Submission to the Committee of Ministers: D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic

The implementation of the European Court of Human Rights' judgment in the Roma education case, DH and others v. Czech Republic, continues to falter.

The problem is not a function of a lack of law or resources. Lack of political will and commitment to inclusive education principles, confusion over strategy, resistance to data collection to support policy development and ineffective human capacity to implement an inclusive agenda all combine to hinder implementation. The original D.H. applicants remain disillusioned that inclusive education will become a reality any time soon.

This submission by the Open Society Justice Initiative to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for its March 2012 meeting lays out five key developments at the heart of the ongoing crisis.