Full Coverage: Slovakia
11/16/2007
In eastern Slovakia, some of the poorest and most marginalized people in Europe are often denied their right to education and are subject to discrimination and segregation in schools, says Amnesty International.
Read moreFrom: Amnesty International - International Secretariat |
07/26/2007
Primaeval beech forests in the Carpathian Mountains have been inscribed on the UN's World Heritage List, underlining the global importance of this rare forest habitat the most extensive in Europe.
Read moreFrom: WWF International Related: [Ukraine] |
03/17/2004
Pakolaisneuvonta vaatii Ulkomaalaisvirastolle ja sisäasiainministeriölle lähettämässään kirjeessä yksilöllisen tutkinnan varmistamista Slovakian romaneille. Kirjeessä kritisoidaan turvapaikkahakemusten pikaista käsittelyä. Järjestö muistuttaa, että Slovakian romaneihin kohdistuneet ihmisoikeusloukkaukset, kuten naisten sterilisaatiot ilman heidän suostumustaan, ovat yleisesti tiedossa.
Read moreFrom: Pakolaisneuvonta Related: [Refugees] [Human Rights] |
05/06/2003
For decades, Roma women have been sterilised by the Slovakian government without their consent or knowledge, reports Shravanti Reddy.
Read moreFrom: Digital Freedom Network Related: [Health] [Gender] [Race Politics] |
01/30/2002
Despite recent police operations against skinhead groups, neo-Nazism is a dangerous and growing problem in Slovakia, warn police and human rights activists.
Read moreFrom: Inter Press Service Related: [Politics] |
05/08/2001
Hungary is trying to reassure its neighbours that plans to grant special rights to ethnic Hungarians in surrounding countries such as Romania, Slovakia and Yugoslavia are not meant as discrimination against the majority populations.
Read moreFrom: Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep Related: [Hungary] [Romania] [Serbia and Montenegro] [Population] [Race Politics] |
12/24/2000
Women from 13 countries around the world will be among the first to benefit from an international guarantee that ensures them the right to seek justice at the United Nations.
Read moreFrom: Inter Press Service Related: [Austria] [Bangladesh] [Bolivia] [Denmark] [Finland] [France] [Ireland] [Italy] [Mali] [Namibia] [New Zealand] [Senegal] [Thailand] [Human Rights] [Gender] [Justice and Crime] |
08/31/2000
Slovak police have arrested six men over a racially motivated attack on a west Slovakian Roma family last week, further fuelling outrage at the barrage of racist violence which faces the country's Romany community.
Read moreFrom: Transitions Online Related: [Population] [Race Politics] [Justice and Crime] |



