We are still collecting and writing stories of the erased because we want people to remember them. All stories talk about the erasure and its consequences but every story is different, every story is personal. Continue reading
First compensations paid to the erased people
Today the Republic of Slovenia paid compensation of 20.000 EUR for non-pecuniary damages to the each of the six erased people who were applicants in the case Kurić and others v. Slovenia, decided by the European Court of Human Rights on 26 June 2012. These are the first ever paid compensations received by the victims of unlawful deprivation of legal status that took place in 1992. Continue reading
Judgment of the European Court available in Slovenian language
On 26 June 2012 the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights issued a judgment in the matter Kurić and others v. Slovenia, finding Slovenia responsible for violations of the rights of the erased people. The judgment is … Continue reading
I belong to the group of erased persons. How can I claim compensation?
Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 26 June 2012 opened up a possibility for claiming compensation for damages caused to the erased people by deprivation of their legal status. Namely, until now claiming compensation before Slovenian courts was not successful. The European Court awarded compensation to six applicants as well as ordered Slovenia to set up a compensation scheme for erased persons, within one year since the delivery of the judgment. Continue reading
The Grand Chamber judgement: Slovenia violated human rights of the erased people
In its judgement of 26 June 2012 in the case Kurić and others vs. Slovenia the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights confirmed that the Republic of Slovenia has violated the rights of the erased people. It … Continue reading
One more year until the expiration of the time limit for lodging an application for permanent residence permit
On 24 July 2013 the three-year time limit in which the erased people can apply for permanent residence permit under the Act Regulating the Legal Status of Citizens of Former Yugoslavia Living in the Republic of Slovenia will expire. Therefore, all the erased people who wish to apply for their permanent residence permit, please do so before this deadline. Continue reading
Government abolishes the interdepartmental working group for the erased people
Slovenian government acquainted itself with the final report of a working group established to review the situation of the erased people. The government found that the working group concluded its work which basically means that the group was dismantled. Achievements of the working group could be marked as modest at best. Continue reading