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 | | Most of the Czech Republic's Roma originate from Slovakia, and, according to the law, were required to apply for Czech citizenship through naturalization, even if they were born on the territory of the Czech Republic and had lived there all of their lives. |
 | | As the new Czech citizenship law came into effect, however, it became clear that the distinction between Czech and Slovak state citizenship was highly relevant for a certain sector of the population. |
 | | The Czech Republic is obliged under the OSCE Helsinki Document 1992, Paragraph 56, not to increase statelessness. |
| www.hrw.org /reports/1996/Czech.htm (15932 words) |
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