The Czech Health Ministry has rejected a request for compensation in a case of sterilization where the Romani origin of the woman was listed as the reason for the operation. The Human Rights League (Liga lidských práv) organization announced the news today in a press release.
As of 1 January, a law to provide a one-time monetary payment to persons who have been sterilized unlawfully has been in effect. From the beginning of the process, however, those applying for compensation have run into problems.
In August, nonprofit organizations warned about some of those problems through an open letter addressed to the Czech Prime Minister and Health Minister. “None of those problems has been resolved yet. The Health Ministry, despite the two-month deadline, still has several unresolved applications dating as far back as January, and evidence other than medical records is not being recognized,” the Human Rights League says in a press release.
