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UN Committee: Racial discrimination against Romani people persists unabated in Slovakia

The TASR news agency reports that the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) published a report on 30 August finding that although anti-discrimination legislation has been adopted in Slovakia, discrimination of people who are racialized continues there, especially against Romani people and those of African descent. The 18 independent experts at CERD also expressed their concern that the court proceedings in cases of such discrimination are too lengthy, which prevents victims from effectively accessing justice.

The CERD recommended Slovakia "take appropriate measures to address the problem of lengthy court proceedings and take the necessary steps to ensure that all victims of racial discrimination have the opportunity to file adequate remedies". The committee also expressed concern that the closure of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately negatively impacted Romani children's access to education.

 

Link: http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/un-committee-racial-discrimination-against-romani-people-persists-unabated-in-slovakia

The Republic of North Macedonia celebrates September 8 – Independence Day: Open to visit, with free entry, several cultural institutions, museums and galleries

On the occasion of September 8 - the Independence Day of the Republic of North Macedonia, under the motto "United in Freedom", organized by the Government, in addition to numerous suitable manifestations, several cultural events will be open for citizens from 11:00 a.m., with free entry institutions, museums and galleries

The theater for children and youth, one of the favorite institutions in the country for its loyal audience, on Independence Day, September 8, at the School in the City Park in Skopje, will perform the puppet show "Gluttonous meat". The show, which is easily adapted for an open space, is one of those that, due to its interactivity with the children's audience, has been in the Theater's repertoire for many years. It is directed by Darin Petkov, and stars: Vladimir Lazovski, Katarina Ilievska-Siljanovska and Ana Levajkovic-Boshkov.

Pašalić: We will monitor the upcoming census to see if it is conducted in accordance with the Constitution and the law

Citizens' Protector Zoran Pašalić met with the leadership of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia regarding the upcoming population, household and housing census that will be conducted on the territory of the Republic of Serbia from October 1 to 31, 2022. .

The meeting was held with the aim of establishing mutual cooperation and coordination of the work on the census, so that it can be carried out in the most efficient way in compliance with the law, as well as

human and minority rights. As stated by the institute, over 17,000 enumerators are currently being trained. The protector of citizens expects the guidelines for the list of persons who are in institutions for the execution of criminal sanctions, institutions for social protection, shelters and asylum centers to be adopted in the shortest possible time.

The collected data are of exceptional importance for assessing the current situation, as well as for future planning and adoption of various strategies, both at the national and local level, it was emphasized, among other things, at the meeting.

 

Link: https://rominfomedia.rs/2022/09/03/pasalic-praticemo-predstojeci-popis-da-li-se-sprovodi-uz-postovanje-ustava-i-zakona/

Memories of the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia: Young Romani resister killed by the Warsaw Pact occupiers still not named on memorial

Last month both the Czech Republic and the Republic of Slovakia commemorated the 54th anniversary of the occupation of Czechoslovakia by troops from Warsaw Pact countries led by the Soviet army during the night of 20 August and early morning hours of 21 August 1968, during which dozens of inhabitants of Czechoslovakia died in clashes with soldiers or in traffic accidents caused by the occupiers. In Košice, Slovakia, one of the resisters who was shot to death by the invaders was a Romani man, Bartolomej Horváth.

One of the occupiers' victims was Romani

The invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact troops on 21 August 1968 cost the lives of more than 130 victims - in Košice alone, six people were shot dead, including a Romani man, Bartolomej Horváth, during the first day of the occupation. He lived at Dobrianského 13.

Mr. Horváth was a construction worker and was single. At the time of the invasion, he was working on the construction of the Hotel Slovan on Náměstí osvoboditelů (Liberators' Square) in Košice.

When the occupiers drove through the town at about 11 AM on 21 August, Mr. Horváth ran out from the construction site and crawled onto one of the tanks. He used a shovel to try and break the glass of its periscope.

A soldier then came out of the tank and fired a machine gun at him. The young Romani man suffered gunshots to his abdomen and a projectile also damaged his left arm.

He was taken to the hospital in Rostislavova Street, where he fought for his life for another two weeks. He succumbed to his injuries on 11 September 1968.

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