An employee of the Secretariat of the Human Rights Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine carried out a planned monitoring visit to the site of a compact Roma settlement, located on Pershotravneva and Radyanska Streets in the village of Ozerna, Safyanivska Rural Territorial Community, Izmail District, Odesa Region, in order to verify the observance of the rights and freedoms of representatives of the Roma national minorities under martial law.

During the visit, it was found out that residential buildings of representatives of the Roma national minority were at risk of collapsing into Lake Yalpug. Due to landslides, the coastline is decreasing. Today, the distance from the cliff to the nearest yard is less than five meters.

It has also been established that only eight of the sixteen houses are inhabited. They need to be resettled urgently. Another issue is the strengthening of the coastline to avoid further erosion of the coast.

Taking into account the above facts and circumstances, the situation requires the state authorities and local self-government bodies to implement a policy aimed at solving problematic issues. In particular, this is a solution to the issue of coastal fortification, provision of water supply and other communications, as well as the inclusion of these issues in the strategic development plan of the community where the Roma settlement is located.

Let’s see what effectively happens … Probably all Roma will be resettled, but not provided with new houses …

• Моніторинговий візит до місця компактного поселення ромів у с.Озерна Саф’янівської сільської територіальної громади Ізмаїльського району на Одещині. In: Ombudsman.gov.ua. 18.10.2022. https://www.ombudsman.gov.ua/news_details/monitoringovij-vizit-do-miscya-kompaktnogo-poselennya-romiv-u-sozerna-safyanivskoyi-silskoyi-teritorialnoyi-gromadi-izmayilskogo-rajonu-na-odeshchini