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Czechia and Sterilisations

June 30, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

The Czech President Petr Pavel has signed a law extending the deadline for submitting compensation claims for forced sterilisations to January 2027.

Many Romnja who had been forced-sterilised had tried to get their claims registered, but the process was so slow that they would have seen their claims dismissed. Let’s hope this time it will work.

Czech President signs law extending opportunity to apply for compensation for forced sterilizations until 2 January 2027. In: Romea. 27.06.2025. https://romea.cz/en/czech-republic/czech-president-signs-law-extending-opportunity-to-apply-for-compensation-for-forced-sterilizations-until-2-january-2027#google_vignette

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Slovenia and Roma Minority

June 26, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

The Government Office for Nationalities of the Republic of Slovenia, which operates under Luka Mesec’s Ministry of Labor, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, sent a proposal for an amendment to the Roma Community Act for public discussion. The purpose of the amendment is said to be to upgrade the legal framework for a more effective integration of the Roma community into Slovenian society.

The new law brings four key changes: it introduces municipal coordinators as a bridge between the state and local levels, changes the composition of the Council of the Roma Community of the Republic of Slovenia (the Council), regulates the basis for co-financing associations, and speeds up procedures for spatial planning of Roma settlements.

Jožek Horvat Muc, a Roma activist, warns that the proposed changes mean a break in continuity in solving Roma issues and a devaluation of the long-standing work of institutions operating in Murska Sobota.

Minister Luka Mesec jemlje moč prekmurskim Romom. In: Svet24. 23.06.2025. https://svet24.si/lokalno/pomurje/novice/jozek-horvat-muc-luka-mesec-svet-romske-skupnosti-ministrstvo-za-delo-1827558

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Anti-Discrimination Law

June 5, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

An analysis published by the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Roma Communities (ÚSVRK) of the Slovak Republic shaw that Roma, while having been facing discrimination in Slovakia in education, healthcare, work and housing for a long time make little use of the existing anti-discrimination laws. Miriam Žiaková, Director of the Media Department of the ÚSVRK said that: “Despite the fact that the existing anti-discrimination law provides them with formal protection, a large part of Roma do not exercise their rights, even in cases where they are directly exposed to discriminatory treatment.”

Splnomocnenec: Rómovia skoro vôbec nevyužívajú antidiskriminačný zákon. In: Teraz. 05.06.2025. https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/splnomocnenec-romovia-skoro-vobec-nev/883537-clanok.html

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Slovenia: New Law

March 27, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

The Government Office for Nationalities has published a proposal for an amendment to the Roma Community Act on the e-Democracy portal. The deadline for comments is 22 April. The proposal envisages the introduction of a new institute of municipal coordinator to improve the situation of the Roma community as a new link between local communities and the state level. They would be introduced in municipalities with registered Roma settlements, currently in 25 municipalities.

Not sure this will really work …

Predlog novele zakona o romski skupnosti v javni obravnavi. In: Svet 24. 24.03.2025. https://svet24.si/novice/slovenija/predlog-novele-zakona-o-romski-skupnosti-v-javni-obravnavi-1805934#google_vignette