Slovakia

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Slovakia - Constitutional court dismissed a complaint addressing failures of public prosecution offices in assessing segregation impact of a binding municipal regulation on Roma children in education (PDF

Segregation of Roma children in education / Obligation of public prosecution offices in assessing discriminatory impact of binding municipal regulations

Date: 3 April 2019. Topics

Slovakia - First instance court: State authorities have no obligation to take measures on the elimination of segregation of Roma children in a local primary school (PDF 110 kB)

Segregation of Roma children in education

Date: 3 April 2019. Topics

Slovakia - The Slovak Government adopted the updated action plans of the Strategy for integration of Roma up to 2020 for the period of 2019 – 2020 in the areas of education, employment, health, housing and financial inclusion (PDF 72 kB)

Implementation of policies and measures on integration of persons living in marginalized Roma communities

Date: 15 March 2019. Topics

Slovakia - Slovak Constitutional Court: On responsibility for discriminatory treatment in case of discrimination in access to services (PDF 108 KB)

Responsibility for Discrimination in access to services

Date: 27 February 2019. Topics

Slovakia - The Ministry of Finance evaluated public expenses and policy measures for integration of marginalized Roma and identified serious shortcomings (PDF 90 kB)

Current situation regarding exclusion and discrimination of persons living in marginalized Roma communities

Date: 6 February 2019. Topics

Slovakia - The Constitutional court dismissed a complaint on failures of public prosecution offices to assess the discriminatory impact of the municipal binding regulation (PDF 133 kB)

Indirect discrimination / Obligations of public prosecutor offices when assessing discriminatory impact of municipal binding regulations

Date: 9 October 2018. Topics

Slovakia - The Equality Body finds age discrimination in a selection process of a private train company (PDF 109 kB)

Expert opinion of the Equality Body on age discrimination

Date: 8 August 2018. Topics

Slovakia - Final court´s decision in case of residential segregation of Roma (PDF 147 kB)

Indirect discrimination/segregation

Date: 8 August 2018. Topics

Slovakia - The Public Defender of Rights published a report assessing the implementation of her previously proposed measures against discrimination of Roma children in education by the Ministry of Education (PDF 110 kB)

Implementation of policies and measures on the prevention of discrimination of Roma children in education

Date: 24 July 2018. Topics

Slovakia - Dismissal by the District Court of a discrimination complaint made by a Roma child placed in a special class for children with intellectual disability (PDF 138 kB)

Indirect discrimination in access to education- misdiagnosis of Roma child being placed in special classes for children with intellectual disability, segregation of Roma children in education

Date: 10 July 2018. Topics

Slovakia - The Constitutional Court awarded compensation for backlogs in court proceedings in case of discrimination (PDF 130 kB)

Violation of the right to a fair trial within reasonable time in case of discrimination

Date: 30 May 2018. Topics

Slovakia - The Regional court upheld a decision of the District Court in favour of Roma woman discriminated against in access to employment (PDF 145 kB)

Direct discrimination in access to employment

Date: 10 April 2018. Topics

Slovakia - Regional court upheld dismissive decision of the first-instance court on actio popularis challenging a legal provision with alleged discriminatory impact on Roma women (PDF 145 kB)

Indirect discrimination

Date: 10 January 2018. Topics

Slovakia - Supreme Court: Obligation to consider public interest in a building permit proceeding does not include considering impact of a potential building on segregation of racial minorities (PDF 138 kB)

Discrimination of Roma children in education

Date: 24 October 2017. Topics

Slovakia - Supreme court recognises the positive obligation of the Government institutions to prevent residential segregation of Roma minority (PDF 148 kB)

Indirect discrimination/segregation

Date: 2 August 2017. Topics

Slovakia - Decision of the District Court in Zvolen on dismissal based on direct discrimination (PDF 144 kB)

Dismissal/Direct discrimination

Date: 25 July 2017. Topics

Slovakia - Landmark decision of the District Court ruling in favour of Roma woman discriminated against in access to employment (PDF 148 kB)

Direct discrimination in access to employment

Date: 31 May 2017. Topics

Slovakia - The Ministry of Education in Slovakia adopted an administrative decision potentially deepening school segregation of Roma children from the village Ostrovany (PDF 139 kB)

Discrimination of Roma children in education

Date: 26 April 2017. Topics

Slovakia - The Slovak Government adopted the updated action plans of the Strategy for integration of Roma up to 2020 for the period of 2016 – 2018 in the areas of education, employment, health, housing, and financial inclusion (PDF 135 kB)

Implementation of policies and measures on integration of socially excluded members of Roma minority

Date: 26 April 2017. Topics

Slovakia - Regional court dismissed the appeal of Roma women claiming direct discrimination, harassment and victimisation in employment (PDF 134 kB)

Direct discrimination, harassment and victimisation in employment

Date: 7 March 2017. Topics

Slovakia - Supreme Court: On responsibility for the discriminatory treatment in case of discrimination in access to services (PDF 141 kB)

Responsibility for discrimination in access to services

Date: 1 February 2017. Topics

Slovakia - District Court: Education of Roma children in segregated Roma only school does not constitute discrimination based on ethnic origin (PDF 162 kB)

Discrimination of Roma children in education

Date: 1 February 2017. Topics

Slovakia - Report on the observance of human rights, including the principle of equal treatment and the rights of the child in the Slovak Republic 2015 (PDF 139 kB)

The management board of the Slovak National Centre for Human Rights at its session on 29 April 2016 discussed the draft Report on the observance of human rights, including the principle of equal treatment in the Slovak Republic 2015

Date: 2 November 2016. Topics

Slovakia - New government postponed ratification of the Istanbul Convention and adoption of the Act on Prevention and Elimination of Gender Based Violence and Domestic Violence (PDF 139 kB)

Postponement of the ratification of Istanbul Convention

Date: 27 September 2016. Topics

Slovakia - The Constitutional Court Clarifying Some Aspects of Proving Discrimination in Civil Proceedings (PDF 99 kB)

The Constitutional Court clarified some aspects of proving discrimination in civil proceedings, with particular focus on the requirements stemming from the concept of shift in burden of proof

Date: 14 April 2016. Topics

Country reports

Slovakia - Country report gender equality 2018 (PDF 1,87 MB)

How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2018

Date: 10 January 2019. Topics

Slovakia - Country report non-discrimination 2018 (PDF 2,72 MB)

State of affairs 1 January 2018

Date: 21 November 2018. Topics

Slovakia - Country report non-discrimination 2017 (PDF 2,01 MB)

State of affairs 01 January 2017

Date: 4 September 2017. Topics

Slovakia - Country report gender equality 2017 (PDF 1,32 MB)

How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2017

Date: 26 July 2017. Topics

Slovakia - Country report gender equality 2016 (PDF 1,23 MB)

How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2016

Date: 1 January 2016. Topics

Slovakia - Country report non-discrimination 2016 (PDF 2,08 MB)

State of affairs 01 January 2016

Date: 1 January 2016. Topics

Slovakia - Country report gender equality 2015 (PDF 1,10 MB)

How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2015

Date: 1 January 2015. Topics

Slovakia - Country report non-discrimination 2015 (1,70 MB)

State of affairs 01 January 2015

Date: 1 January 2015. Topics

Slovakia - Country report gender equality 2014 (PDF 2,97 MB)

Included in report: Gender Equality Law in 33 European Countries: How are EU rules transposed into national law in 2014?

Date: 1 December 2014. Topics

Slovakia - Country report non-discrimination 2014 (1,30 MB)

State of affairs 01 January 2014

Date: 1 January 2014. Topics

Slovakia - Country report gender equality 2013 (PDF 2,67 MB)

Included in report: Gender Equality Law in 33 European Countries: How are EU rules transposed into national law in 2013?

Date: 1 December 2013. Topics

Slovakia - Country report non-discrimination 2013 (1,54 MB)

State of affairs 01 January 2013

Date: 1 January 2013. Topics

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