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Roma children segregated in Czech schools

By Jan Cienski in Warsaw

Published: January 13 2010 23:23 | Last updated: January 13 2010 23:23

The Czech Republic is continuing to segregate Roma children into sub-standard schools for the mentally disabled, charged a report released on Wednesday by Amnesty International.

The 80-page report prepared by the London-based human rights group found that discrimination in the school system persists despite a 2007 ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, which found that the Czech Republic was sending gypsy children to special remedial schools.

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