The Court was referred to 18 cases of girls and boys who, between 1996 and 1999, were placed in special schools for children with learning difficulties, either directly or after a period of time in primary schools. The question was whether the children were victims of discrimination owing to their national minority status.
欧洲人权法院要审理D.H.及他人诉捷克共和国一案中涉及到的第三项问题。向法庭提起了18个案例，其中的男孩和女孩们在1996至1999年之间被直接或在小学就读一段时间后被排在学习困难特殊学校。涉案问题是，孩子们是否是因为他们的少数民族身份而成为歧视的受害者。