ACFC/31DOC(2008)001 56. At the same time, State Parties should ensure that residency registration processes are accessible and do not discriminate, directly or indirectly, against persons belonging to national minorities. Where needed, assistance for registration should be available for persons belonging to national minorities and, finally, regular monitoring of the registration processes should be carried out by the authorities. h) Housing standards and participation in socio-economic life 57. Substandard housing conditions, often coupled with the physical/spatial separation of persons belonging to certain national minorities, in particular Roma and Travellers, considerably affect their ability to participate in socio-economic life and can result in their further poverty, marginalisation and social exclusion. This is frequently made more acute by the lack of legal provisions securing their residency rights and by their vulnerability to forced evictions, including as a consequences of processes of property restitution.15 58. State parties must take effective measures to put an end to discriminatory practices which lead to segregation and marginalisation of persons belonging to certain national minorities.16 Particular attention should be paid to ensuring full respect for the human rights of persons belonging to national minorities in housing matters. 59. Moreover, State Parties should develop comprehensive sectoral policies to address problems of substandard housing and lack of access to basic infrastructure, which affect persons belonging to certain minorities. State Parties should also promote their equal access to adequate housing, in particular by improved access to subsidised housing. 60. In doing so, the authorities should provide for adequate participation of the persons concerned in decision-making on housing and related programmes designed to improve their socio-economic situation, in order to ensure that the needs of these persons are adequately catered for. Such policies should be adequately funded. It is equally important for State Parties to ensure that local authorities comply with existing antidiscrimination legislation in housing matters as measures which perpetuate segregation are often taken locally. i) Health care and participation in socio-economic life 61. Persons belonging to certain national minorities face particular difficulties in their access to health care, a situation which results from different factors, such as discrimination, poverty, geographical isolation, cultural differences or language obstacles. Difficulties in the access to health care have a negative impact on the participation of persons belonging to national minorities in socio-economic life. 15 See for example 2nd Opinion on Romania, adopted on 24 November 2005, paragraphs 80 and 82. See for example 2nd Opinion on the Czech Republic, adopted on 24 February 2005, paragraphs 52 and 57, 2nd Opinion on the Slovak Republic, adopted on 26 May 2005, paragraph 46 and 2nd Opinion on Slovenia, adopted on 26 May 2005, paragraphs 67 and 68. 16 20