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ELMAZOVA AND OTHERS v. NORTH MACEDONIA and 1 other application
Doc ref: 11811/20;13550/20 • ECHR ID: 001-211975
Document date: August 30, 2021
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ELMAZOVA AND OTHERS v. NORTH MACEDONIA and 1 other application
Doc ref: 11811/20;13550/20 • ECHR ID: 001-211975
Document date: August 30, 2021
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Published on 20 September 2021
FIFTH SECTION
Applications nos. 11811/20 and 13550/20 Seriha ELMAZOVA and Others against North Macedonia and Divan JASHAROV and Others against North Macedonia lodged on 28 February 2020 and 6 March 2020 respectively communicated on 30 August 2021 (see list appended)
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The applicants are primary school Roma pupils, born between 2006 and 2013, and their parents, all living in Bitola.
They complain about alleged segregation of Roma pupils in the public primary school “G.S.” in Bitola in that, allegedly, they were not allowed to enrol in the nearby public primary school “T.A.”, unlike non-Roma pupils whose requests for transfer between the same schools were granted. Such a practice allegedly resulted in 83,5% of pupils placed in “G.S.” being of Roma origin and 95,1% of pupils placed in “T.A.” being non-Roma. The applicants’ constitutional complaint that the described situation had been discriminatory and led to Roma pupils obtaining poorer education was dismissed by the Constitutional Court, which held that, inter alia , it was beyond its competence to assess the overall social context and that the applicants had not presented direct evidence (such as requests for transfer or related decisions) in support of the alleged impossibility to enrol in the primary school “T.A.” ( У.бр.132/2018 ).
The applicants are primary school Roma pupils, born between 2010 and 2012, and their parents, all living in Shtip.
They complain about placement of the applicant pupils in Roma-only classes in primary school “G.D.” in Shtip, which allegedly resulted in segregation and discrimination. The applicants’ constitutional complaint that the described situation had been discriminatory and led to Roma pupils obtaining poorer education was dismissed by the Constitutional Court, which held that, inter alia , they had failed to prove the alleged difference in treatment and that the reason for the placement of most Roma pupils in separate classes was the increased number of such pupils enrolled in the school compared to pupils of other ethnic origin ( У.бр.131/2018 ).
QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES
1. Have the applicants been treated differently in the enjoyment of their Convention right to have education free of discrimination, contrary to Article 14 of the Convention read in conjunction with Article 2 of Protocol No. 1? If so, did that difference in treatment pursue a legitimate aim and have an objective reasonable justification? (see D.H. and Others v. the Czech Republic [GC], no. 57325/00, §§ 175-181, ECHR 2007 ‑ IV, OrÅ¡uÅ¡ and Others v. Croatia [GC], no. 15766/03, §§ 143-148, ECHR 2010, Sampani and Others v. Greece , no. 59608/09, § 75-78, 11 December 2012 and Lavida and Others v. Greece , no. 7973/10, §§ 60-63, 30 May 2013)
2. Have the applicants suffered discrimination in the enjoyment of the right to education, contrary to Article 1 of Protocol No. 12 to the Convention?
APPENDIX
A. Application no. . 11811/20
No.
Applicant’s Name
Year of birth
Nationality
Place of residence
1.Seriha ELMAZOVA
1975Macedonian/ citizen of the Republic of North Macedonia
Shuto Orizari
2.Ferdit ARSLANOSKI
1983Bitola
3.U. A.
2011Bitola
4.Bajram ARSLANOVSKI
1983Bitola
5.D. A.
2010Bitola
6.Elvedina ASANOVSKA
1982Bitola
7.Mukerem BAJRAMOVA
1975Bitola
8.SH. D.
2007Bitola
9.F. E.
2010Bitola
10.R. E.
2007Bitola
11.Nurije ELMAZOVA
1984Bitola
12.F. G.
2009Bitola
13.A. K.
2012Bitola
14.DJ. K.
2012Bitola
15.Denis KANANOVSKI
1985Bitola
16.Ergjun KANANOVSKI
1984Bitola
17.Ujar KERIM
1993Bitola
18.V. K.
2012Bitola
19.Muslina KERIMOVSKA
1982Bitola
20.B. K.
2013Bitola
21.DZ. L.
2009Bitola
22.A. M.
2007Bitola
23.Ferdi MEMEDOV
1983Bitola
24.Alen MUSA
1989Bitola
25.D. M.
2011Bitola
26.Ferdi MUSA
1984Bitola
27.M. M.
2012Bitola
28.S. M.
2011Bitola
29.S. M.
2013Bitola
30.S. M.
2006Bitola
31.T. M.
2007Bitola
32.Djulieta MUSOVSKA
1991Bitola
33.N. M.
2012Bitola
34.Nailj MUSOVSKI
1990Bitola
35.S. M.
2009Bitola
36.O. R.
2006Bitola
37.Barije RAMOVA
1974Bitola
38.M. R.
2009Bitola
39.Memet RUSHIDOV
1976Bitola
40.Semavi RUSTEMOV
1979Bitola
41.S. R.
2010Bitola
42.A. R.
2013Bitola
43.E. R .
2013Bitola
44.Nevzat RUSTEMOVSKI
1968Bitola
45.Nerguze VESELOVA
1974Bitola
B. Application no. 13550/20
No.
Applicant’s Name
Year of birth
Nationality
Place of residence
1.Divan JASHAROV
1990Macedonian/ citizen of the Republic of North Macedonia
Shtip
2.Deira BAJRAM
1988Shtip
3.Z. B.
2011Shtip
4.Ahmed DEMIROV
1966Shtip
5.A. D.
2012Shtip
6.Sedatin DEMIROV
1986Shtip
7.T. D.
2010Shtip
8.Esma DEMIROVA
1988Shtip
9.S. D.
2011Shtip
10.Kjemal DESTANOV
1961Shtip
11.S. D.
2011Shtip
12.Ali Djevat DJELADINOV
1992Shtip
13.I. DJ.
2011Shtip
14.Bilent DURMISHEV
1977Shtip
15.Djengiz DURMISHEV
1993Shtip
16.E. D
2010Shtip
17.E. D.
2010Shtip
18.CH. H.
2012Shtip
19.G. I.
2011Shtip
20.Mehridjan IDRIZOVA
1981Shtip
21.Semihan JASHAROV
1992Shtip
22.GJ. J.
2011Shtip
23.A. M.
2012Shtip
24.A. M.
2011Shtip
25.DJ. M.
2012Shtip
26.M. M.
2012Shtip
27.Adile MEMEDOVA
1958Shtip
28.R. M.
2011Shtip
29.Senada MEMEDOVA
1997Shtip
30.R. O.
2011Shtip
31.Bahara OSMANOVA
1990Shtip
32.Meri PARLAPANOVA
1985Shtip
33.F. SH.
2011Shtip
34.Redjep SHAKIROV
1988Shtip
35.A. S.
2011Shtip
36.B. V.
2011Shtip
37.Elsijan VELIEVA
1994Shtip
38.Gjuljsan VELIEVA
1987Shtip
39.F. V.
2011Shtip
40.L. V.
2011Shtip
41.Mustafa VELIOV
1961Shtip
42.Shejnus VELIOV
1981Shtip
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