23/04/2013 Session
The Assembly today urged its member States to take concrete measures to end discrimination against Roma children.
The adopted text, based on the on the proposals by the rapporteur (Nursuna Memecan, Turkey, ALDE), stresses that these efforts should be aimed at improving the material living conditions of Roma families through investment in housing, sanitation and job creation, and at changing stereotyped and discriminatory attitudes towards Roma.
The ultimate objective should be ensuring that Roma “children are given the same opportunities as any other children, and supporting their ability to make decisions freely about their future”.