A/HRC/31/CRP.2 Distr.: Restricted 10 March 2016 English and Spanish only Human Rights Council Thirty-first session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Regional workshop on the situation of Roma in the Americas* On 25 September 2015, the Special Rapporteur on minority issues convened a workshop in Brasilia on the situation of Roma in the Americas. Representatives of Roma communities from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru participated in the meeting. The present report provides an overview of the main issues raised by the participants in the workshop. It highlights a number of overarching thematic areas of regional concern and provides examples raised by participants of the specific challenges faced by the Roma communities in their countries. It also contains a number of conclusions and makes recommendations based on the information received. This conference room paper reflects the discussion during the one-day workshop and does not include further external information or research. . * Reproduced as received. GE.16-03869(E) *1603869*