Within the project Supporting National Human Rights Institutions in Monitoring Fundamental Rights and the Fundamental Rights aspects of the Rule of Law (Project website), the Centre took part in a Project Partners Meeting in Oslo on 30 and 31 August 2023.
Under its mandate as an NHRI, the Centre conducts monitoring of implementation of international human rights instruments in the Slovak Republic. The Centre regularly submits alternative reports to the human rights monitoring mechanisms that monitor implementation of the core international human rights treaties by State parties and their obligations and address recommendations to improve the human rights situation in Slovakia.
On 6 July 2023, representatives of the Centre participated in a discussion organized by the Representation of the European Commission in Slovakia to present the 2023 Rule of Law Report, which the European Commission publishes annually in July.
As a part of our free legal aid services, we provide legal aid to victims of discrimination and represent parties in proceedings cocerning violations of the principle of equal treatment. We issue expert opinions and conduct independent investigations upon request of natural or legal persons, as well as on our own initiative. We also offer other services such as mediation and monitoring and participation at the legislative procedure.
Within our mandate, we monitor and assess observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms. We publish our findings in regular reports, specifically the Report on the Observance of Human Rights, including the principle of equal treatment, in alternative reports as well as in opinions and submitted to the United Nations or other stakeholders.