What Happened to the Promise of D.H.?
What Happened to the Promise of D.H.?

Summary/Abstract: In D.H. and Others v The Czech Republic, the case of 18 Romani applicants from Ostrava in the Czech Republic, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or the Court) handed down a groundbreaking decision defining discrimination of Romani children in access to education. The promise inherent in the judgment: fair treatment, equal educational opportunities and finally real improvement in the situation of Roma – was at that time unparalleled. However, more than two and a half years later and despite continuous efforts by local and international NGOs to push the Government to adhere to its international obligations, few changes have been brought to secure the abolishment of segregation within the Czech education system, in particular as it concerns Roma, and to promote the inclusive education of Romani children.

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