COE ON SCHOOLING FOR ROMA CHILDREN IN CZECH REPUBLIC.

• Position: Council of Europe - Brief article

The Council of Europe (a European organisation with 47 member countries) urged the Czech Republic, on 7 December 2012, to end segregation of Roma children in its education system. "Five years after the European Court of Human Rights condemned the disproportionate placement of Roma children in schools that teach only a limited curriculum, the situation remains largely unchanged," it notes. Instead of ending discrimination, the Czech government has adopted three "strategic plans" in...