Death of Karol Sendrei Sr. following Police Intervention

In July 2001, Karol Sendrei Sr. died after being detained and brutally abused by Revúca district police. The case became one of Slovakia’s best-documented examples of police violence against Roma and raised long-term concerns about accountability and discriminatory treatment by law enforcement.

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