The Greek authorities failed to enrol in school a group of Greek children of Roma origin who were receiving no formal education for an entire academic year. Over 50 children were subsequently placed in special classes in a school annex which was supposed to prepare the pupils concerned for reintegration into mainstream classes.
Held: The Court noted that the Roma children were not suitably tested either initially, to see if they needed to go into the preparatory classes, or later, to see if they had progressed sufficiently to join the main school. It found a violation of Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 and Article 14, concerning both the enrolment procedure and the placement of the children in special classes, as well as Article 13 (right to an effective remedy).
Nina Vajic P
32526/05
Human Rights
Cited by:
Appeal from – Sampanis and Others v Greece ECHR 8-Aug-2011
Resolution as to execution of judgment . .
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Human Rights, Children, Discrimination
Leading Case
Updated: 11 November 2021; Ref: scu.511023