The Italian government is not living up to its international obligations and to its commitments to the European Commission. Children, women and men living in camps continue to be evicted without adequate consultation, notice and alternative housing. Inhabitants of informal camps are the worst affected and continue to be kicked out at every opportunity.

Roma continue to be targets of discrimination across Europe. In August AI urged [JURIST report] the government of Hungary to protect Roma living in the country from attacks initiated by the far-right Jobbik [party website, in Hungarian] party. During the same month, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported [JURIST report] that French authorities raided two camps inhabited by Roma and evicted all of the more than 200 residents, leaving them without homes. French officials claim the dismantling of the camps was due to unsanitary conditions and "tensions" between the Roma and the local population. In April HRW found [JURIST report] that Roma in Bosnia and Herzegovina face exclusion from politics and public institutions. The report detailed a lack of stability and security for the Roma and their families due to forced evictions, which lead to inadequate housing conditions.