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Over 50 Cases of Unlawful Sterilization, Says Ombu

Tuesday, January 3, 2006

The Ombudsman's office has uncovered over 50 cases of unlawful sterilisation of women. In an interview for Czech Television, Ombudsman Otakar Motejl said his office had been looking into the cases for over a year. Mr Motejl said Health Ministry documentation on the sterilisations did not contain written requests, or evidence that the women had been fully informed about the procedure. He said the cases, which mostly involve Romany women did not reflect racial discrimination.

Cited in: Over 50 Cases of Unlawful Sterilisation, Says Ombudsman, Radio Prague, 30 December 2005.

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