UN Committee against Torture Urges the Czech Republic to Investigate Alleged Coercive Sterilisation of Romani Women
UN Committee against Torture Urges the Czech Republic to Investigate Alleged Coercive Sterilisation of Romani Women
Author(s): Cristi MihalacheSubject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: European Roma Rights Center
Summary/Abstract: In its conclusions and reccomendations on the Czech Republic, released on May 13, 2004, following the review of the Czech Republic’s compliance with the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (“the Convention”), the UN Committee against Torture (CAT) expressed concern about, inter alia, “allegations regarding some incidents of uninformed and involuntary sterilizations of Roma women, as well as the government’s inability to investigate due to...
Journal: Roma Rights Quarterly
- Issue Year: 2004
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 67-70
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English