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Council of Europe: More minority rights work is needed
THE ABILITY of the Slovak government to effectively co-ordinate national minority protection has weakened lately, according to a Council of Europe opinion published June 4.
Al-Jazeera film focuses on abused Roma man's quest to become a teacher
AFTER a severe beating from police, Milan Hudák, a 31-year-old Roma man, decided to change his life aiming to graduate from high school and become a teacher. His story uncovers obstacles which Roma living in a settlement have to deal with, as well the difference that NGOs can make.
Government points to Roma incest
THE EUROPEAN Commission (EC) has launched a legal action against Slovakia for discrimination against Roma pupils, citing the high number of Roma in special schools. The government attempted to defend itself by claiming that many Roma children are mentally disabled and alleging that this is because they are the products of incest, the Sme daily reported on May 26, quoting the EC’s official document.
Head of Roma folk group Akimov gets French state award
THE FRENCH Ambassador to Slovakia Didier Lopinot decorated Ivan Akimov, head of Roma folk group Kesaj Tchave, with the Chevalier dans l’Ordre national du Mérite state award (Knight of the National Order for Merit) at Kežmarok Castle on May 28.
Al-Jazeera working on a documentary in Moldava
ARABIAN news network Al-Jazeera is preparing the documentary about a Roma man from Slovakia who wants to become a teacher.
EC criticises school segregation in Slovakia
THE EUROPEAN Commission (EC) has launched a legal action against Slovakia for discrimination of Roma pupils in the national education system, only the second time the EC has launched such procedures against a member state.
EC slams Slovakia for Roma discrimination in education
THE EUROPEAN Commission (EC) has adopted a tougher stance towards European Union-member states, including Slovakia, that discriminate against Roma communities, according to a document published on April 29.
Slovaks are training Czech police how to treat Roma
WHILE Slovak police have faced criticism for their treatment of the Roma, especially during several settlement raids, they nonetheless are training their Czech counterparts on how to deal with ethnic minorities, the Pravda daily reported on April 28.
Roma village alleges police brutality
“IF WE only slightly expected any problems, a camera would be there for sure,” the Košice regional police head Juraj Leško told a press conference in reaction to Roma from the eastern Slovak village of Vrbnica who allege the police used unnecessary force.
Roma leader gets prison time for vote buying scam
ONE LEADER of the Roma community in Veľký Meder, a town in the Trnava region, Štefan Faton will spend eight months in prison due to buying of votes in 2014 European Parliament election. His daughter-in-law Slávka received four months for assistance.
US Embassy marks International Roma Day with football match
ON INTERNATIONAL Roma Day, April 8, two unusual football teams met in Bratislava in a friendly match organised by the US Embassy to Slovakia to mark the occasion.
Some Roma do not know they celebrate
ONLY 14 of 20 young Roma addressed by the Sme daily knew that April 8 is celebrated as the International Roma Day.
Roma allege police brutality in eastern Slovak village
BRUISED and wounded legs and backs were on full display for television cameras the day before Easter as a group of Roma from the eastern-Slovak village of Vrbnica complained of an inappropriate police raid.
Bodybuilder Cibuľa announced a comeback, marking his 50th birthday
ADAM Cibuľa, former bodybuilder who tries to return to world-class competitions, is “a miracle of nature”, according to his trainer and friend Dušan Ďubek.
Pollák wants to mandate kindergarten for Roma
Critics warn that distinctions made on ethnic grounds are discriminatory.
Court ignores video in Roma abuse case
THE KOŠICE District Court declined to admit a video in which police officers at Košice-South station bullied and humiliated Roma boys in March 2009 as evidence and acquitted the police February 27.
Ex-officers suspected of bullying Roma minors acquitted by court
THE KOŠICE District Court acquitted former police officers prosecuted for the bullying of Roma boys that allegedly occurred on March 21, 2009, at a Košice police station.
AI report: Roma, LGBTI communities still face discrimination
DESPITE some positive steps, Slovakia still struggles to stop Roma discrimination or take action against police who engage in violence, according to Amnesty International Slovensko’s (AIS) report evaluating the state of human rights in 2014.
Radicals send money straight to Kotleba’s account
BANSKÁ Bystrica Governor Marian Kotleba faces another scandal regarding the collection of money on his bank accounts.
Beaten Roma’s sanity examined
EIGHTEEN MONTHS after the brutal police raid on a Roma settlement in Moldava nad Bodvou, not a single public official has been punished. On the other hand, the Roma beaten during this raid who testified against police officers are to be examined for mental health.
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