The Health of Foreign Romani Children in Italy: Results of a Study in Five Camps of Roma from Macedonia and Kosovo
The Health of Foreign Romani Children in Italy: Results of a Study in Five Camps of Roma from Macedonia and Kosovo

Summary/Abstract: The human rights situation of the Roma and Sinti populations in Italy is, from several perspectives, attaining crisis proportions. The plight of the Roma who arrived from Eastern and Southern Europe throughout the 1990s is of particular concern. The majority of them continue to live in unofficial or official camps throughout Italy.The precarious conditions within the camps, the lengthy wait for regularisation of status and integration into Italian society, and the lack of co-ordination in policies undertaken by various local administrations call for thorough research into Roma access to social and economic rights in Italy.Thousands of foreign Roma in Italy live in extremely precarious conditions. Whether they live in official or unofficial camps, Roma often find themselves in highly unsanitary environments. If one takes into account all of the foreign Roma now living in camps or other settlements within Italy (whether originally from ex-Yugoslavia or from other Eastern European countries) the total number of foreign Roma probably stands at over 20,000. Of these, Roma from Macedonia and Kosovo represent some 25-30 percent [...].

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