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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:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:18th session, February 2014Status:AcceptedContents:That a national action plan for the protection of the human rights of LGBTI persons in Slovakia is developed and implemented, within the context of the planned human rights strategy.ExplanationSlovakia is in the process of finalizing the National Strategy for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights with a view to its submission for the Government's approval by the end of June 2014. Its concept is based on Slovakia's international commitments in the field of human rights and on the principle of tolerance and respect for vulnerable groups. The Strategy will specifically reflect the rights of LGBTI persons.ImplementationNational Report Annex 1:
An action plan was created also in response to the tasks set in the National Strategy for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in the Slovak Republic (task V.1). The working group for legislation and strategies of the Committee for the Rights of LGBTI persons prepared the Action Plan for LGBTI persons for the 2016-2019 period. The document has not been submitted for negotiations of the Government of the Slovak Republic. However, some of the proposed tasks are being implemented anyway.
The recommendation has been implemented.
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State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:AustraliaAustraliaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:18th session, February 2014Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to support the rights of the LGBTI community through its human rights framework.ExplanationSlovakia is in the process of finalizing the National Strategy for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights with a view to its submission for the Government's approval by the end of June 2014. Its concept is based on Slovakia's international commitments in the field of human rights and on the principle of tolerance and respect for vulnerable groups. The Strategy will specifically reflect the rights of LGBTI persons.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 15) The adoption of the Victims Act also resulted in amending the provisions of CC laying down a special motive (§140). In the case of selected criminal offences, having the characteristics of a special motive warrants the use of heavier sentences. The previous provisions related to special motive in §140e established that a criminal offence is committed out of a special motive if it is committed out of hatred towards a group of persons or an individual … for their … sexual orientation, …
National Report Annex 1:
An action plan was created also in response to the tasks set in the National Strategy for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in the Slovak Republic (task V.1). The working group for legislation and strategies of the Committee for the Rights of LGBTI persons prepared the Action Plan for LGBTI persons for the 2016-2019 period. The document has not been submitted for negotiations of the Government of the Slovak Republic. However, some of the proposed tasks are being implemented anyway.
The recommendation has been partially implemented.
UN Compilation:
Para 16) The HR Committee was concerned about the increasingly hostile environment against persons on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, which was exacerbated by hostile discourse from political figures.
Para 17) The [HR] Committee was concerned that sterilization for both transgender women and men was required for legal gender recognition.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 19) The SNCHR reported that hate crimes had been increasing as well as incidents of hate speech.29 The CoE-ECRI noted that hate speech was recurrent on the Internet and in part of the traditional media. It stated that anti-“minorities” rhetoric and offensive discourse targeting sexual orientation were common among politicians.
Para 23) The CoE-Commissioner commended the progress made in the past few years by Slovakia in strengthening the policy and institutional framework for the promotion and protection of the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and intersex (LGBTI) persons. However, the CoE-Commissioner was worried at the growing negative rhetoric and hate speech directed against LGBTI persons in recent years.
Para 26) The CoE-ECRI reported that there was no adequate access to gender reassignment treatment, although this was required by law in order to change name and identification number.
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State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Sexuality education
- Contraception
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:18th session, February 2014Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure women's access to quality sexual education as well as to condoms and other means necessary for the practice of an informed and responsible sexual health.ExplanationAccess to contraception and abortion is regulated by law. These issues as well as sexual education and reproductive rights shall be reflected in the National Programme for Women Care, Safe Maternity and Reproductive Health, currently under preparation. Due to the absence of consensus at an expert level, its adoption has been postponed until the end of October 2015. With regard to the recommendation to improve access to contraception for women, the main objective of the national medicine policy is to ensure efficient, high-quality and safe medicines for the population. Hormonal contraception is reimbursed by the public health insurance when prescribed to treat medical problems. The Ministry of Health does not consider the free use of hormonal contraception as the highest standard of physical and mental health of women. For vulnerable women/women with low income, national authorities will seek alternative methods of contraception. Slovakia will continue to guarantee the right to conscientious objection in accordance with current legal framework.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 56) All women in Slovakia have sufficient access to contraception methods. According to the data from the database of registered medicines at the State Institute for Drug Control, there are currently 387 types of hormonal contraceptives and 13 types of topical contraceptives registered in the SR that healthcare providers can prescribe to women. These contraceptives along with other forms of contraception are not covered by public health insurance, although in cases where their use is medically justified, they may be covered by a healthcare insurer from public health insurance. Condoms are freely available for sale at retail outlets.
National Report Annex 1:
Sexual education is a cross-cutting subject built into the study programmes of all full-time and part-time healthcare education students, which equips students with professional competence to perform professional work activities in accordance with Government Regulation No. 296/2012 Coll. on Vocational Qualifications for the Performance of Healthcare Professions, the Method of Continuing Education for Healthcare Professionals, the System of Specialisations and the System of Certified Work Activities. Condoms are freely available for sale at retail outlets.
Education in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights is provided within selected minimum standards for continuing education of healthcare professionals. Topics focused on sexual and reproductive health are part of the content of minimum standard theoretical knowledge in the relevant specialised study programmes and certification preparation designed for healthcare professionals involved in the provision of healthcare related to the human reproductive system. Healthcare professionals qualified as doctors (specialisation in gynaecology and obstetrics, specialisation in urology and specialisation in reproductive medicine), healthcare professionals qualified as midwives (specialization in midwifery and care for women in families and communities and certified work in planned parenthood and contraception).
The recommendation has been implemented.
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State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Abortion
Type:Review DocumentationSession:18th session, February 2014Status:Reference AddressedContents:CESCR recommended that Slovakia lower the cost of abortion services ... [Para 53] -
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: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: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: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:
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:32nd Session, January 2019Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:The Committee against Torture recommended that Slovakia introduce domestic violence as a specific offence in the Criminal Code, with appropriate sanctions, establish an effective and independent complaints mechanism for victims of domestic violence, and ensure that all allegations of domestic violence were effectively investigated and the perpetrators prosecuted and punished, and that victims benefited from protection. The HR Committee and the CEDAW made similar recommendations. In 2017, Slovakia announced that the Act on Victims of Crime defining the offence of domestic violence would be effective as of January 2018. [Para 24]
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State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:32nd Session, January 2019Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:[CEDAW] recommended that Slovakia strengthen the Department of Gender Equality and Equal Opportunities in order to enhance its coordination role and capacity to implement the national strategy for gender equality for 2014–2019, and increase funding for the Department to ensure the sustainability of the strategy. In 2017, Slovakia pledged to fulfil the action plan. [Para 52]
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State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:32nd Session, January 2019Status:Reference AddressedContents:Several treaty bodies recommended that Slovakia ratify … the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence. [Para 2]
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State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Contraception
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:Review DocumentationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:NeglectedContents:Develop and implement a plan of action to increase awareness and utilization of contraceptive methods, with special attention to the Roma community. [Para 32] -
State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Forced sterilization
Type:Review DocumentationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:Reference AddressedContents:AI recommended that the Government of Slovakia ensure impartial, thorough and effective investigations into allegations of forced sterilization of Roma women; ensure that the victims promptly receive appropriate compensation; and fully examine the circumstances under which consent to sterilization was given. [Para 40] -
State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Forced sterilization
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:NeglectedContents:Adopt a comprehensive law regulating the gender-reassignment procedures by eliminating all requirements that infringe upon individual rights, such as forced sterilization. [Para 4] -
State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:BrazilBrazilRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:RecommendationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Explicitly codify and penalize sexual exploitation of children.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 21) Two EU Regulations were transposed by the amendment to the Criminal Code of 1 August 2013.
- Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography;
- Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims.
Para 22) Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (signed by Slovakia in 2009) and the Convention on combating trafficking in human beings in line with recommendations made by relevant monitoring body (GRETA).
The aim of the amendment was to achieve compliance with the Council of Europe
Para 28) In 2010, the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family carried out campaign on alternative forms of upbringing and on strengthening parental rights. Manuals from the Council of Europe programme "Building a Europe for and with Children" and from campaign on sexual violence against children were distributed to foster homes and to offices of labour, social affairs and family. -
State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:VenezuelaVenezuelaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:18th session, February 2014Status:AcceptedContents:Take steps to ensure equality between men and women that guarantee non-discrimination and gender equality.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.
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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:ChinaChinaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:18th session, February 2014Status:AcceptedContents:Increase inputs to help to improve the living standards of people living in poverty and create more job opportunities for 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.
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.
National Report Annex 1:
Supporting incomes, access to employment, education and integration into the labour market, access to public services and development of human capital, in the case of individuals and socially excluded groups or groups at risk of social exclusion on the one hand, and in the case of policy-makers and service providers on the other, are considered to be the key measures used by the Slovak Republic to ensure sustainable reduction in poverty and elimination of social exclusion. The Government of the Slovak Republic has for a long time strived to protect and ensure decent working conditions meeting European standards. In order to protect decent work conditions, it has for a long time pursued an adequate minimum wage increase, which helps increase living standards, contributes to the fight against poverty and helps raise overall salary rates within the national economy. The problem of addressing long-term unemployment is the focus of the Action Plan for Strengthening the Integration of the Long-Term Unemployed into the Labour Market in the Slovak Republic, approved by a resolution of the Monitoring Committee for HR OP for the 2014-2020 programming period of 25 November 2016.
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:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:18th session, February 2014Status:Reference AddressedContents:CRC recommended that Slovakia ensure that child victims of offences under OP-CRC-SC are provided with appropriate assistance, including for social reintegration and physical and psychological recovery ... [Para 38] -
State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:18th session, February 2014Status:N/AContents:... National ratification procedure with respect to the OP-CRC-IC is currently under way ... [Para 9] -
State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:GermanyGermanyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:32nd Session, January 2019Status:Partially AcceptedContents:Reinitiate the ratification process of the Istanbul Convention and take further steps to prevent violence against women as well as to promote gender equality.
ExplanationSlovak Republic supports recommendation 121.9 in the part “and take further steps to prevent violence against women as well as to promote gender equality”. … 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. Slovakia therefore notes the part of recommendation 121.9 stating “Reinitiate the ratification process of the Istanbul Convention”. ... In all provisions and in relation to all recommendations where the term "gender equality" is mentioned, Slovak Republic operates by using the terminology introduced in the National Strategy of Gender Equality in Slovakia, according to which “gender equality” (gender equality + gender equity) is synonymous with the equality of men and women, with emphasis on the elimination of existing inequalities as the goal of equality in the social status of men and women”.
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State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
- Empowerment of women
Type:RecommendationSession:32nd Session, January 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Integrate the United Nations SDG number five on gender equality in the National Strategy and National Investment Plan for 2018 - 2030 and ratify the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
ExplanationSlovak Republic supports recommendation 121.36 in the part “Integrate the United Nations SDG number five on gender equality in the National Strategy and National Investment Plan for 2018 - 2030” and note the part “and ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence” with reference to Resolution 1697 of 29 March 2019 (paragraph 4(a) part two). ... In all provisions and in relation to all recommendations where the term "gender equality" is mentioned, Slovak Republic operates by using the terminology introduced in the National Strategy of Gender Equality in Slovakia, according to which “gender equality” (gender equality + gender equity) is synonymous with the equality of men and women, with emphasis on the elimination of existing inequalities as the goal of equality in the social status of men and women”.
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State Under Review:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:EgyptEgyptRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALOIFIssue:
- Inappropriate content
Type:RecommendationSession:32nd Session, January 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Provide full protection and support to the family, as it is the natural and fundamental unit of society.