Zuzana Števulová
Zuzana Števulová | |
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| Born | 1983 |
| Nationality | Slovakia |
| Education | PhD |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Politician |
| Employer | Human Rights League |
| Known for | human rights campaigner |
| Political party | Progressive Slovakia |
Zuzana Števulová (born 1983) is a Slovak lawyer, lecturer and activist who assists migrants. She was the first Slovak to be given an International Women of Courage Award.
Life[]
Števulová was born in Slovakia in 1983. She is lecturer at the University of Trnava in Slovakia. She helped create the Integration Policy for the Slovak Republic.[1]
She had campaigned for the rights of refugees and migrants arriving in Europe and in 2016 she was the first Slovak to be given an International Women of Courage Award in Washington DC.[2] She has won important cases to overturn refusals in Slovakia to grant political asylum and to support the rights of the migrants in her country.[3]
References[]
- ^ Zuzana Stevulova, migrationonline.cz, Retrieved 15 July 2016
- ^ Zuzana Števulová receives International Women of Courage Award, Human Rights League of Slovakia, Retrieved 15 July 2016
- ^ Biographies, State.gov, Retrieved 15 July 2016
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Categories:
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Slovak activists
- Slovak women activists
- Women who received the International Women of Courage Award
- University of Trnava faculty
- Slovak lawyers