Slovakia

Slovakia - Response of the Slovak state authorities and local governments to the spread of COVID-19 and its consequences on Roma living in marginalised communities (117 KB)

Implementation of policies and measures concerning persons living in marginalised Roma communities in the context of the current spread of COVID-19

Publication date: 10 April 2020. Topics

Slovakia - Slovak Parliament approves capping retirement age at 64 (PDF 80 kB)

Law 99/2019 implementing Directive 79/7

Publication date: 24 May 2019. Topics

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 82 KB)

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

Publication 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

Publication 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

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

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