The situation of Roma in the Slovak Republic

The situation of Roma in the Slovak Republic

My name is Annamaria PÅ”enkovĆ”, I am a Roma from Slovakia, and I am part of the Rights Expert program of the Global Forum of Communities Discriminated Against Work and Descent (GFoD). This report has a two-fold purpose. Firstly, it intends to provide a general understanding of the Roma community in Slovakia, which is one…

Slovakia: Will EU Try Slovakia for Segregating Roma Children in School?

Slovakia: Will EU Try Slovakia for Segregating Roma Children in School?

Romani children are also routinely being assessed as having ā€œmild mental disabilitiesā€ and sent to special schools where the quality of education is inferior, a joint Amnesty and ERRC statement said. The European Commission on April 19 brought Slovakia, an EU Member State, to the European Court of Justice for violating the Race Equality Directive…