Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:25:19 +0200Landmark ruling finds Czech state guilty of violating rights of Roma school childrenhttps://english.radio.cz/landmark-ruling-finds-czech-state-guilty-violating-rights-roma-school-children-8602120© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalIn a landmark verdict, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Czech Republic violated the rights of Roma children by placing them in so-called special schools for children with learning difficulties. The state has been ordered to pay the 18 families who took the case 4,000 euros each in compensation. Meanwhile, Roma rights campaigners are calling on the Czech Republic to adopt positive measures to address the segregation that still exists, despite changes to the law.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/deti1.jpg?timestamp=1591462407 Landmark ruling finds Czech state guilty of violating rights of Roma school children https://english.radio.cz/landmark-ruling-finds-czech-state-guilty-violating-rights-roma-school-children-8602120 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9