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Slovakia: Special Schools

Roma Foundation — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:58:19 +0000

Public Defender of Rights (VOP) Róbert Dobrovodský considers the incorrect placement of children from marginalized Roma communities in the special education system to be an extremely serious violation of the right to education. According to him, this has irreversible negative consequences for their future, as well as negative consequences for society as a whole. The Ombudsman pointed this out in connection with the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of Salay v. the Slovak Republic, in which it found a violation of the right to education and the prohibition of discrimination against a pupil of Roma origin by his placement in a special class for children with mild mental disabilities.

Unfortunately, placing Roma children in special schools happens still too often.

Európsky súd pre ľudské práva rozhodol, že v prípade Salay proti Slovenskej republike, týkajúcom sa sťažovateľa rómskeho pôvodu, bolo porušené jeho právo na vzdelanie a zákaz diskriminácie. In: Teraz. 06.03.2025. https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/vop-nespravne-zaradovanie-romskych-d/861689-clanok.html

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Czechia, Roma, and Strasbourg

Roma Foundation — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 06:23:19 +0000

The city of Vsetín will file a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg in the case of the eviction of Roma in 2006. In his opinion, the right to a fair trial was violated in the dispute. The court condemned the city of Vsetín for the eviction of Roma from a boarding house in 2006.

The house was in bad condition, and the city then had it demolished. Some of its residents, including the plaintiffs in the case, had previously failed to pay rent. The Roma ended up either in container houses elsewhere in Vsetín or in old houses outside the region.

Vsetín podá v kauze vystěhování Romů z města stížnost k soudu ve Štrasburku. In: O24. 18.06.2024. https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/clanek/regiony/vsetin-poda-v-kauze-vystehovani-romu-z-mesta-stiznost-k-soudu-ve-strasburku-350367
Vsetín podá v kauze vystěhování Romů stížnost k evropskému soudu ve Štrasburku. In: ČTK. 18.06.2024. https://www.ceskenoviny.cz/zpravy/2533354

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Brno Protests

Roma Foundation — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 12:16:14 +0000

On the one hand, indignation over Friday’s verdict of the Brno Regional Court, which acquitted Ukrainians in the case of the death of a young Roma at the Brno Reservoir, on the other hand, disappointment over the low turnout. This is what the demonstration looked like, where about five dozen Roma gathered in front of the Brno courthouse on Sunday afternoon.

Soudkyně, demisi! Romové se bouřili před brněnským soudem kvůli osvobozujícímu verdiktu nad Ukrajincem. In: Novinky. 24.03.2024. https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/domaci-soudkyne-demisi-romove-se-bourili-pred-brnenskym-soudem-kvuli-osvobozujicimu-verdiktu-nad-ukrajincem-40465327

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