Romani people in Czechoslovakia
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After World War I, the Romani people in Czechoslovakia formed an ethnic community, living on the social periphery of the mainstream Czechoslovakian population.[1]
First Republic
The state always focused on the Romani population not as a distinct
World War II
During the
Socialist Republic
Attempts at integration
The
Forced sterilisation
Attempts to stop the growth of the Romani population were made, especially in Slovakia, where Romani women were offered financial incentives for sterilization. After 1989, some Romani women accused the state of "forced sterilizations" arguing that they were not properly informed of what "sterilization" meant.[5] According to Czech ombudsman Otakar Motejl, "at least 50 Romani women were unlawfully sterilized".[6] The Czech representative at the United Nations protested against the accusations, claiming that they were "false" and that Romani women "exaggerate in all cases".[7] A hospital in Vitkovice, Ostrava, apologised to a Romani woman who was sterilised after her second caesarean, but a request for a compensation of 1 million Czech crowns was rejected by the court.[8]
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- ^ a b c d e Orgovanova, Klara; Engel. "Roma in Slovakia". Slovakia.org. Archived from the original on 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=NLbHEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT386&dq=gypsy+genocide+Czechoslovakia%25C2%25A0Lety,+Hodon%C3%ADn+and+Auschwitz&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwie97Gxsc6FAxVXFlkFHf7pDzQQ6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q=gypsy%2520genocide%2520Czechoslovakia%25C2%25A0Lety%252C%2520Hodon%C3%ADn%2520and%2520Auschwitz&f=false
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7546-4327-2
- ^ "Chanov - urban settlement without trees and flowers". sweb.cz. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Jak to bylo s násilnou sterilizací u Romů v Československu?". psychologia.sk (in Czech). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Otakar Motejl: Nezákonně bylo sterilizováno nejméně 50 žen" [Otakar Motejl: At Least 50 Women Were Unlawfully Sterilized]. Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 29 December 2005. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Česko řeklo v OSN, že Romky přehánějí" [Czech Republic says in UN that Roma women exaggerate]. Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 18 August 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Soud:Za sterilizaci jen omluva,peníze ne" [Court: Apology for sterilization, no money]. Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 17 January 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2018.