A/HRC/29/24
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
11 May 2015
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Twenty-ninth session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Report of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues,
Rita Izsák
Comprehensive study of the human rights situation of Roma
worldwide, with a particular focus on the phenomenon
of anti-Gypsyism*
Summary
The present report provides an overview of the human rights situation of Roma
worldwide, applying a minority rights-based approach to the protection and promotion of
the rights of Roma, including the protection of their existence; the prevention of violence
against Roma; the protection and promotion of Roma identity; the guarantee of the rights to
non-discrimination and equality, including combating racism, anti-Gypsyism and structural
discrimination; and the guarantee of the right of Roma to effective participation in public
life, especially with regard to decisions affecting them. Drawing on the responses to her
questionnaire, the Special Rapporteur on minority issues provides an overview of trends in
State practice, highlighting positive developments as well as challenges.
*
The annexes to the present report are circulated as received.
GE.15-09350 (E)