Daily Archives: mars 7, 2025

Croatia: Roma Multicultural Centre

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Croatia: Roma Multicultural Centre

In Mursko Središće, large infrastructure projects are underway that will greatly improve the quality of life of citizens and improve capacities for sports, education and social activities, the City reported. Among the most important projects are the energy renovation of the sports hall, the extension of the kindergarten and the construction of the Roma multicultural centre.

 This last project, worth 566,564 euros, is financed from the state budget. The first phase of construction, which includes works “up to the roof”, is also in full swing. The Multicultural Centre will, according to the  City, be an important gathering place for the Roma community and all citizens, providing a space for education, cultural and social activities. The purpose of the centre, they point out, is to enrich the social life of the community and encourage mutual understanding.

We are somewhat sceptical …

Slovenia: Multipurpose Roma Centres

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Slovenia: Multipurpose Roma Centres

A new multipurpose centre in the Roma settlement of Dobruška vas (Škocjan municipality) replaced the old one that burned down last March. It includes a kindergarten. The article questions the use of these centres, and whether they are an effective mean to integrate Roma communities.

Slovakia: Special Schools

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Slovakia: Special Schools

Public Defender of Rights (VOP) Róbert Dobrovodský considers the incorrect placement of children from marginalized Roma communities in the special education system to be an extremely serious violation of the right to education. According to him, this has irreversible negative consequences for their future, as well as negative consequences for society as a whole. The Ombudsman pointed this out in connection with the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of Salay v. the Slovak Republic, in which it found a violation of the right to education and the prohibition of discrimination against a pupil of Roma origin by his placement in a special class for children with mild mental disabilities.

Unfortunately, placing Roma children in special schools happens still too often.

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