UPR Sexual Rights Database

National 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.

National 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.

National Report:
Para 41) … Under the Act on Equal Treatment in Certain Areas and Protection against Discrimination (Anti-Discrimination Act), sexual harassment at workplaces is prohibited.
Para 45) The MLSAF SR is preparing a nationwide survey of the occurrence of sexual harassment at workplaces. Results should be available in 2018.

National Report Annex 1:
The amendment to the Anti-Discrimination Act contained in Act No. 85/2008 Coll. increased the protection of persons against harassment by including explicit prohibition of sexual harassment.
The Code of Civil Dispute Procedure defined anti-discrimination disputes as a separate type of court proceedings that, compared with general court proceedings, are governed by different rules strengthening the status of the applicant (e.g. reverse burden of proof).
If an employee affected by this suspects that his employer’s or other employee’s actions constitute a criminal offence, he has the right to notify the relevant law enforcement authorities.
In the legal system of the Slovak Republic, the terms ‘discrimination’ and ‘harassment’ are defined in the Anti-Discrimination Act. Under the Labour Code, the exercise of rights and obligations arising from employment relationships must observe accepted principles of morality. Noone can abuse these rights and obligations at the expense of the other party to an employment relationship or at the expense of fellow employees. The MLSAF SR is preparing a nationwide survey of the occurrence of sexual harassment at workplaces. Labour directorates monitor discrimination on the labour market and review cases of possible discrimination. Preparation of the Methodology for Labour Inspectorates to ensure effective monitoring of cases of discrimination is underway. The adoption of the methodology will be followed by training for the relevant professions.
The recommendation has been implemented.

UN Compilation:
Para 54) [CEDAW] was concerned that the protection of women from sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace remained inadequate.