A Lesson in Discrimination: Segregation of Romani Children in Primary Education
03 March 2017
Romani children are systemically denied their rights to education and non-discrimination in primary education in Slovakia. They are overwhelmingly segregated in Roma-only mainstream schools and classes, or special schools and classes for children with “mild mental disabilities”. As a result, they are condemned to low-quality, segregated education.
Lekcia z Diskriminácie Segregácia: Rómskych Detí v Základnom Vzdelávaní v Slovenskej Republike
03 March 2017
Rómskym deťom v Slovenskej republike sa systematicky upiera právo na vzdelanie a ochranu pred diskrimináciou v základnom školstve. Prevažná väčšina týchto detí je segregovaná v čisto rómskych bežných školách a triedach, alebo v špeciálnych školách pre deti s “ľahkým stupňom mentálneho postihnutia”, v dôsledku čoho sú odsúdené na nekvalitné segregované vzdelávanie.
ERRC submission to UN HRC on Serbia (February 2017)
14 February 2017
Written Comments of the European Roma Rights Centre concerning Serbia to the UN Human Rights Committee for consideration at its 119th session (6-29 March 2017).
ERRC submission to UN HRC on Italy (February 2017)
14 February 2017
Written Comments of the European Roma Rights Centre concerning Italy to the UN Human Rights Committee for consideration at its 119th session (6-29 March 2017).
Joint submission to UN CRC on Serbia (December 2016)
16 December 2016
Written comments by the European Roma Rights Centre and Praxis, concerning Serbia for Consideration by the Committee on the Rights of the Child at the Concluding Observations of the 74th Session (16 January to 3 February 2017)
Nucené a Kruté: Sterilizace a její důsledky pro Romské ženy v České Republice (1966-2016)
28 November 2016
Tato zpráva zkoumá praktiky nedobrovolných sterilizací v České republice, tak jak si je proti jejich vůli a bez svobodného souhlasu prožily romské ženy. Spolu s přehledem institucionálního, právního a politického kontextu, v rámci kterého se tyto sterilizace konaly, se zpráva zaměřuje především na osobní svědectví sterilizovaných romských žen. Ta byla získána prostřednictvím individuálních rozhovorů a v rámci skupinových diskuzí 22 nedobrovolně sterilizovaných žen.
Coercive and Cruel: Sterilisation and its Consequences for Romani Women in the Czech Republic (1966-2016)
28 November 2016
This report examines the practice of coercive sterilisations in the Czech Republic as experienced by Romani women against their will or without free and informed consent. Along with a review of the institutional, legal and policy context within which these sterilisations took place, the main focus of the report is on the personal experiences of sterilised Romani women.
