Radičová's Government Discriminates Minority –
Another Betrayal of Homophobic Politicians
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Submitted by Iniciatíva Inakosť
Iniciatíva Inakosť strongly protests against the decision of the Slovak
Republic Government to remove the Committee for lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender rights from the proposal of the Statute of the Council
of the Slovak Republic Government for human rights, national minorities
and gender equality. The abridged version of the approved Statute
deliberately discriminates a non-heterosexual minority in Slovakia.The Statute proposal of the new Government Council has been a result
of several months lasting process and reccurent interdepartmental
commenting. This Council is intended to help the Government enforce
the equal treatment principle and the principle of equality of all
minorities. Nothwithstanding that, in the Statute preparation phase,
the Committee for LGBT minority was included among the standing
committes, the Government removed this Committee from the Statute
without the previous consultations or reaching agreement with the
minority representatives.With this decision, the Slovak Republic Government has trampled human
dignity of Slovak citizens, ignoring the sole existence of sexual
minorities and virtually labelling them as unworthy of equal treatment
– as Committees for other minorities remained in the Statute. "Such
a scandalous attitude of the Government is unacceptable for us. Now
it is clear, homophobic parties have been a part of Iveta Radičová's
Government, repeatedly betraying their voters and election campaign
promises regarding the human rights," says Július Kolenič, Inakosť's
Management Board member.Iniciatíva Inakosť deplores misusing and deception of gay and lesbian
citizens by political parties in order to obtain their votes in the
elections. The real politics show, they do not care about them. "We
offered help to the Government institutions and took an active part
in this work. In the upcoming period we are going to monitor the
Government steps very closely. We will see what they will be doing to
improve the situation of all minorities in Slovakia," added Kolenič.Bratislava, March 11, 2011
Iniciatíva Inakosť
Republic Government to remove the Committee for lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender rights from the proposal of the Statute of the Council
of the Slovak Republic Government for human rights, national minorities
and gender equality. The abridged version of the approved Statute
deliberately discriminates a non-heterosexual minority in Slovakia.The Statute proposal of the new Government Council has been a result
of several months lasting process and reccurent interdepartmental
commenting. This Council is intended to help the Government enforce
the equal treatment principle and the principle of equality of all
minorities. Nothwithstanding that, in the Statute preparation phase,
the Committee for LGBT minority was included among the standing
committes, the Government removed this Committee from the Statute
without the previous consultations or reaching agreement with the
minority representatives.With this decision, the Slovak Republic Government has trampled human
dignity of Slovak citizens, ignoring the sole existence of sexual
minorities and virtually labelling them as unworthy of equal treatment
– as Committees for other minorities remained in the Statute. "Such
a scandalous attitude of the Government is unacceptable for us. Now
it is clear, homophobic parties have been a part of Iveta Radičová's
Government, repeatedly betraying their voters and election campaign
promises regarding the human rights," says Július Kolenič, Inakosť's
Management Board member.Iniciatíva Inakosť deplores misusing and deception of gay and lesbian
citizens by political parties in order to obtain their votes in the
elections. The real politics show, they do not care about them. "We
offered help to the Government institutions and took an active part
in this work. In the upcoming period we are going to monitor the
Government steps very closely. We will see what they will be doing to
improve the situation of all minorities in Slovakia," added Kolenič.Bratislava, March 11, 2011
Iniciatíva Inakosť
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