Two Romani boys who were denied enrolment at Pesi Elementary School in Ostrava have won their case before the District Court. They have been represented jointly by lawyers from the Forum for Human Rights and the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) . The District Court Ostrava-Poruba decided on 1st March 2017 that the elementaiy school discriminated against the Romani children based …
ICJ together with FORUM filed a collective complaint on lack of protection for children in the juvenile justice system
On 20 March 2017 the European Committee of Social Rights registered a collective complaint prepared by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) based in Brussels in cooperation with Forum for Human Rights, against the Czech Republic. The complaint argues that the Czech Republic fails to ensure equal legal protection and participation of children below the age of criminal responsibility in the …