All European states are members of the Council of Europe, all have signed the European Convention on Human Rights, 39 of the 46 member states have adopted the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, and 14 have ratified Protocol 12 on the prohibition against discrimination. Nevertheless, the living conditions of many Roma remain appalling.
所有的欧洲国家都是欧洲理事会的成员，所有成员国都已经签署了欧洲人权公约，46个成员国中的39个已经采纳了关于保护少数民族的框架协议，14个成员国已经批准了关于禁止歧视的第12款议定书。然而，许多罗姆人的生存状况仍然是令人震惊的。