In the cases of illegally sterilized Roma women, beaten Roma during police raids and segregated Roma pupils, the courts finally recognized that their rights had been violated. However, this journey was not easy, it took a long time and in some cases it is not yet over.

These cases are also linked by the fact that the lawyer Vanda Durbáková from the Counselling Centre for Civil and Human Rights in Košice stood up for their rights. She has been representing the rights of Romae for over 20 years and also deals with public lawsuits, where they sue state institutions and point to systemic forms of discrimination and violation of the rights of Roma.

• Žalôb je ešte málo na to, ako Slovensko diskriminuje Rómky a Rómov, hovorí advokátka z Košíc ocenená Lúčom z tmy. In: Dennik N. 08.11.2024. https://dennikn.sk/4295157/zalob-je-este-malo-na-to-ako-slovensko-diskriminuje-romky-a-romov-hovori-advokatka-z-kosic-ocenena-lucom-z-tmy/