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Slovakia: Police Violence and Abuse of Romani Boys

30 Apr

Posted by Jim as Human Rights, Human Rights Video

Six Romani boys aged between 10 and 16 were forced by at least six Slovak police officers to violently hit each other, kiss each other and strip naked in Košice, Slovakia on the 21st March 2009. It’s also been reported in the Slovak media that the police officers then let their dogs loose on the [...]

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Slovakia: Romani children segregated in Slovakia’s schools

24 Jul

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

Large numbers of Romani children are still being segregated within Slovakia’s public school system according to a new Amnesty International report.
A tale of two schools: Segregating Roma into special education in Slovakia documents the violations of the human right to education of Romani children in Slovakia, through the study of the situation in Pavlovce nad [...]

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Slovakia: end segregation of Romani children in the special school of Pavlovce nad Uhom

24 Jul

Posted by Otto as Human Rights, Take Action

“In grade 7 of the special school I learned the same things that I learned in grade 3 of the mainstream school.”
14-year-old Romani boy, found to have been erroneously placed in the special school
In Slovakia, huge numbers of Romani children are inappropriately placed in “special schools” for children with mental disabilities, where they receive a [...]

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