Etnická data

Ethnic data collection (Collage: Romea.cz)
Magdalena Karvayová on estimating the distribution of Roma in the schools: Data are important to desegregation
6.10.2019 12:15 full story
Commentary: Ethnicity and social inclusion - some data, some Jedi Knights, and some methodological remarks
13.4.2017 12:09 Should data disaggregated by ethnicity be collected, or not? Is such data collection at all morally acceptable? full story
Czech Government should have comprehensive data about Roma this year
9.4.2017 10:29 The Czech Government and its various agencies should receive this year, for the first time, more comprehensive data about the life of Romani people in the Czech Republic. The data should be about access to health care or social services in ghettos as well as education, employment and housing. full story
Patrik Banga: I'm for collecting ethnic data in all areas, but the majority can't tell who is Romani
17.3.2017 10:17 Ivan Langr (Greens), Vice-Mayor of Liberec in charge of social affairs, has rebelled against the methodology recommended for estimating the number of Romani people in the regions that he has received from the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic. As has already happened here more than once, Langr has sparked a tempestuousdiscussion about whether estimating the numbers of Romani people should even happen and if so, what the appropriate method is to use. full story

Interview with Czech Vice-Mayor who believes the Govt method for identifying Romani people crosses the line
17.3.2017 8:57Ivan Langr, the Vice-Mayor of Liberec who is opposed to the "Romani census" that the Czech Government requires for its annual report on the state of the Romani minority, has taken a sharp stand recently. He has even compared the method of estimating who is Romani according to people's appearance to the approaches taken by members of the SS during the Second World War.
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Czech Vice-Mayor says Czech Govt's method for collecting data about Romani people is "inhumane"
16.3.2017 10:55 The Czech town of Liberec is refusing to send a report about the state of the Romani minority to the Regional Authority for delivery to the Office of the Czech Government. Such a report has, for years, served as background material for a nationwide report on that issue. full story