Which Children Matter?

by Jenne Magno

To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the United Nations presented ‘Which Children Matter?’

Which Children Matter illustration poster
Runtime: 75′

In the Czech Republic, Roma children have been disproportionately placed in de facto segregated or special schools for the mentally disabled for generations. In November 2007, the European Court of Human Rights found the Czech Republic had unlawfully, indirectly discriminated against such children in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights. Because little has changed since then, the European Commission has also recently begun infringement proceedings against the Czech Republic (and Slovakia) over discrimination against Romani children in education.

In this film, you will meet Czech and Slovak Romani immigrant children, several considered ineducable by their own societies, as they thrive in a new school, in a new language, in an equitable environment in the UK. You will also meet children in the Czech Republic who are breaking through the biases of ‘us and them’ as they redefine what is possible.

For more on the film, click here.

 

The film was followed by a panel discussion with:

UN Cinema News

00:01:31

Ciné-ONU screening of “Raise the Bar” to mark the International Day of the Girl Child

9 October - To mark the International Day of the Girl Child, the United Nations, the European Week of Action for Girls' Coalition, the Embassy of Iceland and the European Commission present "Raise the Bar", by Gudjon Ragnarsson.

Learn more about the films we screen, our guest speakers and the topics at hand with our Ciné-ONU | UN Cinema backgrounder.

Next screening

Sign-up for future screening alerts

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in the footer of the email alerts you receive from us, or by contacting us at [email protected].

Join the conversation

0FansLike
0FollowersFollow
3,329FollowersFollow