Government Office of the Slovak Republic - Directorate General of Human Rights and Equal Treatment

Name:

Úrad vlády Slovenskej republiky - Sekcia ľudských práv a rovnakého zaobchádzania

Contact: Kálmán Petőcz Director General

Telephone: 421 (0) 2 5729 5165

E-mail: kalman.petocz@vlada.gov.sk

Category:

National minority culture

Address:

Úrad vlády Slovenskej republiky, Námestie slobody 1, 813 70 Bratislava, Slovakia

Telephone:

421 (0) 2 5729 5450

Fax:

421 (0) 2 5249 2823

Email:

kalman.petocz@vlada.gov.sk

The Directorate General of Human Rights and Minorities deals with issues of human rights, national minorities and ethnic groups, social affairs and issues of non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all. In addition, it co-operates with the third sector, churches, religious societies and minority organisations.

The activities of the Directorate General of Human Rights and Minorities include (i) co-operation with authorised representatives of the government, governmental bodies, non-profit non-governmental organisations and other institutions; (ii) co-operation with the European Commission and other institutions of the European Union as well as with other international organisations; (iii) functioning as the Secretariat of the Government of the Slovak Republic for National and Ethnic Minorities; (iv) involvement in the drawing up of anti-discrimination legislation; and (v) monitoring of human rights observance and the application of the principles of non-discrimination, equal opportunities and benefits of diversity.

Directorate General of Human Rights and Equal Treatment is divided into: