Zuzana Števulová (born 1983) is a Slovak lawyer, lecturer and
migrants' rights activist. She was the first Slovak to be given an
International Women of Courage Award
The International Women of Courage Award, also referred to as the U.S. Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award, is an American award presented annually by the United States Department of State to women around the world who have ...
.
Life
Števulová was born in
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
in 1983. She is lecturer at the
University of Trnava
The University of Trnava (in Trnava) ( sk, Trnavská univerzita v Trnave) is one of the oldest universities in Slovakia. It is based in Trnava, in the west of Slovakia.
Historical university
The original Jesuit university was founded in 1635 by ...
in Slovakia. She helped create the Integration Policy for the Slovak Republic.
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
The International Women of Courage Award, also referred to as the U.S. Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award, is an American award presented annually by the United States Department of State to women around the world who have ...
in Washington DC. She has won important cases to overturn refusals in Slovakia to grant
political asylum
The right of asylum (sometimes called right of political asylum; ) is an ancient juridical concept, under which people persecuted by their own rulers might be protected by another sovereign authority, like a second country or another ent ...
and to support the rights of the migrants in her country.
Biographies
State.gov, Retrieved 15 July 2016
References
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1983 births
Living people
Slovak activists
Slovak women activists
Recipients of the International Women of Courage Award
Academic staff of the University of Trnava
Slovak women lawyers
21st-century Slovak lawyers