The complaint was registered on 2 January 2023. It relates to Article 16 (the right of the family to social, legal and economic protection) of the 1961 Charter read alone and in the light of the principle of non-discrimination contained in the Preamble of the 1961 Charter. ERRC alleges that the Czech Republic has failed in their duty to provide Romani children and children facing poverty and social exclusion and their families with an available, accessible and affordable system of pre-school education and ensure that these children can enjoy their right to access to quality pre-school education at kindergartens on an equal basis with others as Romani children, and children facing poverty and social exclusion are often denied effective access to pre-school education in breach of the abovementioned provisions of the 1961 Charter. 

 ​​ Case-document No. 1, Complaint registered on 2 January 2023 

 Case-document No. 2, Observations of the Government on admissibility 

​​ Case-document No. 3, Submissions by the Government on the merits (Original  in Czech)    

 Case-document No. 4, Response from ERRC to the Government's submissions on the merits (English only)    

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 12 September 2023.

 Decision on admissibility of the Complaint No. 220/2023