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State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:EgyptEgyptRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALOIFIssue:
- Inappropriate content
Type:RecommendationSession:34th Session, November 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Continue supporting the family as the fundamental and natural unit of society.
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State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:34th Session, November 2019Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:[CEDAW] recommended that Slovenia expedite the preparation and adoption of temporary special measures to increase the representation of women in management and on supervisory boards of companies. [Para 40]
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State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Abortion
Type:Review DocumentationSession:7th session, February 2010Status:NeglectedContents:Issue a complementary act allowing the public health sector to intervene as needed to protect the life and health of women undergoing a late-term abortion, without any criminal sanctions being imposed on them. The media meanwhile should conduct a campaign to raise the awareness about the issue. Improve abortion services facilities to ensure that they meet the best health standards and to guarantee that women will no longer be placed on waiting lists as, in some cases, a long waiting period could endanger their life and health. [Para 16] -
State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
Type:RecommendationSession:7th session, February 2010Status:AcceptedContents:To adopt the latest draft amendments to the Marriage and Family Relations Act that equalize same-sex unions and other family unions ...ImplementationNational Report:
Para 52) On 16 June 2011, the NA adopted the Family Code, according to which a same-sex union (partnership, extramarital union) is equal to a union between a man and a woman. The Act was rejected in a referendum held on 25 March 2012, with 45.45% voting for its adoption and 54.55% against. The relevant ministry has prepared working documents for a new family code and a draft law on civil partnership. In April 2014, the draft law was submitted for inter-ministerial consideration and public debate. The procedure has been suspended following the resignation of the Government. At the 2nd IDAHO Forum in May 2014, Slovenia was among 17 countries that signed the Declaration of Intent, which draws attention to the issues of homophobia and transphobia.
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State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:KazakhstanKazakhstanRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICCISIssue:
- Sexual harassment
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:RecommendationSession:7th session, February 2010Status:AcceptedContents:To implement more effective protection measures to address the problem of the sexual harassment and the trafficking in women, and, in that context, to implement the recommendations of the CEDAW and HR Committees.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 48) The prohibition of sexual harassment is regulated by the Employment Relationship Act. The Health and Safety at Work Act stipulates that at workplaces where there is higher risk of third-party violence, the employer must ensure a design and equipment of the workplace that reduces the risk of violence and allows assistance to be provided at the workplace under threat. Pursuant to the Decree on measures for protecting the worker's dignity at work in state administration, each authority must have at least one counsellor to provide information and assistance to victims. -
State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
Type:RecommendationSession:20th session, November 2014Status:AcceptedContents:Harmonize the rights of homosexual couples with those of heterosexual couples.ExplanationWe consider that the activities for the implementation of this recommendation are already ongoing. Draft legislative proposal is currently being discussed in the National Assembly.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 16) In 2016, Slovenia adopted the Civil Union Act, granting equal status as marriage to the civil union of heterosexual couples and of same-sex couples, except in the part relating to medically assisted procreation and the joint adoption of children.
UN Compilation:
Para 13) The HR Committee regretted that the amendments to the Law on Marriage and Family Relations granting, on an equal basis, the rights of same-sex couples to inherit, to access reproductive treatments and to adopt children were made subject to a referendum in December 2015 notwithstanding the provisions of the Constitution to the contrary, and that they were rejected.
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Para 16) CoE-Commissioner noted that while same-sex marriage was rejected in the 2015 referendum, Slovenia later adopted a law regulating civil unions, including for same-sex couples. EU-FRA stated that the law made same-sex registered partnership largely equivalent to marriage as of 2017. However, that same-sex partners were not allowed to adopt children or entitled to assisted reproduction.
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State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:7th session, February 2010Status:AcceptedContents:To pursue efforts to combat domestic violence, and to place particular emphasis on the implementation of an awareness-raising training policy aimed at contributing to changes in behaviour and of attitudesImplementationNational Report:
Para 29) Since 2010, Slovenia signed and ratified the following international treaties:
CoE Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence; signed on 8 September 2011.
Para 73) In 2009, Slovenia adopted the Resolution on the 2009-2014 National Programme on Prevention of Family Violence (NPPFV). This strategic document sets out objectives, measures and key players to reduce and prevent domestic violence. The document aims to combine measures implemented by various ministries and provides for effective activities to reduce domestic violence, both in terms of identification and prevention. Therefore, the Resolution also provides for the implementation of a national awareness-raising campaign on the issue of violence and for reducing the extent of such deviant behaviour in every society. Rules were adopted in certain fields to implement the 2008 Family Violence Prevention Act (FVPA), effectively provide assistance to children and cooperate with other authorities.
Para 74) The two-year nation-wide awareness raising campaign "VESNA - to live a life free of violence" officially started on 7 March 2014 with a national conference. The target group is women of three generations (young women, adults and old women), for whom different, target-oriented activities have been envisaged. Activities are tailored to the needs and lifestyle of each target group.
Para 75) Several other sector-specific implementing acts on education, health care, social security, and the police have been passed to implement the FVPA, effectively provide assistance to children and cooperate with other authorities.
Para 76) The Slovenian Research Agency, the OEO and the MoI/Police co-financed the target research project "Violence and Responses to it in the Private Sphere and Partnerships". At the end of 2010, the results of the first empirical national research on violence in the private sphere and partnerships were published, and followed at the end of 2011 by analyses on the work of the Police, courts and social services concerning violence against women and domestic violence. The research has shown that the number of cases of domestic violence that are detected, identified and processed by institutions is increasing. This is also due to the implementation of legislation that both enables and imposes the obligation of institutions to provide effective assistance to victims and to prosecute offenders. In addition, the number of cases processed also increased as a result of the victims' increased willingness to seek help and the increased awareness and sensitivity of staff in institutions established to help such victims.
Para 77) Adopted in 2013, the Police Tasks and Powers Act significantly upgraded the police restraining order. Police officers may impose such a measure on the offender not only on the scene of the offence, but also immediately after the offender has been apprehended, regardless of location. An offender who has repeatedly violated a restraining order may be detained by the Police and, at the same time, a fine may be imposed. For the cases when the place that the offender must not approach is an education institution attended by a victim who is a child or a minor, the legal basis was added to inform the relevant personnel at the education institutions of the duration of the restraining order or other information vital to the protection of the victim.
Para 78) With a view to raising public awareness, the Police publish on its web page, in several foreign languages, information on domestic violence and on police procedures.
Para 79) Housing capacities for women victims of violence have increased. One of the safe houses has also been adapted for the needs of disabled persons. One crisis centre has been adapted for the needs of older people. The network of crisis centres and shelters expanded to regions in which such services were previously unavailable, and the housing capacities for victims of violence are currently provided for.
Para 80) NGOs caution about the changed criminal offence of threat under Article 135 of the Criminal Code, which stipulates that the threatening of the security of another person without any consequences and when only one person is involved is liable to private prosecution. This change was made particularly due to prosecutors' experience of a large number of withdrawn complaints of injured parties during the later stages of the procedure. The adequacy of this solution is being reviewed in 2014.
Para 81) The available statistics show the improved effectiveness of justice in terms of prosecutions and conviction related to the offence of domestic violence under Article 191 of the Criminal Code. -
State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:20th session, November 2014Status:Reference AddressedContents:In 2011, CAT invited the country to also ratify ... OP-ICESCR. In 2013, the CRC recommended also the ratification of OP-CRC-IC. [Para 1] -
State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:ArgentinaArgentinaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:7th session, February 2010Status:AcceptedContents:To strengthen the position and the participation of women in public life by introducing regulations guaranteeing their participation.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 45) Legislation stipulating a minimum quota of women and men on candidate lists contributed to an increased share of women in political decision-making positions. A draft law amending the NA Elections Act is being considered; it envisages at least a 40% share of women and men on candidate lists and amends the rules on the composition of candidate lists. With the parliamentary elections on 4 December 2011, the share of women deputies increased considerably and women account for a third of all deputies in the NA. On 27 February 2013, a woman was elected Prime Minister for the first time.
Para 46) Following the 2010 local elections, the OEO commissioned an analysis to examine the impact of gender quotas on the electability of women. In the 2010 elections, 11.95% of women stood for mayor and 10 were elected (5%). The share of women on candidate lists for a seat on town and municipal councils has increased to 38%, with 23.26% having been elected. In areas where the Roma community autochthonously resides, one female councillor was elected among 18 Roma councillors. The OEO co-funded an analysis of the impact of electoral districts on the electability of women to the NA. In 2011, it organised a Mentoring Day with a Female Politician in cooperation with the Government, the NA and the universities of Ljubljana, Maribor and Primorska.
UN Compilation:
Para 35) CEDAW expressed regret that Slovenia had not taken steps to increase the number of women mayors in the country.
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Para 44) OSCE/ODIHR stated that the representation of women in political life has been low but has increased slowly over the past decade and that following the full implementation of a gender quota in the 4 December 2011 election, the percentage of women elected increased to 31 percent, as compared to 13 percent after the 2008 elections. -
State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:7th session, February 2010Status:N/AContents:The Ministry of Education and Sport publishes calls for applications for research projects on the prevention of violence and intercultural dialogue, for projects carried out by educational institutions (recognition and prevention of violence, education for gender equality) ... [Para 52] -
State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sexual harassment
Type:Review DocumentationSession:7th session, February 2010Status:Reference AddressedContents:"SRI also stated that sexual harassment remains a widespread problem in Slovenia. [Para 15]" -
State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:CubaCubaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:34th Session, November 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Continue making progress in the implementation of strategies to achieve gender equality in all areas of economic, political and social life, including employment and equal pay.
ExplanationSlovenia will strive for continued progress in the implementation of strategies aimed at achieving gender equality in all spheres of economic, political and social life, including in employment and granting equal pay.
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State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:DjiboutiDjiboutiRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALOIFIssue:
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:RecommendationSession:34th Session, November 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Continue efforts undertaken to combat trafficking in persons, particularly exploitation of children and women by strengthening the fight against traffickers.
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State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:MaltaMaltaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUCommonwealthIssue:
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:34th Session, November 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt legal provisions that will allow legal gender recognition to transgender individuals and take meaningful steps, to sensitise authorities and the public to their human rights.
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State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Abortion
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:Review DocumentationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:N/AContents:The Penal Code addresses a number of serious criminal offences, including unlawful abortion ... production and distribution of child pornography, and indecent behaviour. [Para 35] -
State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:34th Session, November 2019Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW recommended that Slovenia amend its legislation to include all forms of violence against women in both the public and private spheres. The HR Committee recommended that Slovenia strengthen measures aimed at preventing and combating violence against women, including domestic violence and sexual abuse, by, inter alia, ensuring that victims had access to effective remedies and means of protection, including police protection, adequate emergency shelters, rehabilitative services, legal assistance and other support services and that all cases of violence against women, including domestic violence, were thoroughly investigated and that perpetrators were prosecuted and were punished with appropriate sanctions. [Para 37]
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State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Early marriage
- Marginalized groups of women
- Forced marriage
- Adolescent pregnancy
Type:Review DocumentationSession:34th Session, November 2019Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:CoE-Commissioner was concerned to learn about instances of forced and early marriages as well as early pregnancies among the Roma population. He recommended that legislation be amended in order to clearly specify that the minimum age of marriage is 18, with exceptions only for persons 16 years of age and older, upon authorisation by a judge. The authorities should ensure that those who participate in or aid and abet the contracting of forced or child marriage are held accountable and punished in accordance with the law. [Para 61]
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State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Women's participation
Type:QuestionSession:7th session, February 2010Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:We would like to ask Slovenia how they plan to enhance awareness-raising on the importance of women's participation in political life. -
State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:20th session, November 2014Status:AcceptedContents:Place a particular focus on the education and employability of Roma women in integration policies, since women and children are the most vulnerable groups within the Roma community.ExplanationWe consider that the activities for the implementation of this recommendation are already ongoing. Slovenia pays special attention to education and employability of Roma women in different national programmes and action plans, including the National Programme of Measures for Roma 2010-2015.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 63) … In 2019, public calls are being issued for the implementation of social security programmes covering the active integration of Roma women and other vulnerable groups of women with the aim of strengthening their integration in the local environment and their prospects on the labour market in order to reduce the risk of poverty.
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State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:Review DocumentationSession:20th session, November 2014Status:NeglectedContents:As highlighted by the CoE, CoE-GRETA considered that the Slovenian authorities should take further steps to ensure that the human rights-based and victim-centred approach was fully reflected in the national policy to combat THB. CoE-GRETA stressed the need to address THB as a form of violence against women and to take account of gender-specific types of exploitation ... [Para 32] -
State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:20th session, November 2014Status:N/AContents:Since 2010, Slovenia signed and ratified the following international treaties: OP-CRC-IC; signed on 28 February 2012; Convention Concerning the Revision of the Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 (ILO Convention 183); ratified on 1 March 2010, entered into force on 1 March 2011 ... [Para 29] -
State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:AzerbaijanAzerbaijanRegional groupEEGPolitical groupOICCISIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:7th session, February 2010Status:AcceptedContents:To strengthen measures to combat violence against women and girls.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 29) Since 2010, Slovenia signed and ratified the following international treaties:
CoE Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence; signed on 8 September 2011.
Para 73) In 2009, Slovenia adopted the Resolution on the 2009-2014 National Programme on Prevention of Family Violence (NPPFV). This strategic document sets out objectives, measures and key players to reduce and prevent domestic violence. The document aims to combine measures implemented by various ministries and provides for effective activities to reduce domestic violence, both in terms of identification and prevention. Therefore, the Resolution also provides for the implementation of a national awareness-raising campaign on the issue of violence and for reducing the extent of such deviant behaviour in every society. Rules were adopted in certain fields to implement the 2008 Family Violence Prevention Act (FVPA), effectively provide assistance to children and cooperate with other authorities.
Para 74) The two-year nation-wide awareness raising campaign "VESNA - to live a life free of violence" officially started on 7 March 2014 with a national conference. The target group is women of three generations (young women, adults and old women), for whom different, target-oriented activities have been envisaged. Activities are tailored to the needs and lifestyle of each target group.
Para 75) Several other sector-specific implementing acts on education, health care, social security, and the police have been passed to implement the FVPA, effectively provide assistance to children and cooperate with other authorities.
Para 76) The Slovenian Research Agency, the OEO and the MoI/Police co-financed the target research project "Violence and Responses to it in the Private Sphere and Partnerships". At the end of 2010, the results of the first empirical national research on violence in the private sphere and partnerships were published, and followed at the end of 2011 by analyses on the work of the Police, courts and social services concerning violence against women and domestic violence. The research has shown that the number of cases of domestic violence that are detected, identified and processed by institutions is increasing. This is also due to the implementation of legislation that both enables and imposes the obligation of institutions to provide effective assistance to victims and to prosecute offenders. In addition, the number of cases processed also increased as a result of the victims' increased willingness to seek help and the increased awareness and sensitivity of staff in institutions established to help such victims.
Para 77) Adopted in 2013, the Police Tasks and Powers Act significantly upgraded the police restraining order. Police officers may impose such a measure on the offender not only on the scene of the offence, but also immediately after the offender has been apprehended, regardless of location. An offender who has repeatedly violated a restraining order may be detained by the Police and, at the same time, a fine may be imposed. For the cases when the place that the offender must not approach is an education institution attended by a victim who is a child or a minor, the legal basis was added to inform the relevant personnel at the education institutions of the duration of the restraining order or other information vital to the protection of the victim.
Para 78) With a view to raising public awareness, the Police publish on its web page, in several foreign languages, information on domestic violence and on police procedures.
Para 79) Housing capacities for women victims of violence have increased. One of the safe houses has also been adapted for the needs of disabled persons. One crisis centre has been adapted for the needs of older people. The network of crisis centres and shelters expanded to regions in which such services were previously unavailable, and the housing capacities for victims of violence are currently provided for.
Para 80) NGOs caution about the changed criminal offence of threat under Article 135 of the Criminal Code, which stipulates that the threatening of the security of another person without any consequences and when only one person is involved is liable to private prosecution. This change was made particularly due to prosecutors' experience of a large number of withdrawn complaints of injured parties during the later stages of the procedure. The adequacy of this solution is being reviewed in 2014.
Para 81) The available statistics show the improved effectiveness of justice in terms of prosecutions and conviction related to the offence of domestic violence under Article 191 of the Criminal Code. -
State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:7th session, February 2010Status:N/AContents:In April 2008, Slovenia ratified the UN CRPD and its OP. [Para 25] -
State Under Review:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:7th session, February 2010Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW recommended that Slovenia continue to take concrete measures to eliminate occupational segregation, both horizontal and vertical, and to narrow and close the pay gap between women and men. It called upon Slovenia to prioritize the realization of de facto equal opportunities for women and men in the labour market and to take measures aimed at decreasing the high proportion of women in comparison with men employed on fixed-term contracts. It also recommended that Slovenia take steps to widen the options available to women in both the public and the private sector, inter alia, through implementation of temporary special measures wherever possible. [Para 26] -
State Under Review:Solomon IslandsSolomon IslandsRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Repeal all provisions that criminalize sexual activity between consenting adults in conformity with international obligations.ImplementationStakeholder Summary:
Para 28) KAHRF recalled that at the UPR in 2011, the Solomon Islands received four recommendations to repeal laws criminalising sexual relations between consenting adults of the same sex. KAHRF recalled the delegation's comments that the cultural context of Solomon Islands' society did not condone same-sex relationships and that any commitment to decriminalising sexual relations between consenting adults of the same sex would "require thorough national consultations to address Christian doctrines and cultural perspectives on the issue". However, during the adoption of its 2011 UPR report by the Council, the Solomon Islands did note that a budget for such consultations would be allocated as part of the 2012 national budget. Since then, the Solomon Islands had not taken any active steps to implement the recommendations or bring about broader Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex rights reform, or even to hold consultations on such reform ...