant organisation was invited to submit a response by 6 January 2012. The Government’s submissions on the merits were registered on the same date and transmitted to Médecins du Monde on 10 November 2011.ĥ. In accordance with Rule 31§1 of its Rules, the Committee set 28 October 2011 as the deadline for the Government to present its submissions on the merits of the complaint. On 21 September 2011, the decision was also sent to the states parties to the Protocol and the states that have made a declaration in accordance with Article D§2 of the Charter, and to the organisations referred to in Article 27§2 of the European Social Charter (“the 1961 Charter”). In accordance with Article 7 §§1 and 2 of the Protocol providing for a system of collective complaints (“the Protocol”) and with the Committee’s decision on the admissibility of the complaint, on 16 September 2011 the Executive Secretary communicated the text of the admissibility decision to the French Government (“the Government”) and to Médecins du Monde. The Committee declared the complaint admissible on 13 September 2011.ģ. Médecins du Monde alleges that the Roma, mostly from countries of the European Union, living in France in extreme poverty, are denied the rights to housing, education for their children, social protection and health care, in breach of articles 11, 13, 16, 17, 19§8, 30 and 31 of the Revised European Social Charter (“the Charter”) read alone and/or in conjunction with Article E.Ģ. The complaint presented by Médecins du Monde – International (“ Médecins du Monde”) was registered on 19 April 2011. On the basis of the report presented by Csilla KOLLONAY LEHOCZKY ,ĭelivers the following decision adopted on this last date:ġ. Having deliberated on 27 June and on 11 September 2012, The European Committee of Social Rights, committee of independent experts established under Article 25 of the European Social Charter (“the Committee”), during its 259 th session attended by:Īssisted by Régis Brillat, Executive Secretary, It is recalled that pursuant to Article 8§2 of the Protocol, this report will not be made public until after the Committee of Ministers has adopted a resolution, or no later than four months after it has been transmitted to the Committee of Ministers, namely 21 January 2013. The Committee’s procedure was based on the provisions of the Rules of 29 March 2004 which it adopted at its 201 st session and revised on at its 207 th session, on 20 February 2009 at its 234 th session and on at its 250 th session.Ĥ. Furthermore, Bulgaria and Slovenia are also bound by this procedure pursuant to Article D of the Revised Social Charter of 1996.ģ. It has been ratified by Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Sweden. The Protocol came into force on 1 July 1998. The decision on admissibility (adopted on 13 September 2011) is appended.Ģ. The report contains the Committee’s decision on the merits of the complaint (adopted on 11 September 2012). Pursuant to Article 8§2 of the Protocol providing for a system of collective complaints (“the Protocol”), the European Committee of Social Rights, a committee of independent experts of the European Social Charter (“the Committee”) transmits to the Committee of Ministers its report on Complaint No.
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