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20 years on the path of promoting justice for Roma women in Slovakia

In the Center for Civil and Human Rights (Poradna), since our establishment in 2001, we have been promoting the protection of the rights of the Roma minority in Slovakia.

In this video you will learn that over 20 years of our work we:

– monitored cases of discrimination, police violence against the Roma minority in Slovakia or forcible sterilization of Roma women;

– conducted strategic litigation in order to achieve systemic changes in our society;

– reacheded a groundbreaking court decision in the case of segregation of Roma children at a school in Šarišské Michaľany;

– reached positive decisions before he European court in Strasbourg in favor of victims of the Moldava nad Bodvou police raid or illegally sterilized Roma women;

– contributed to the application of the anti-discrimination law in practice so that it becomes an effective tool for protection for discriminated persons;

– together with a group of active Romani women, we promoted justice for illegally sterilized Romani women;

– we pointed out the shortcomings in the investigation of cases of police violence in Slovakia and promoted changes in this area;

– and even more.

Find out more in our video.

Author of the video: Jan Varchola for Center for Civil and Human Rights (Poradna)

Hana – What has cooperation with our NGO brought you?

Hana is another of the admirable Romani women we had the opportunity to meet in our work. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of our organisation, she talks about why she promotes the rights of Romani women and what cooperation with us brings to her.

With our support, Hana has been committed for many years to promoting the reproductive rights of Romani women. He points to their segregation and humiliation in hospitals and seeks change. It also advocates against discrimination against Romani children in education.

Listen to her testimony. At her request, we did not disclose her identity in the video and changed her first name.

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Author of the video: Jan Varchola for Center for Civil and Human Rights (Poradna)

Nasťa – What has cooperation with our NGO brought you?

During this time, we commemorated 20 years since the founding of our NGO. Over years, we have had the opportunity to work with a number of admirable Roma women. One of them is Nasťa.

With our support, Nasťa has been promoting the rights of Romani women in Slovakia. It also points to, among other things, discrimination against Roma children in education and seeks to bring about change.

Listen to her testimony about what working with us brings her.

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Author of the video: Ján Varchola for the Center for Civil and Human Rights (Poradňa)

Story of Ms. Jana – forcibly sterilized Roma women

Jana is one of the Romani women who have been forcibly sterilized by doctors in the past. Listen to her story.

With our support, Jana has been promoting justice for forcibly sterilized Romani women for many years. Thanks to her efforts, the Slovak government has recently apologized to all the women affected.

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Author of the video: Ján Varchola for the Center for Civil and Human Rights (Poradňa)

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