Slovakia

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

Publication 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

Publication 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

Publication 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

Publication 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

Publication date: 8 August 2018. Topics

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

Indirect discrimination/segregation

Publication 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

Publication 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

Publication 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

Publication 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

Publication 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

Publication 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

Publication 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

Publication 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

Publication 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

Publication 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

Publication 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

Publication 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

Publication 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

Publication 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

Publication 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

Publication 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

Publication 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

Publication date: 14 April 2016. Topics

Slovakia - Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities and Commissioner for Children Elected by the Slovak Parliament for the First Time (PDF 101 kB)

The National Council of the Slovak Republic elected the first Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities and the first Commissioner for Children. The commissioners are independent bodies supposed to protect and promote the rights of persons with disabilities and the rights of children, pursuant to the relevant UN treaties

Publication date: 29 February 2016. Topics

Slovakia - The Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic ruling in favour of inclusive education of a child with a disability (107 kB)

The Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic ruled there is, in relation to disability, right to inclusive education and reasonable accommodation. A refusal to provide reasonable accommodation is a form of discrimination

Publication date: 17 February 2016. Topics

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