On November 13, 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, overturning the Chamber judgment of 7 February 2006, found that the right to non-discrimination guaranteed by Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights had been violated by Czech authorities who had been placing disproportionately high numbers of Romani children in substandard special schools for children with learning disabilities.
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Amnesty International and The Equal Rights Trust call on the Slovenian government to withdraw the draft Constitutional Law, presented to parliament on 30 October, which is intended to resolve the status of the “erased” – people unlawfully removed from the registry of permanent residents in 1992.
IN THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Makuc and Others v. Slovenia (Application No. 26828/06)
WRITTEN COMMENTS OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS TRUST
I. Introduction
1. The Equal Rights Trust (ERT) respectfully submits written comments by permission of the President of the Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court)(1) in accordance with Article 36(2) of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
Dear Mr Phillips,
The Equal Rights Trust welcomes the establishment of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights. The need for a central independent and influential organisation to provide guidance and authority on non-discrimination and human rights has long been recognised in Britain.
Equal Rights Trust and International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights: Joint statement to the OSCE 2007 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting
Warsaw, 25 September 2007
Central Asian OSCE participating States fail in protection against discrimination
