European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) v. Czech Republic, Complaint No. 190/2020
The complaint was registered on 20 January 2020 and relates to Articles 16 (the right of the family to social, legal and economic protection) and 17 (the right of mothers and children to social and economic protection) of the 1961 Charter alone or in the light of the non-discrimination principle contained in the preamble of the 1961 Charter. The ERRC alleged that the Czech Republic failed in its duty to ensure the implementation of effective policies, notably data collection and assessment that would mitigate the disproportionately high number of Romani children and infants being institutionalised, in violation of the abovementioned provisions. Furthermore, The ERRC claims that the current situation amounts to indirect discrimination.
The Complaint was registered on 19 February 2020. It relates to Article 16 (right of the family to social, legal and economic protection) of the 1961 Charter alone or in the light of the non-discrimination principle contained in the preamble of the 1961 Charter. FEANTSA alleges that, following the implementation of new housing legislation and policy in the Czech Republic, the situation of many vulnerable households, in particular from the Roma minority, has worsened as a result of drastic cut in housing subsidies, threats and risks of eviction, social and racial discrimination against these households in violation of the above-mentioned provisions of the 1961 Charter.
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