Identifying a human rights approach to Roma health vulnerabilities and inequalities in Europe: from concept to action

Roma communities across Europe still remain a neglected population group by way of the social and economic disadvantage that largely characterizes their lives. Roma communities continue to experience structural socioeconomic health inequalities on the grounds of their ethnic origin, alarmingly unvei...

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Autor principal: Alexiadou, Elisavet Athanasia (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
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Publicado: 2023
En: Human rights review
Año: 2023, Volumen: 24, Número: 3, Páginas: 413-431
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Sumario:Roma communities across Europe still remain a neglected population group by way of the social and economic disadvantage that largely characterizes their lives. Roma communities continue to experience structural socioeconomic health inequalities on the grounds of their ethnic origin, alarmingly unveiling a pattern of systematic discrimination and ethnic marginalization. Without any doubt, such a highly worrying situation calls for States to incorporate Roma health rights within their law and policy agendas in a manner consistent with right to health requirements. Against this background, this paper seeks to identify an operational human rights framework for States as a driver for better informed policies and implementation as well as for Roma engagement in the deliberations about their life prospects. The paper argues that continuing, concerted, and proactive State engagement is required for effectively addressing the structural obstacles impeding Roma socioeconomic health rights realization and maximizing Roma opportunities for well-being.
ISSN:1874-6306
DOI:10.1007/s12142-023-00684-6