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  • Merel Vrancken

Salay v. Slovakia: the Court disproportionately focuses on testing in condemning the disproportionate placement of Roma children in special education

March 25, 2025

By Merel Vrancken In Salay v. Slovakia the European Court of Human Rights held that the overrepresentation of Roma pupils in special education in Slovakia constituted discrimination. The ECtHR’s ruling in Salay v. Slovakia is very similar to that of the Grand Chamber in D.H. and Others v. the Czech Republic in 2007. Nonetheless, Salay […]