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ECHR says Hungary breaches human rights law by placing Roma children in a school for the mentally disabled

t2-158-5.IMAGE_SegregationofRomachildreninEducation_EN_07.07On 29 January, the European Court of Human Rights declared that Hungary breached human rights law by placing Roma children in a school for the mentally disabled. Check out our special report on Roma education “Segregation of Roma Children in Education: Addressing Structural Discrimination through the Racial Equality Directive” for an in-depth analysis of this issue and to understand what is at stake.