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PERSECUTION OF ROMA IN CIVILIAN LIFE IN SLOVAKIA (1939-1944)

K. Janas

First published: 2019https://doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2019V/1.1/S01.004View metrics

Abstract

Persecution measures aimed at the Roma population in the Slovak State had different forms. Initially, the regime did not discriminate openly the Roma population. The main goal was to restrict the nomadism. Persecution measures against the Roma began with the adoption of the Constitutional Act on Citizenship. On 18 June 1940, the Ministry of the Interior issued a decree specifying who should have been considered a Gypsy. An important role in the drafting of regulations against the nomadism of the Roma was the Draft of the Government Bill on the Wandering Gypsies. It defined the Roma people living in a nomadic way of life and already provided for a total ban of nomadism and animals holding. The Decree of the Land Office in Bratislava, dated 23 June 1939, represented an important published regulation that significantly restricted the life of the Roma. The Land Authority ordered the revision of the right of domicile of all Roma. This revision ordered the expulsion of the Roma into their home municipalities and forbade them the horse trading. The persecution measures directed against the Roma intensified in 1941.The Decree of 20 April 1941, issued by the Ministry of the Interior cancelled the travelling authorisation to Roma and ordered them the return to home municipality within eight days. It ordered all municipalities to demolish the Roma dwellings near public, state and municipal roads, causing multiple cases of forced eviction. This was a period when the problem of Roma settlements and the social exclusion of the Roma begun. In 1942, the Ministry of the Interior changed the concept of addressing the Roma issue. The ministry started with the building and setting up of the first labour crews for the Roma and so-called “asocial” persons. The Interior Ministry continued to press for Roma dwellings of settled Roma to be destroyed also in 1943 and 1944 at the same time specified more precisely who to consider an “asocial”. This fact was related to the lack of suitable workers, especially in the construction industry. Therefore, The Labour Office was supposed to integrate into the working process all capable persons.

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Title
PERSECUTION OF ROMA IN CIVILIAN LIFE IN SLOVAKIA (1939-1944)
Authors
K. Janas
Proceedings
6th International Scientific Conference on Social Sciences and Arts SGEM 2019
Publisher
STEF92 Technology
Year
2019
Pages
31-38
SWS Citekey
Janas201913138
ISSN
2367-5659
ISBN
978-619-7408-73-7
Language
en
Publication type
Proceedings Paper
Keywords
Roma populationpersecution measuresnomadismforced evictionasocials
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