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State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:32nd Session, January 2019Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:The CoE-Commissioner invited the authorities to consider favourably the possibility of providing cohabiting different sex and same-sex couples with legal means to address the practical problems related to the social reality in which they live. [Para 28]
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State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:NetherlandsNetherlandsRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:RejectedContents:Formulate and implement a national plan of action for the protection of the civil rights of LGBT persons. -
State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:KazakhstanKazakhstanRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICCISIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts and strong policy to address all forms of violence and discrimination against women, minorities and other vulnerable groups.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 20) At national level, several initiatives were launched in the area of combating violence against women, including the ratification and implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, and the adoption of the National Action Plan for Prevention and Elimination of Violence against Women. The Institute for Research of Labour and Family submits an annual Report on Violence against Women which assesses the scope and efficiency of support provided to victims. As regards initiatives envisaged for the future, establishment of coordination centre for violence against women and domestic violence is under preparation aimed at providing guidance on the prevention and elimination of violence. A project focused on social inclusion of perpetrators of domestic violence in prison and training of staff working with perpetrators is carried out in cooperation with NGOs.
Para 23) ... The Ministry of Justice will transpose Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 25 October 2012, establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, with a view to reach comprehensive arrangement of victims' rights in criminal proceedings, including their access to legal assistance.
Para 24) The Act on compensation of persons affected by violent crimes was amended as of 1 June 2013 with a view to explicitly stipulate that persons affected by the crime of rape, sexual violence and sexual abuse have the right to pecuniary compensation for bodily injury and for moral damages (mental trauma, stress, anxiety, frustration). -
State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW was concerned that women are underrepresented in decision-making and political bodies and in public life, including academia, and at the lack of understanding by Slovakia of the importance of equal participation of women and men at all levels of decisionmaking. It encouraged Slovakia to take sustained measures, including temporary special measures, and to accelerate the increase in the representation of women in elected and appointed bodies in all areas of political and public life, and at all levels, and to monitor their achievement. CEDAW also recommended efforts to increase the number of women in appointed decisionmaking positions in public administration. [Para 30] -
State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:BangladeshBangladeshRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:18th session, February 2014Status:AcceptedContents:Expedite its implementation of the measures to ensure equality for men and women.ExplanationSlovakia will further implement measures to eliminate differences in remuneration between men and women, inter alia by using the concept of social responsibility and exchange of good practises. Methodology on equality in remuneration and gender audits in the workplace are under preparation.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 5) On 20 November 2014, the Government adopted the National Strategy for Gender Equality 2014-2019 and the Action Plan for Gender Equality 2014-2019.
Para 41) The right to access to employment is provided for in the Act on Employment Services. A citizen has the right to choose employment freely and work anywhere in the SR, or can choose to work abroad. In accordance with the Labour Code women and men are entitled to the same pay for the same work or for work of the same value. Under the Act on Equal Treatment in Certain Areas and Protection against Discrimination (Anti-Discrimination Act), sexual harassment at workplaces is prohibited.
Para 43) The MLSAF SR continuously adopts measures to reduce the salary gap between men and women. One of the most significant ones is an outreach campaign highlighting the ever-shrinking salaries paid to women, in addition to offering advice on the www.kedvyrastiem.sk (when I grow up) website on how to protect against discrimination on the labour market. Another significant measure to reduce the gender pay gap is a gradual minimum wage increase, as women find themselves in low-income jobs more often than men. Another important instrument for increasing employment and income levels for women was the national project “Family and Work” focused on balancing family and work life and on work opportunities for mothers with small children.
Para 44) As for the fight against discrimination, an important and indispensable role is played by social partners by promoting equal treatment, for example through monitoring workplace practices, access to employment, professional training and career progression, as well as through monitoring collective agreements, codes of conduct, research, or through sharing experience and best practice. In line with the principle of equal treatment, discrimination on the grounds of marital or family status, … gender … is prohibited.
National Report Annex 1:
On 20 November 2014, the Government of the Slovak Republic adopted the National Strategy for Gender Equality for the 2014-2019 period and the related Action Plan for Gender Equality for the 2014-2019 period. The individual activities and measures it specifies were prepared in cooperation with non-governmental organisations and the Council of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Human Rights and Gender Equality. The Strategy and the Action Plan are closely linked and represent a comprehensive conceptual framework for promoting equality of men and women.
The Strategy specifies six strategic areas and priorities. Within strategic area 2, Participation in decision-making in public and economic life, it sets the following objective: Reduction of gender gap in participation between women and men in decision-making positions, and within this objective, it sets the following targets: 2.1 To increase representation of women in decision-making processes in political life, including their motivation and possibilities to be election candidates and to participate; 2.2 To promote women’s entrepreneurship by creating systemic measures, including balancing family and work life; 2.3 To increase representation of women in economic decision-making positions.
The recommendation has been implemented.
UN Compilation:
Para 47) CEDAW noted with concern that discriminatory stereotypes regarding the roles and responsibilities of women and men in society and family were deeply rooted in Slovakia, and that there had been campaigns by non-State actors advocating for traditional family values, overemphasizing the roles of women as mothers and caretakers, and criticizing gender equality as “gender ideology”.
Para 49) [CEDAW] was concerned that many public and private actors had not adopted temporary special measures to facilitate the participation of women in the labour market, and that the lack of effective measures to promote the reconciliation of work and family life constituted a barrier to women’s access to employment. It was also concerned that significant horizontal and vertical gender segregation existed in the labour market, and that the gender pay gap remained wide.
Para 51) CEDAW noted the high level of representation of women in the judiciary, but was concerned at the low level of representation of women in Parliament and in the Government, and the underrepresentation of women in high-ranking positions in the diplomatic service.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 10) The SNCHR welcomed the adoption of a national strategies … on gender equality … .
Para 48) The SNCHR stated that discriminatory stereotypes concerning social and family roles of women and men were deeply rooted in Slovakia. Women continued to bear a disproportionate share of family and household responsibilities. The SNCHR explained that, in terms of gender stereotyping, a fundamental problem laid on misinterpretation of the term “gender equality”. Some groups of society considered gender equality as a threat to traditionalism.
Para 49) JS1 reported that gender inequality remained evident in many areas of private and public life.
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State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:CubaCubaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:18th session, February 2014Status:AcceptedContents:Implement measures that guarantee the right to work to its citizens, in particular to youth under the age of 25 and women.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 41) The right to access to employment is provided for in the Act on Employment Services. A citizen has the right to choose employment freely and work anywhere in the SR, or can choose to work abroad. In accordance with the Labour Code women and men are entitled to the same pay for the same work or for work of the same value. Under the Act on Equal Treatment in Certain Areas and Protection against Discrimination (Anti-Discrimination Act), sexual harassment at workplaces is prohibited.
National Report Annex 1:
In the Slovak Republic, support of youth employment is delivered in accordance with the 22 April 2013 Recommendation of the EU Council on introducing the Youth Guarantee (2013/C 120/01) and in accordance with the Communication from the European Commission of 19 June 2013 (Working Together with Young People – a Call to Action on Youth Unemployment). This EU Council recommendation was followed by the creation of the National Action Plan for Implementing the Youth Guarantee in the Slovak Republic, which the Government of the Slovak Republic negotiated and took note of at its meeting on 5 February 2014. The introduction of the Youth Guarantee is also included in the National Reform Programme of the Slovak Republic 2014, approved by Resolution No. 195 of the Government of the Slovak Republic from 23 April 2014. The Youth Guarantee introduces measures in two main areas: early intervention and activation and support measures for integration into the labour market.
The recommendation has been implemented.
UN Compilation:
Para 49) [CEDAW] was concerned that many public and private actors had not adopted temporary special measures to facilitate the participation of women in the labour market, and that the lack of effective measures to promote the reconciliation of work and family life constituted a barrier to women’s access to employment. It was also concerned that significant horizontal and vertical gender segregation existed in the labour market, and that the gender pay gap remained wide.
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State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the CRPDImplementationNational Report:
Para 9) Slovakia signed and ratified several UN and Council of Europe human rights instruments during the period under review. In May 2010, Slovakia became a State party to the CRPD and its OP. -
State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:18th session, February 2014Status:NeglectedContents:... CAT recommended that Slovakia provide shelters and counselling services for women victims of violence in sufficient numbers and with adequate standards. [Para 24] -
State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Other
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:18th session, February 2014Status:NeglectedContents:... Ensure that access to reproductive health services is not limited by health professionals' exercise of conscientious objection and and amend existing regulations to appropriately balance the exercise of conscientious objection with professional responsibility. [Para 40] -
State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:ArgentinaArgentinaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:QuestionSession:5th session, May 2009Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:Desea saber si Eslovaquia prevé adoptar medidas para garantizar un adecuado acceso de la mujer a la salud, incluida la salud sexual y reproductiva. -
State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:Holy SeeHoly SeeRegional groupObserverIssue:
- Abortion
- Inappropriate content
Type:RecommendationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Defend the right to life, based on article 15 of the Constitution. -
State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:BelgiumBelgiumRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:32nd Session, January 2019Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
ExplanationNoted. As the supreme legislative body in Slovak Republic, the National Council called on the Government of Slovak Republic in its Resolution 1697 of 29 March 2019 to refrain from the process moving towards ratifying the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence by Slovak Republic and has carried out all acts related to notifying the Council of Europe that Slovak Republic does not intend to become a party to the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence.
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State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:SwedenSwedenRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
- Marginalized groups of women
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:32nd Session, January 2019Status:Partially AcceptedContents:Adopt concrete and effective measures to address and prevent discrimination of Roma women from their access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, including for maternal health.
ExplanationSlovak Republic supports in part recommendation 121.181 with reference to the fact that there is a special attention given to questions of healthcare and approach to sexual and reproductive health by the competent authorities in Slovak Republic, including the creation of special mechanisms for improving attitude of the staff.
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State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:32nd Session, January 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Undertake efforts to eradicate negative rhetoric and hate speech against the LGBTI persons.
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State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:MalaysiaMalaysiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:32nd Session, January 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Improve access to decent work for all women, eliminate all discrimination against women at work, and create socio-economic opportunities for women.
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State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:CubaCubaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Forced sterilization
Type:RecommendationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:RejectedContents:Proceed to carry out impartial and independent investigations of all complaints from women alleging to have been subjected to forced sterilization in order to determine who is responsible and bring them to justice. -
State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Contraception
- Abortion
Type:Review DocumentationSession:32nd Session, January 2019Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW recommended that Slovakia revise the Health Care Act to ensure access to safe abortion, and remove the requirement for mandatory counselling, medically unnecessary waiting periods and third-party authorization; ... It also recommended that Slovakia ensure universal coverage by public health insurance of all costs relating to ... modern contraceptives. [Para 39] -
State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:32nd Session, January 2019Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:The CoE-Commissioner encouraged the authorities to continue the reform of the anti-discrimination framework so as to close gaps in the level of protection afforded on various grounds of discrimination, including gender. The reform of the equal treatment legislation should be accompanied by continued awareness-raising work and training of concerned professionals and local and regional authorities. [Para 12]
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State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:AzerbaijanAzerbaijanRegional groupEEGPolitical groupOICCISIssue:
- Sexual violence
Type:CommentSession:5th session, May 2009Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:There are still problems to be addressed, such as... high level of rape of children. -
State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Early marriage
- Marginalized groups of women
- Forced marriage
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:Review DocumentationSession:34th Session, November 2019Status:N/AContents:Slovenia has also intensified its efforts in dealing with the issue of early and forced
marriages in the Roma community. Since 2015, forcing someone into marriage or a similar
union has been treated as a criminal offence. The 2017–2021 National Programme of
Measures for Roma imposes an obligation to prepare a protocol to be followed when
dealing with cases of non-marital cohabitation involving minors or elopement of minors
into harmful environments (early marriages). The task to prepare a protocol and address the
issue of forced marriages in the Roma community was entrusted to an ad hoc interministerial working group. In November 2018, the Office for National Minorities organised
national consultations on early and forced marriages, and in April 2019, two sets of
regional consultations were held, one on forced and one on early marriages. The
conclusions reached at the three events will serve as a basis for drafting a manual outlining
in more detail the two phenomena and presenting guidelines for action to be taken by the
competent institutions. In 2018, on the basis of arrangements with the Judicial Training
Centre, five lectures for judges and judicial professionals were given on this topic. The
lectures are continuing in 2019. The 2017–2018 Action Plan for Combating Trafficking in
Human Beings provided the basis for preventive awareness-raising activities targeting
potential human trafficking victims in Roma communities. The 2018 public call for
proposals for co-funding ICT and education projects of NGOs and humanitarian
organisations also included contents related to raising the awareness of dangers inherent in
forced and arranged marriages; some of those projects were implemented in Roma
communities. [Para 82]
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State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:RwandaRwandaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Sexual abuse
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:34th Session, November 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen measures aimed at preventing and combatting violence against women, including domestic violence and sexual abuse by ensuring that victims have access to effective remedies and means of protection.
ExplanationSeveral measures have already been introduced. The efforts to improve efficiency continue. Under the Criminal Code, violence in the family or any other permanent community is considered a criminal offence. A new Resolution on the national programme for the prevention of family violence and violence against women 2020-2025 is being drafted.
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State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:AustraliaAustraliaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Empowerment of women
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:34th Session, November 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Continue already commendable efforts to achieve gender equality and women's empowerment, including through greater participation by women in political life at the local and national level.
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State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANIssue:
- Sexual abuse
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:34th Session, November 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen measures to address domestic violence and sexual abuse including ensuring effective access to support services, remedies, and means of protection to women victims.
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State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:34th Session, November 2019Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:CRPD recommended that Slovenia explicitly incorporate into its anti-discrimination legislation, policies and strategies the recognition of multiple and intersectional discrimination based on sex, age, ethnic background or sexual orientation or on migrant, asylum-seeking, refugee, disability or any other status. [Para 8]
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State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:34th Session, November 2019Status:Reference AddressedContents:AI stated that the legal definition of rape in the Criminal Code was based on force, threat of force or coercion, rather than the lack of consent, and was, therefore, not in line with international human rights law and standard. It recommended that Slovenia revise the definition of rape in the Criminal Code so that it is based on the absence of consent. [Para 21]