In May and June 2026, the Slovak National Centre for Human Rights launched the project Equality in access to housing, work and protection from poverty (SGA-CERV-2026-08-Slovakia) through a series of consultations with representatives of NGOs, municipalities and experts working with Roma communities, displaced persons from Ukraine, people from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and other vulnerable groups.
The aim of the discussions was to gather practical insights into discrimination in access to housing and employment, identify key barriers faced by different groups, and explore areas for further research and monitoring.
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As part of its monitoring mandate, the Centre has participated in the reporting procedure under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The Centre submitted an individual submission for consideration during the preparation of the List of Issues. This submission contributes to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in drafting the official List of Issues that will be addressed the Slovak Republic. At the conclusion of this procedure, the Committee will issue recommendations to the State party aimed at strengthening its compliance with human rights obligations.
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Tirana, Albania – October 28–29, 2025
European partners of the VIOLET project – Towards Workplaces Without Sexual Harassment met in Tirana for the second Project Steering Committee meeting, hosted by the Commissioner for Protection from Discrimination. The two-day event focused on strengthening cooperation, reviewing progress, and planning the next steps in promoting awareness and prevention of sexual harassment at work across Europe.
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Among the tasks of equality bodies are monitoring the occurrence of sexual harassment incidents, examining risk factors and barriers to reporting, and formulating recommendations to enhance workplace safety. The Slovak National Center for Human Rights has long addressed this issue, and through an international project, we organized an expert seminar to gather recommendations on data collection related to sexual harassment for informing future policy advice.
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The Slovak National Center for Human Rights coordinates the consortium for the project “Violet: Towards Workplaces Without Sexual Harassment,” which we initiated this week with a joint meeting in Bratislava on May 27 and 28. Project is co-funded by EU under the CERV-2024-DAPHNE programme.
In the initial months of the project, we will focus on preparing research related to sexual harassment in employment relationships, which will encompass both legal analysis and an examination of the prevalence and utilization of available protective measures. Considering the various legal frameworks of the participating countries, such research will necessitate a deeper discussion and careful consideration. It is precisely with the acknowledgment of different professional challenges that an expert seminar will assist us, which will take place once again in Bratislava on September 16-17. During the meeting, we discussed the agenda, the necessary expertise of the guests and hosts, and the anticipated outcomes.
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We have submitted our alternative report on the implementation of the European Social Charter (Revised) to the European Committee of Social Rights. This year, the Committee is addressing the cost-of-living crisis and will provide a general overview of the situation and some recommendations.
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As part of a joint initiative of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), we prepared a report on the state of the rule of law in Slovakia for the previous year, which ENNHRI submits to the European Commission within the framework of the European Rule of Law Mechanism as a joint report of all national human rights institutions in the EU Member States.
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As part of the project Supporting National Human Rights Institutions in Monitoring Fundamental Rights and Human Rights Aspects of the Rule of Law (“Project”), the Centre participated on international conference on strengthening the implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights through stronger and more effective NHRIs in the EU.
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We attended the pre-session meeting on the implementation of international human rights obligations under the ongoing 4th cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Slovak Republic at the UN in Geneva. The pre-session was intended for representatives of Member States accredited to the United Nations in Geneva to provide them with the information on the Slovak Republic’s compliance with its human rights obligations for the purpose of formulating recommendations for Slovakia under the 4th cycle of the UPR.
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