ECRI, ECRI Conclusions on the implementation of the recommendations in respect of THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC subject to interim follow-up Adopted on 24 March 2017

Country

Slovakia

Title

ECRI, ECRI Conclusions on the implementation of the recommendations in respect of THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC subject to interim follow-up Adopted on 24 March 2017

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Year

2017

Type of publication

Report

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

Council of Europe body

Institution

ECRI | European Commission against Racism and Intolerance | Council of Europe

Main Thematic Focus

Racism & xenophobia Discrimination Ethnic profiling

Target Population

Muslims Migrants Ethnic minorities People with migrant background Refugees & asylum seekers

Key findings

ECRI has been informed by the authorities that amendments to the recording of police statistics on criminal offences were introduced. These statistics now record also the specific bias motivation for each offence of “extremism” and hate speech.
ECRI is pleased to note that statistics are now disaggregated according to the specific bias motivation of the offender as recorded by the police, and that these statistics are made public as part of the annual Report on Extremism.
Despite these positive developments, ECRI notes that there is still no recording of the followup given to hate speech incidents by the justice system. ECRI considers that data concerning the offences of hate speech should not only be disaggregated according to the specific motivation, but should also contain a clear indication of the follow-up given by the justice system from the time of the recording by the police.

Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)

The working methods for the preparation of the reports involve documentary analyses, a visit to the country concerned, and then a confidential dialogue with the national authorities.

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ECRI’s reports are analyses based on a great deal of information gathered from a wide variety of sources.

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