Tag Archives: Sterilisation

The Czech Prime Minister has condemned the current process of compensation of the victims of forced sterilisations. Several of them were turned down, even though the official reason for the sterilisation was that they were Roma.

Good – but it took time …

• Czech PM condemns Health Ministry process for compensating illegally sterilized women, says officials are being too bureaucratic and unhelpful. In: Romea. 17.02.2023. https://romea.cz/en/czech-republic/czech-pm-condems-health-ministry-process-for-compensating-illegally-sterilized-women-says-officials-are-being-too-bureaucratic-and-unhelpful

In spite of the vote in parliament granting a one-time compensation of CZK 300’000 9EUR 12’000) to women who were forcefully sterilised between 1966 and 2022, the process to apply for the compensation and to get it is fraught with issues. In some cases, applicants were denied the payment.

Bad.

• How the Czech compensation mechanism for illegal sterilizations is (not) working so far. In: Romea. 06.12.2022. https://romea.cz/en/uncategorized/commentary-how-the-czech-compensation-mechanism-for-illegal-sterilizations-is-not-working-so-far

Some comments to the recent judgement denying a Romni compensation for forced sterilisations even though the medical record indicates that the reason was she was Romani. The Czech Human Right Commissioner reacts.

• Czech Govt Human Rights Commissioner: Unfortunate decision not to compensate Romani woman for sterilization contradicts the very point of the law. In: Romea. 11.11.2022. https://romea.cz/en/czech-republic/czech-govt-human-rights-commissioner-unfortunate-decision-not-to-compensate-romani-woman-for-sterilization-contradicts-the-very-point-of-the-law

Soňa Karolová (65) will not receive compensation for the forced sterilisation she was submitter too. The doctors justified it in writing by her being a Romni. She is one of the 116 victims of involuntary sterilization to whom the Ministry of Health refused compensation of 300,000 crowns which was recently decided by the parliament. According to lawyers, this is a systemic failure. The ministry declined to comment on the case.

SHAME!

• Sterilizace z důvodu romského původu: ministerstvo ale ženě odmítlo přiznat odškodnění. In: Irozhlas. 08.11.2022. https://www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-domov/romsky-sterilizace-stat-ministerstvo-zdravotnictvi-odskodneni_2211080500_ank