RT Article
T1 Identifying a human rights approach to Roma health vulnerabilities and inequalities in Europe: from concept to action
JF Human rights review
VO 24
IS 3
SP 413
OP 431
A1 Alexiadou, Elisavet Athanasia
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1862622965
AB 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.
K1 Socioeconomic health Inequalities
K1 Roma
K1 Participation
K1 Human Rights
K1 Europe
K1 Accountability
DO 10.1007/s12142-023-00684-6