Alexiadou Elisavet Athanasia
International Hellenic University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece.
Hum Rights Rev. 2023 Apr 28:1-19. doi: 10.1007/s12142-023-00684-6.
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.
欧洲各地的罗姆人社区仍然是一个被忽视的人群，他们的生活在很大程度上具有社会和经济劣势的特征。罗姆人社区因其族裔出身，继续面临结构性的社会经济健康不平等，令人震惊地揭示出一种系统性歧视和族裔边缘化的模式。毫无疑问，这种高度令人担忧的情况要求各国将罗姆人的健康权纳入其法律和政策议程，且方式要符合健康权要求。在此背景下，本文旨在为各国确定一个可操作的人权框架，作为推动制定更明智政策及实施的动力，以及推动罗姆人参与有关其生活前景的审议的动力。本文认为，各国需要持续、协调一致且积极主动地参与，以有效消除阻碍罗姆人社会经济健康权实现的结构性障碍，并最大限度地增加罗姆人实现福祉的机会。
