Criminal Dimensions of Forced Sterilization of Romani Women: A Focus on Gender-Based Violence and Deprivation of Liberty
This paper examines the forced sterilization of Romani women as a serious violation of human rights and a fundamental denial of personal liberty. Drawing on legal, sociological, and feminist frameworks, the analysis demonstrates how this practice reflects intersecting forms of racial and gender-bas...
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This paper examines the forced sterilization of Romani women as a serious violation of human rights and a fundamental denial of personal liberty. Drawing on legal, sociological, and feminist frameworks, the analysis demonstrates how this practice reflects intersecting forms of racial and gender-based discrimination within healthcare systems and state institutions. Romani women in vulnerable socio-economic circumstances have been systematically denied autonomy over their reproductive choices, highlighting broader patterns of structural exclusion. The findings emphasize the need to address forced sterilization not only as a criminal offense but also as a form of institutionalized violence that requires urgent legal, policy, and institutional reforms to protect personal liberty and advance reproductive justice.
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| spelling | doaj-art-bd10d33f3b6c4c2d970a5937be86d2962025-08-20T03:32:37ZengInstitute for Research and European StudiesJournal of Liberty and International Affairs1857-97602025-07-0111210.47305/jlia.2025.1807Criminal Dimensions of Forced Sterilization of Romani Women: A Focus on Gender-Based Violence and Deprivation of LibertyOlga Koshevaliska0Roze Surlovska Ristevska1Faculty of Law, Goce Delcev University, Stip, North MacedoniaFaculty of Law, Goce Delcev University, Stip, North Macedonia This paper examines the forced sterilization of Romani women as a serious violation of human rights and a fundamental denial of personal liberty. Drawing on legal, sociological, and feminist frameworks, the analysis demonstrates how this practice reflects intersecting forms of racial and gender-based discrimination within healthcare systems and state institutions. Romani women in vulnerable socio-economic circumstances have been systematically denied autonomy over their reproductive choices, highlighting broader patterns of structural exclusion. The findings emphasize the need to address forced sterilization not only as a criminal offense but also as a form of institutionalized violence that requires urgent legal, policy, and institutional reforms to protect personal liberty and advance reproductive justice. https://www.e-jlia.com/index.php/jlia/article/view/1807DiscriminationLibertyRomaGender Based ViolenceSystemic RacismRomani Women |
| spellingShingle | Olga Koshevaliska Roze Surlovska Ristevska Criminal Dimensions of Forced Sterilization of Romani Women: A Focus on Gender-Based Violence and Deprivation of Liberty Journal of Liberty and International Affairs Discrimination Liberty Roma Gender Based Violence Systemic Racism Romani Women |
| title | Criminal Dimensions of Forced Sterilization of Romani Women: A Focus on Gender-Based Violence and Deprivation of Liberty |
| title_full | Criminal Dimensions of Forced Sterilization of Romani Women: A Focus on Gender-Based Violence and Deprivation of Liberty |
| title_fullStr | Criminal Dimensions of Forced Sterilization of Romani Women: A Focus on Gender-Based Violence and Deprivation of Liberty |
| title_full_unstemmed | Criminal Dimensions of Forced Sterilization of Romani Women: A Focus on Gender-Based Violence and Deprivation of Liberty |
| title_short | Criminal Dimensions of Forced Sterilization of Romani Women: A Focus on Gender-Based Violence and Deprivation of Liberty |
| title_sort | criminal dimensions of forced sterilization of romani women a focus on gender based violence and deprivation of liberty |
| topic | Discrimination Liberty Roma Gender Based Violence Systemic Racism Romani Women |
| url | https://www.e-jlia.com/index.php/jlia/article/view/1807 |
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