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  • Relatives play inside the home of Helena Kocková in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Feb. 25, 2012. Helena Kocková is one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights.  When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Relatives play inside the home of Helena Kocková in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Feb. 25, 2012. Helena Kocková is one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Veronika Sindelárová, holds her youngest child while her half-sister Vanesa Sindelárová, 8, goes through her backpack after school in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Feb. 27, 2012. Veronika was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Students participate in swimming classes at Zakladni Skola, a predominantly Roma elementary school in the neighborhood of Vitkovice in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Feb. 27, 2012. In 2000 a case was brought against the state because Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Students participate in swimming classes at Zakladni Skola, a predominantly Roma elementary school in the neighborhood of Vitkovice in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Feb. 27, 2012. In 2000 a case was brought against the state because Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Veronika Sindelárová's youngest child, Fabián Gina, 1, plays with the school supplies of relative Vanesa Sindelárová, 8, in their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Feb. 27, 2012. Veronika was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights.<br />
When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Two relatives of Helena Kocková attend classes at Zakladni Skola, a predominantly Roma elementary school in their neighborhood of Vitkovice in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Feb. 27, 2012. Helena Kocková is one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Students participate in swimming classes at Zakladni Skola, a predominantly Roma elementary school in the neighborhood of Vitkovice in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Feb. 27, 2012. In 2000 a case was brought against the state because Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Students participate in swimming classes at Zakladni Skola, a predominantly Roma elementary school in the neighborhood of Vitkovice in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Feb. 27, 2012. In 2000 a case was brought against the state because Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Students participate in swimming classes at Zakladni Skola, a predominantly Roma elementary school in the neighborhood of Vitkovice in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Feb. 27, 2012. In 2000 a case was brought against the state because Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Veronika Sindelárová bathes her child Rinaldo Gina, 2, in her mother's home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Feb. 27, 2012. Veronika was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Bára Kocková, 8, prepares to attend classes at Zakladni Skola, a predominantly Roma elementary school in her neighborhood of Vitkovice in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Feb. 27, 2012. Bára Kocková is a relative of Helena Kocková, one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • With little funds, Denisa Holubova shops for groceries in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Feb. 27, 2012. Denisa was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • A relative of Denisa Holubova dances in their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Feb. 27, 2012. Denisa was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Two of the Roma children, now adults, who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights, are seen in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Feb. 28, 2012. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Two of the Roma children, now adults, who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights, are seen in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Feb. 28, 2012. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • An empty classroom is seen inside Zakladni Skola in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 1, 2012.  Several of the 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights, attended this school. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • An empty classroom is seen inside Zakladni Skola in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 1, 2012.  Several of the 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights, attended this school. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • A classroom is seen inside Zakladni Skola in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 1, 2012.  Several of the 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights, attended this school. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • An empty classroom is seen inside Zakladni Skola in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 1, 2012.  Several of the 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights, attended this school. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • An empty classroom is seen inside Zakladni Skola in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 1, 2012.  Several of the 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights, attended this school. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Sára Danková, 12, attends classes at the Zakladni Skola in Ostrava, Czech Republic, March 1, 2012. Her brother Peter was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • A street in the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic is seen on March 5, 2012. Several of the 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights, live in this city. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Veronika Sindelárová watches her children Fabián Gina, 1, and Rinaldo Gina, 2, play with her half-sister outside their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 1, 2012. Veronika was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Veronika Sindelárová holds her youngest child Fabián Gina, 1, outside their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 1, 2012. Veronika was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Veronika Sindelárová's oldest child Rinaldo Gina, 2, plays outside their home with her half-sister Vanesa Sindelárová, 8, in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 1, 2012. Veronika was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • The view from a driveway near the home of Veronika Sindelárová in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 1, 2012. Veronika Sindelárová was one of 18 Roma children who were in represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Veronika Sindelárová plays with her children Rinaldo Gina, 2, and Fabián Gina, 1, and her half-sister in their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 1, 2012. Veronika was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Veronika Sindelárová watches her children, right to left,  Rinaldo Gina, 2, and Fabián Gina, 1, in their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 1, 2012. Veronika was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Veronika Sindelárová plays with her children Rinaldo Gina, 2, and Fabián Gina, 1, and her half-sister in their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 1, 2012. Veronika was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Veronika Sindelárová holds her youngest child Fabián Gina, 1, in their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 1, 2012. She was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Veronika Sindelárová plays with her children Rinaldo Gina, 2, and Fabián Gina, 1, and her half-sister in their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 1, 2012. Veronika was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Veronika Sindelárová holds her youngest child Fabián Gina, 1, in their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 1, 2012. Veronika was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Veronika Sindelárová, holds her youngest child in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 1, 2012. Veronika was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Clothes hang in the yard of Veronika Sindelárová in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 1, 2012. She was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Veronika Sindelárová plays with her children Rinaldo Gina, 2, and Fabián Gina, 1, and her half-sister in their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 1, 2012. Veronika was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Andrea Bandyová is seen inside her home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 2, 2012. Andrea and her sister Denisa Bandyová were among 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Denisa Bandyová sits with her daughter Samantha Bandyová, 4, inside their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 2, 2012. Denisa was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Denisa Bandyová sits with her daughter Samantha Bandyová, 4, inside their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 2, 2012. Denisa was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Denisa Bandyová, Helena Bandyová, her mother, Samantha Bandyová, her 4-year-old daughter, and her sister Andrea Bandyová are seen inside their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 2, 2012. Denisa and Andrea were among 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Lucie Danková, 26, and daughter Kristinka Danková, 2, laugh with sisters with Sára Danková, 12, Nina Danková, 18, Santyjago Danko, 5 months, inside their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 2, 2012. The girls' brother Peter Danko was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Kristinka Danková, 2, sleeps in her home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 2, 2012. Her uncle Peter Danko was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Margita Danková is seen with her children and grandchildren Adrian Danko, 4, Sára Danková, 12, Nina Danková, 18, Santyjago Danko, 5 mos., Lucie Danková, 26, and daughter Kristinka Danková, 2, inside their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 2, 2012. All of her children have been placed in special schools. Margita Danková's son, Peter Danko, was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Margita Danková watches as grandchildren Kristinka Danková, 2, and Adrian Danko, 4, dance for other members of the family in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 2, 2012. Margita Danková's son Peter Danko was one of 18 Roma children who were in represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Denisa Bandyová holds her daughter Samantha Bandyová, 4, inside their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 2, 2012. Denisa was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Margita Danková is seen with her children and grandchildren Adrian Danko, 4, Sára Danková, 12, Nina Danková, 18, Santyjago Danko, 5 mos., Lucie Danková, 26, and daughter Kristinka Danková, 2, inside their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 2, 2012. All of her children have been placed in special schools. Margita Danková's son, Peter Danko, was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Helena Kocková, 22, sits inside the home she shares with her family in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 3, 2012. She was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Helena Kocková, 22, sits inside the home she shares with her family in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 3, 2012. She was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Dusan Bandy, 19 and his mother Helena Bandyová stand inside their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 3, 2012. Dusan was the only one of Helena's children who went to a normal elementary school and has had much better job prospects as a result. Helen's daughters, Denisa and Andrea Bandyová, were among 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • A house is seen in the predominantly Roma neighborhood where Julius Mika lives in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 4, 2012. He was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Children play in the predominantly Roma neighborhood where Julius Mika lives in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 4, 2012. He was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • A street in the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic is seen on March 5, 2012. Several of the 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights, live in this city. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Julius Mika, is seen with his sons Julius, 5, Roland, 3, and his partner Jitka Dzurková, in their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 4, 2012.The elder Mika was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the  European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Denisa Holubova stands with her daughter of the same name in their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 4, 2012. The younger Denisa was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Julius Mika is seen with his son of the same name, 5, in their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 4, 2012. The elder Mika was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • A desolate train station is seen in Julius Mika's neighborhood in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 4, 2012. He was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Yveta Gáborová sits with children Nikolas Ziga, 7, Dominik Ziga, 6, and Jessica Zigová, 4, in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 4, 2012. Yveta's cousins Denisa and Andrea Bandyová were among 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. However Yveta's children still face discrimination in the schools. When the case was first brought in 2000 Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • A small playground sits empty outside a Roma community center in Julius Mika's neighborhood in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 4, 2012. He was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Denisa Holubova sits with her daughter of the same name in their home in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 4, 2012. The younger Denisa was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • An aerial view of Ostrava, Czech Republic is seen on March 5, 2012. Several of the 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights, live in this city. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • A young boy walks to school in the industrial neighborhood where Zakladni Skola is located in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 5, 2012.  Several of the 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights, live in this city. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • A student reads in class at Zakladni Skola, a predominantly Roma elementary school in the neighborhood of Vitkovice in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 5, 2012. In 2000 a case was brought against the state because Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Kevin Kocko, 12, a relative of Helena Kocková, attends the predominantly Roma elementary school Zakladni Skola in their neighborhood of Vitkovice in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 5, 2012. Helena Kocková is one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • A student participates in class at Zakladni Skola, a predominantly Roma elementary school in the neighborhood of Vitkovice in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 5, 2012. In 2000 a case was brought against the state because Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Kevin Kocko, 12, a relative of Helena Kocková, reads in class at the predominantly Roma elementary school Zakladni Skola in their neighborhood of Vitkovice in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 5, 2012. Helena Kocková is one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • A student participates in class at Zakladni Skola, a predominantly Roma elementary school in the neighborhood of Vitkovice in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 5, 2012. In 2000 a case was brought against the state because Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Kevin Kocko, 12, a relative of Helena Kocková, attends the predominantly Roma elementary school Zakladni Skola in their neighborhood of Vitkovice in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 5, 2012. Helena Kocková is one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Sára Danková, 12, walks with a friend to Zakladni Skola in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 5, 2012. Her brother Peter Danko was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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  • Sára Danková, 12, walks with a friend to Zakladni Skola in Ostrava, Czech Republic on March 5, 2012. Her brother Peter Danko was one of 18 Roma children who were represented in the D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic case, the first challenge to systemic racial segregation in education to reach the European Court of Human Rights. When this case was first brought in 2000, Roma children in the Czech Republic were 27 times more likely to be placed in "special schools," intended for the mentally disabled, than non-Roma children. In 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that this pattern of segregation violated nondiscrimination protections in the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite this landmark decision, little change has occurred: the "special schools" have been renamed but follow the same substandard curriculum and Roma continue to be assigned to these schools in disproportionate numbers. The process of integration has barely begun.
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