Adequate housing
Do Roma enjoy all aspects of the right to
adequate housing, including the right to security of tenancy (e.g. in Roma settlements)?
Are there local measures of denying of
residence to Roma or unlawful expulsion of
Roma? What has been done to give redress to
Roma in these cases?
Is the accommodation where Roma reside
habitable?
Are sanitation/waste collection services
provided to Roma communities – in promotion of adequate housing, health and healthy
environment?
Do Roma households
potable water?
have
access
to
Has the adequacy of sanitation of Roma settlements suffered due to increased numbers
of returnees relying on the facilities?
Do Roma benefit from alternative accommodation or alterative housing arrangements
that are of an adequate standard?
Property
Do Roma possess clear property titles in order
to benefit from current property laws? Is there
enjoyment of the right to property frustrated
through lack of documentation?
Is the problem of destroyed property an issue
for Roma in the municipality?
Do Roma benefit equally from any reconstruction projects in the municipality?
Culture
Do Roma suffer from discrimination based on
stereotypes of Roma culture?
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Are the media aware of their particular
responsibility to not disseminate prejudices
about Roma?
Are the media educating the public about
Roma life, society and culture, in the aim of
building an inclusive society while respecting
the human rights and identity of Roma?
Gender
Is the municipality undertaking any efforts to
dispel misconceptions e.g. education of the
local population as to Roma culture and the
situation of Roma in society?
What are the traditional roles of men and
women in Roma culture?
Do men and women find obstacles in the new
area to fulfil these roles in the new area?
Does this have negative consequences for
men, women, and there families?
Do Roma women experience domestic violence? If so, can they access municipal services
to protect women from domestic violence?
Do municipal social services have a strategy
to reach out to Roma women who experience
domestic violence?
Do Roma cultural norms discriminate against
women and limit their development opportunities? In which ways?
Does the new environment offer opportunities to end discrimination against Roma
women by accessing municipal and NGO run
services/programmes?
Are Roma men particularly affected by alcoholism and other stress related behaviours? If
so, can they access municipal services to treat
these problems? Is there a municipal strategy
to reach out to Roma men with this type
of problem?
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