Slovak Republic: Reported ill-treatment of Roma by police officers

Index Number: EUR 72/001/1999
Date Published: 9 March 1999
Categories: Europe And Central Asia, Slovak Republic

There is concern at reports of police ill-treatment, including beating and unlawful arrest, of members of the Romani community in Hermanovce on 27 and 28 October 1999. Amnesty International is calling for a prompt and impartial investigation.