Aug 01
(Slovak Spectator) The LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender) community in Slovakia will see its dream of having a committee at the Government Council for Human Rights, Minorities, and Gender Equality come true. Members of the council voted to establish the committee for the LGBT community at their first meeting, presided over by the …
Jun 18
THE ORGANISERS of Slovakia’s third Rainbow Pride march, held on June 9, advised those who planned to turn up and show their support for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) citizens to be careful and take precautions with their personal safety. They recommended that attendees leave the event in groups, even if …
May 21
Slovak Spectator / SLOVAK women must work three months longer in a year to make the same pay as men. Oľga Pietruchová of the gender equality office of the Labour Ministry told the TASR newswire that the average difference in the hourly pay of men and women in Slovakia is 20.7 percent as compared to …
Jul 20
This report has been drafted for the European Network of Legal Experts in the Non-discrimination Field (on the grounds of Race or Ethnic Origin, Age, Disability, Religion or Belief and Sexual Orientation). Slovakia 2010 – Country report on measures to combat discrimination (PDF 3.403 kB) State of affairs 01 January 2011
Jul 20
On 14 February 2008 the Slovak Parliament passed the second amendment of the Anti-discrimination Act (1) harmonising national law with the existing EU directives. The amendment was proposed by the Slovak government, the Deputy Prime Minister for Knowledge Society, European Affairs, Human Rights and Minorities. The first amendment from June 2007 represented a quick response to …
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