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Women forced into sterilisation protest to UN
BMJ 2006; 333 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.333.7565.410-a (Published 24 August 2006) Cite this as: BMJ 2006;333:410- Katka Krosnar
- Prague
A group of Czech Roma women who said that they were forcibly sterilised have, on 17 August, outlined their stories in person to a United Nations committee in New York. They hope this will exert pressure on the Czech government to apologise.
On the same day, many Roma women staged a protest outside a hospital in the east of the Czech Republic to raise awareness for their cause. About 30 women carrying banners stating “we want children” and “sterilise gherkins not women” protested outside …
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