Alternative Report on the Implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities by the Russian Federation. The 4th Monitoring Cycle, October 2017

Discrimination of Roma in Russia:

I.Discrimination against the Roma population

Lack of state strategy to overcome discrimination against Roma people
Displays of xenophobia against the Roma population: ethnic profiling by law enforcement authorities
Racist statements by officials
Discriminatory treatment of Roma families, violation of parental rights
Forced evictions and the destruction of Roma settlements
Discrimination and segregation of Roma children in Russian schools
Exclusion of Romani language from public space and school education

II.Recommendations