Czech Republic: Joint NGO Submission: D.H. and Others v Czech Republic

Index Number: EUR 71/009/2012
Date Published: 14 November 2012
Categories: Czech Republic

Exactly five years ago, the landmark Roma rights judgment D.H. and Others v. the Czech Republic was delivered by the European Court of Human Rights. Today, little has changed. The time to act is long overdue. This submission highlights the ongoing discrimination towards Romani children in practical schools where a separate, limited curriculum is taught. It also outlines new evidence of the ways in which Romani students are being marginalized within the reformed education system, including in mainstream elementary schools.