Slovak National Centre for Human Rights - State of the Rule of Law in Europe in 2022 - Reports from National Human Rights Institutions - Slovakia

The Slovak National Centre for Human Rights is a national human rights institution established in the Slovak Republic, accredited with status B by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions. The Centre was established by Act of Slovak National Council No. 308/1993 Coll. on the Establishment of Slovak National Centre for Human Rights, as amended.

Pursuant to Act No. 365/2004 Coll. on Equal Treatment in Certain Areas and on Protection from Discrimination, as amended (Anti-Discrimination Act), as amended,  the Centre also acts as the only Slovak equality body.

As an NHRI and equality body, the Centre performs a wide range of tasks in the field of protection and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the principle of equal treatment. The Centre monitors and evaluates the observance of human rights and the equal treatment principle, including by monitoring compliance with international human rights treaties and recommendations of international human rights mechanisms. As such, the engagement in European Rule of Law mechanism forms part of the Centre’s mandate to promote and protect human rights. Since 2020, the Centre has been actively involved in monitoring and reporting on the state of the rule of law in the Slovak Republic through submitting its annual report on the state of the rule of law as part of the European Network of Human Rights Institutions’ (ENNHRI) report on the State of the Rule of Law in Europe for the selected year.

In the Report on the State of the Rule of Law in Europe in 2022 - Country chapter Slovakia, the Centre focused on reporing on the progress made in each of the pillars of the rule of law, namely the functioning of the justice system, media freedom and pluralism, anti-corruption framework, system of checks and balances and the impact of COVID-19. This year's report also includes tailor-made recommendations to European policy makers and national state authorities to improve the identified shortcomings in each of the pillar.