Legal advocacy as a tool to advance Roma Health
Legal advocacy as a tool to advance Roma Health
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DOI：
10.1017/s1744133117000238
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发表时间：
2018-01-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
McKee, Martin
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作者：
Ezer, Tamar;Abdikeeva, Alphia;McKee, Martin
中欧的罗姆人面临着许多侵犯其权利的行为，包括阻碍他们获得高质量医疗保健的行为。法律的框架有可能解决这些侵权行为，而法律的宣传服务则提供了一种落实权利的手段。我们对罗姆人民间社会组织进行了关键线人采访，并在马其顿、罗马尼亚和塞尔维亚选择了知识渊博的个人，以找出这些服务发展的经验教训。报告了在四个领域取得的成就。增强法律的权能，雇用罗姆人律师，特别有效，提高了人们对质疑侵权行为能力的认识。将侵犯人权行为记录在案是宣传的重要基础，但并不能保证得到补救，最好结合法律的授权或国际压力。战略性诉讼可以在消除阻碍罗姆人行使其获得医疗保健权利的官僚障碍方面发挥关键作用。在改变主流媒体对罗姆人的叙述方面进展有限，但存在良好做法的实例。尽管仍有许多工作要做，但罗姆人群体报告说，法律的宣传加强了他们对侵犯权利行为提出质疑的能力，从而提高了他们获得有效和有针对性的护理的能力。
Roma in central Europe face many violations of their rights, including those that impede their access to high-quality health care. Legal frameworks have the potential to address these violations, whereas legal advocacy services offer a means for enforcement of rights. We undertook key informant interviews with Roma civil society organisations and selected knowledgeable individuals in Macedonia, Romania and Serbia to identify lessons from the development of these services. Achievements were reported in four areas. Legal empowerment, with employment of Roma paralegals was especially effective, increasing awareness of the ability to challenge violations. Documentation of human rights violations is an important basis for advocacy, but does not guarantee redress, and may work best in combination with legal empowerment or international pressure. Strategic litigation can play a key role in removing bureaucratic obstacles that prevent Roma from exercising their right to access to health care. Progress in changing the narrative on Roma in the mainstream media has been limited but examples of good practice exist. Although much remains to be done, Roma groups report that legal advocacy has strengthened their ability to challenge rights violations, thereby enhancing their ability to access effective and responsive care.