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March 25, 2022

Escaping the Bloodshed: Refugees Reach Slovakia After Fleeing Ukraine War

The sun was setting at Vyšné Nemecké, the largest of three border crossings between Ukraine and Slovakia. We’d arrived earlier from Prague to spend several days observing and assessing the treatment of refugees fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the escalating assault on its cities and towns.

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Europe/Central Asia

March 25, 2022
Witness
Escaping the Bloodshed: Refugees Reach Slovakia After Fleeing Ukraine War

Louis Charbonneau

United Nations Director
Children's Rights

June 30, 2016
Commentary
Where Schools Are Already Closed

Bede Sheppard

Deputy Director, Children's Rights Division

Published in: SME
Austria

June 3, 2016
Dispatches
Dispatches: Stranded Asylum Seekers Pay Price of EU Foot Dragging

Philippe Dam

Advocacy Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

Reports

February 10, 2004 Report

Ripe for Reform

Stemming Slovakia's Arms Trade with Human Rights Abusers
October 8, 2002 Report

Arms Trade, Human Rights, and European Union Enlargement: The Record of Candidate Countries
June 1, 1994 Report

Restrictions on Press Freedom in the Slovak Republic

News

March 25, 2022 Witness

Escaping the Bloodshed: Refugees Reach Slovakia After Fleeing Ukraine War
November 18, 2019 Statement

Joint Statement issued by Center for Reproductive Rights, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network
June 30, 2016 Commentary

Where Schools Are Already Closed
June 3, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Stranded Asylum Seekers Pay Price of EU Foot Dragging
November 20, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: Discrimination at Western Balkan Borders Puts People at Risk
February 8, 2015 News Release

Slovakia: Low Turnout Scuttles Discriminatory Referendum

Public Rejects Efforts to Limit Human Rights
February 6, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: Unholy Alliance for Slovakia’s Referendum Risks Rights
February 14, 2013 Commentary

Divided We Fall: Intolerance in Europe Puts Rights at Risk
December 11, 2010 News Release

Global: Flawed Policies Expose Migrants to Abuse

2010 Marked by Labor Exploitation, Violence, and Limited Access to Justice
February 10, 2004 News Release

Africa: Arms Trade from Slovakia Fuels Conflicts