A/HRC/16/39 C. Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context 67. In the third annual report submitted to the General Assembly (A/65/261), the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context addressed the double discrimination experienced by migrants belonging to minority groups. During her missions, the Special Rapporteur encountered numerous cases of migrants from minority groups who had been denied residency permits even though they had lived in the host country for decades or even generations. She had also received numerous complaints of forced eviction of migrants belonging to minority groups. The Special Rapporteur cited cases of eviction of Roma from many countries in Europe which were characterized by the indiscriminate destruction of their huts and the lack of provision of alternative housing, which left hundreds of Roma, including women and children, without shelter. In the report, the Special Rapporteur proposed several measures to ensure access to adequate housing for migrants. 68. The Special Rapporteur conducted a mission to Croatia from 4 to 13 July 2010, then one to Kazakhstan from 6 to 13 September 2010. In a press statement delivered at the conclusion of the mission to Croatia, the Special Rapporteur highlighted a particular concern regarding the situation of Roma settlements. With regard to her mission to Kazakhstan, the Special Rapporteur had planned to assess the impact of the global economic and financial crises on the enjoyment of the right to adequate housing and analyse the measures taken by the Government to protect the most vulnerable individuals and communities within its jurisdiction, such as low-income families, migrants and minority groups, from the adverse consequences of the crisis. The Special Rapporteur will present her findings and recommendations on how to strengthen the implementation of housing rights in Kazakhstan to the Human Rights Council at its sixteenth session. D. Special Rapporteur on the right to food 69. On his mission to the Syrian Arab Republic from 29 August to 7 September 2010 (A/HRC/16/49/Add.2), the Special Rapporteur on the right to food referred to the issue of nationality, which has long been a central concern for the Kurdish minority living in the country. In this regard, the Special Rapporteur was encouraged by the openness of the Government to discuss this issue; however, as a consequence of the 1962 census, which deprived some 120,000 Syrian Kurds of their Syrian nationality, between 250,000 and 300,000 Kurds are now stateless. They are unable to obtain official documents, cannot travel abroad, have no access to public employment and are discriminated in their access to health and education services. Furthermore, they do not benefit from the public distribution of subsidized food. The Special Rapporteur observed that depriving Kurds of their nationality had raised a number of obstacles for stateless Kurds to realize the full range of their human rights, particularly their economic, social and cultural rights. In the view of the Special Rapporteur, nothing short of the attribution of full citizenship rights is required. Under customary international law, everyone has the right to a nationality and a right not to be arbitrarily deprived of his or her nationality. 15