This year, the OSCE marks the 15th anniversary of the Action Plan’s adoption. This third Status Report seeks to review the progress made by participating States in implementing the Action Plan’s provisions over the past five years, this time with a particular focus on enhancing Roma and Sinti participation in public and political life.

The purpose of this report is to assess the achievements in improving the access of Roma and Sinti to public and political life, as well as to identify the remaining obstacles precluding their meaningful participation. At the same time, the report highlights a number of practices and initiatives that have produced results, to serve as inspiration for participating States and other relevant stakeholders to consider adopting and replicating.

The report has gathered information from the majority of OSCE participating States with sizable Roma and Sinti populations through responses to a questionnaire. Other contributors included OSCE field operations, Roma civil society, and inter-governmental and international organizations.

Download the report here.