The opportunity to visit one of the Roma camps where the Naples stateless legal clinic operates was a privilege and was the highlight of my overall Fellowship experience. The Italian Roma community is one of the largest ethnic minorities in Italy. Though the exact size of the community is uncertain, it is estimated that there are between 120,000 and 180,000 Roma in the country, a significant proportion of whom lack Italian citizenship. Many are concentrated in settlements on the periphery of cities, where they are at risk of eviction or targeted attacks.cxxxi In 2015 the Roma population in Naples was estimated at 3,000.cxxxii Scampia Camp, Naples, Katie Robertson, 2023 The Roma Camp in Scampia is home to approximately 700 people. The camp is poorly equipped with limited access to running water, sewers, garbage disposal or proper heating and cooking facilities. The camps were intended to be temporary, housing more than a thousand displaced Roma from Serbia and Montenegro, who arrived in Italy during the Yugoslav Wars in the ‘90s. Far from being temporary, I met with members of the camp who have been there for two or three generations. I was lucky to meet with one of the senior members of the camp, who kindly gave me a tour. He informed me that the camp is currently home to about 50 families and 120 children – many of whom live within large mounds of garbage and waste. Makeshift houses have been assembled from materials sourced from the rubbish piles but were lovingly assembled to exhibit pride and a sense of homeliness. The camp elder advised me that living conditions were fairly cramped, with up to 15 family members sharing a single bedroom dwelling. He advised me that the main challenge the members of the camp faced was in accessing Katie Robertson stands next to the rubbish left by the documents. local council to accumulate within the Scampia camp, Naples, Italy. 63