Guided by its research and campaigns to advance the rights of the Roma, in 2019 Amnesty International filed a collective complaint to the Council of Europe’s European Committee of Social Rights. The complaint sought accountability and redress for the precarious living conditions and persisting violations of the Roma’s rights in accessing housing in Italy. On 13 May 2024, the Committee publicised its decision in which it unanimously held that Italy breached the European Social Charter’s obligations relating to the right to housing of Romani communities and recommended that Italy take steps to address the current discriminatory housing policies to ensure the right to housing of the Roma.
