Romani people in Slovakia - Wikipedia
Roma are the victims of ethnically driven violence and crime in Slovakia. According to monitoring and reports provided by the European Roma Rights Center (ERRC) in 2013, racist violence, evictions, threats, and more subtle forms of discrimination have increased over the past two years in …
Life in Slovakia’s Roma slums: Poverty and segregation
May 10, 2017 · Institutional racism, unemployment and poor housing are among the hardships endured by Slovakia’s half-a-million Roma. The Roma slum in Jarovnice, Slovakia, is home to an estimated 5,600...
EU must fight root causes of racial discrimination against Roma ...
Apr 8, 2024 · In Slovakia, many Roma children are unlawfully placed in segregated schools and classes either in mainstream or special education. Roma children disproportionally placed in special education, because of inappropriate or incorrect diagnosis, is further contributing to …
Slovakia – Roma Civil Monitoring
Slovakia has one of the largest Roma communities in Europe, estimated at around 400,000 people, or 8% of the overall population. Approximately 150,000 Roma in Slovakia live in extreme poverty and marginalisation, many in segregated rural settlements with missing infrastructure and missing or parallel low-quality public services.
Roma in Slovakia - Minority Rights Group
Apr 22, 2024 · Roma suffered severe discrimination in Slovakia during World War II, but most (unlike those in the Nazi Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia) avoided extermination. After the war, many Slovak Roma settled in the Czech lands.
Slovakia: Failure to address Roma discrimination puts Slovakia …
May 9, 2023 · By failing to vote in favour of an amendment aimed at preventing systematic discrimination in education, Slovakia has dashed hopes of providing equal access to education for Roma children and set itself on a collision course with the European Court of Justice.
National support for the Roma community in Slovakia
Jun 30, 2024 · Roma initiatives and projects in Slovakia play a crucial role in improving the lives of Roma communities. Their efforts focus on inclusion, education, healthcare, and economic independence.
As many as 54% of Roma in Slovakia felt discriminated against because of their Roma origin in the last five years. They perceive discrimination mostly when they look for a job.
there are 250,000 Roma in the Czech Re-public and 500,000 in Slovakia with an 80% proportion of Servika Roma among them and an additional approximate 10% Ungrika and Vlax. Apart from this, Roma closely related to those living in Slovakia inhabit southern Poland and Carpathian Ruthenia in Ukraine.
Slovakia - European Commission
Dec 22, 2021 · Slovakia's national Roma integration strategy addresses poverty and social exclusion in Roma communities. It focuses on education, employment, health and housing. There is a special emphasis on changing people's attitudes towards Roma communities.