Date of the decision: Decision on the merits on 5 December 2017.
Jurisdiction: Council of Europe – European Committee of Social Rights, Collective Complaint mechanism
Country: France
Subject:
The ERTF alleges that the situation in France amounts to a violation of several rights of the Charter because of:
- the exclusion from compulsory schooling of Roma children and adolescents as a result of the permanent instability of the settlements and their living conditions;
- administrative, social and economic discrimination;
- housing conditions that do not respect the human dignity and the basic needs of children;
- successive evacuations preventing any inclusion in the social fabric and any staying in school.
Legal basis:
In its decision on the merits, the Committee concluded there is:
- there is a violation of Article 17§2 of the Charter;
- there is a Violation of Article E taken in conjunction with Article 10§§3 and 5 of the Charter,
- there is a Violation of Article E taken in conjunction with Article 17§2 of the Charter;
- there is a Violation of Article E taken in conjunction with Article 31 (right to housing) of the Charter;
- there is a violation of Article E taken in conjunction with Article 30 (right to protection against poverty and social exclusion) of the Charter.
To learn more:
http://hudoc.esc.coe.int/eng?i=cc-119-2015-dmerits-en
English
Jurisdiction:
Council of Europe - Committee of Social Rights - European Social Charter
Article 17 - Right of children and young persons to social, legal and economic protection
Article 30 - Right to protection against poverty and social exclusion
Article 31 - Right to housing
Article E - Non-discrimination
Subject:
Discrimination
Evictions
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