Although the anti-discrimination law has been in force for more than 16 years, it has still not made its way into everyday practice. The reasons for this is insufficient readiness of courts to adjudicate anti-discrimination disputes, long-standing deficits on the part of the responsible institutions, insufficient education of current and future professions, and poor public awareness.
The project seeks to alleviate these deficits by educating key actors and the general public, by providing consultations to professionals, as well as by awareness-raising and information activities in order to improve the situation of discrimination of different individuals and groups, to establish anti-discrimination, gender-sensitive and overall human rights know-how in key institutions, to inform and empower the public to recognise and respond appropriately to discrimination, and to increase the supply and availability of quality, up-to-date and comprehensible information on (non)discrimination and gender equality.
Activities:
- 10 trainings on anti-discrimination law and gender equality for selected courts in the Slovak Republic, employees of the Slovak National Centre for Human Rights, teachers and students
- 2 webinars on non-discrimination and gender equality - 1 for professionals, 1 for the general public
- strategic expert advice for the Slovak National Centre for Human Rights
As part of the project's information and awareness-raising activities, podcasts on various topics of discrimination and gender equality will be prepared and broadcast. These podcasts will also be made available, together with other information and other materials for the general and professional public, via the dedicated portal www.diskriminacia.sk, which is administered by the applicant.
160 professionals and 120 students will be involved in educational activities of the project.