This report has been drafted for the European Network of Legal Experts in the Non-discrimination Field (on the grounds of Race or Ethnic Origin, Age, Disability, Religion or Belief and Sexual Orientation). Slovakia 2010 – Country report on measures to combat discrimination (PDF 3.403 kB) State of affairs 01 January 2011
Tag Archive: anti-discrimination
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Comprehensive amendment of the Anti-discrimination Act
On 14 February 2008 the Slovak Parliament passed the second amendment of the Anti-discrimination Act (1) harmonising national law with the existing EU directives. The amendment was proposed by the Slovak government, the Deputy Prime Minister for Knowledge Society, European Affairs, Human Rights and Minorities. The first amendment from June 2007 represented a quick response to …
Anti-discrimination news from Slovakia
- Slovakia - Country report gender equality 2024 October 11, 2024
- Slovakia - First instance court decision on Ministry of Education duty to desegregate Roma children August 30, 2024The first instance courts did not oblige the Ministry of Education to desegregate Roma children at primary school in a town Stará Ľubovňa
- Slovakia - Discrimination of Roma minority August 2, 2024The first instance court ruled that unjustified use of force by the police against Roma residents from the village Vrbnica amounts to their discrimination based on ethnicity
- Slovakia - Segregation of Roma children in education August 2, 2024The Ministry of Education plans to establish a pilot ethnic primary school with a Romani teaching language. It is introduced as a measure for the prevention of school segregation of Roma children
- Slovakia - Discrimination of Roma children in education August 2, 2024The first instance courts did not oblige the Ministry of Education to desegregate Roma children at primary school in the village Muránska Dlhá Lúka
Gender equality – EC Newsroom
- Message on Rosh Hashanah from Vice-President Margaritis Schinas
- International Women’s Day: Promoting gender equality through the CERV programmeOn 8 March, we celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD). Each year, this day serves as a powerful reminder of the progress made towards gender equality while underscoring the work that still needs to be done.
- Framework partners get togetherOn 19 October, the European Commission held a meeting of CERV Framework Partners. The aim was to take stock of the successes and challenges faced by the partners so far, as well as look ahead at the coming years of collaboration. For the rights of the child session, we met online with ENOC, InHope, COPE, […]
- ENOC – annual thematic focus November 2023ENOC’s 2023 annual thematic focus addresses the role of Independent Children’s Rights Institutions (ICRIs) in advancing children’s rights in Europe.
- World Mental Health Day conferenceOn 10 October, join Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, representatives from the EU institutions, national governments, international organisations and other interested partners. At the conference you will hear from experts and those with lived experience, exchange on good practices and new approaches. The conference will cover the topics: Mental health across […]
- Coordinator discusses the progress and challenges in the struggle against antisemitism while in Israel13 June 2023 - Katharina von Schnurbein, Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, discussed the progress and challenges in the struggle against antisemitism, visited museums and held bilateral meetings while in Israel.