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.
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On 19 December, we organized a launch conference and a roundtable discussion to present the rule of law tracker created by the Slovak National Centre for Human Rights in cooperation with the Center for International Legal Cooperation. The conference took place in a hybrid format, with the possibility of in-person and online participation.
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We kindly invite you to join us at the launch conference and a roundtable discussion to present the rule of law tracker created by the Slovak National Centre for Human Rights in cooperation with the Center for International Legal Cooperation.
The conference will take place in a hybrid form, with the possibility of in-person and online participation. Please register at: https://www.survio.com/survey/d/W5Y1T6C8X5I2V5G8K
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In cooperation with the Center for International Legal Cooperation we are currently developing a monitoring tool to evaluate the state of the rule of law in Slovakia. The monitoring tool is part of a project with the aim to increase regular monitoring of the most significant progress in the selected areas of the rule of law in Slovakia, including both positive and negative and to provide a more comprehensive assessment of the situation in each of the selected areas.
If you are interested in sharing your expertise with us, we offer you an unique opportunity to join the team of experts to provide your valuable input to our methodology or the tool itself.
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On September 27 2022, we organized a seminar for civil society organizations on the role of CSOs in monitoring of economic and social rights guaranteed by the European Social Charter. The seminar was implemented as part of the project called Enhancing the use of the reporting procedure of the European Social Charter in Slovakia with a main focus on group 4 provisions on children, families and migrants, which the Center is implementing with a financial support of the Council of Europe.
The seminar introduced the European Social Charter (revised) and its monitoring mechanism as a tool for protection and promotion of social rights. We also provided details on its selected provisions on the rights of the child, families and migrants.
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For the second time, the Centre prepared an alternative report on the implementation of the European Social Charter (Revised). The alternative report was prepared in accordance with Art. 23 (1) and Art. 27 (2) of the European Social Charter for the review of the European Committee of Social Rights, which decides whether the national situations comply with the Charter.
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The aim of the 2021 Human Rights Report is to provide the public with a comprehensive assessment of the status of selected human rights and fundamental freedoms in Slovakia and at the same time formulate recommendations for improving the protection and implementation of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
The year 2021 continued to be marked by the COVID-19 pandemic which had a significant impact on the level of protection and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms. In addition to the COVID-19 pandemic, several criteria determine the content of the 2021 Human Rights Report. It includes topics which have shown deficiencies in practice or have aggravated problems that the Centre has been addressing systematically and for a long time.
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As part of official visit to Slovakia, we welcomed the delegation of the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees , Leyla Kayacik. The Special Representative held talks with Executive Director Silvia Porubänová and legal officers from the department of policy and international relations Zuzana Pavlíčková and Katarína Medľová. We discussed the main challenges in protecting and supporting the rights of people fleeing to Slovakia from war in Ukraine.
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On 26 April 2022, the Centre welcomed Michael O’Flaherty, Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), together with Ludovica Banfi, expert in field of migration and social research. The representatives of FRA met with the Executive Director of the Centre, Silvia Porubänová, as well as with Zuzana Pavlíčková and Lilla Ozoráková, legal officers from the department of policy and international relations. During the meeting, we discussed our priorities with a view to a closer future cooperation between the Centre and FRA.
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