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March 9, 2024, 11:40 a.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5

"Courts convicted significantly fewer traffickers and judges continued to issue lenient sentencing; for the second time in the past five years, all convicted traffickers received fully suspended sentences and served no jail time" (para 1). "Police and prosecutors continued to cooperate with Europol, Eurojust, and Frontex, and continued cooperation with several joint law enforcement working groups in Germany investigating both sex and labor trafficking, two of which were established in 2022" (para 20). "n September 2022, the Government of the Netherlands coordinated a joint operation with 19 countries, including Slovakia, to target criminal networks using websites and social media platforms to recruit victims, including refugees from Ukraine, for sexual exploitation...more
March 9, 2024, 11:40 a.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1

"Traffickers exploit Slovak women in sex trafficking in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, the UK, and other European countries" (para 32).
March 9, 2024, 11:40 a.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: IRP-LAW-5

"Law enforcement initiated investigations of 25 new cases in 2022, a small increase compared with 20 cases in 2021, but similar to 28 cases in 2020; 46 case investigations initiated in prior reporting periods remained ongoing. Of the 25 new investigations, 17 cases were for sex trafficking, six cases were for labor trafficking (including two for domestic servitude), and two cases were unspecified" (para 18).
March 9, 2024, 11:40 a.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Section 179 of the criminal code criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking and prescribed penalties of four to 10 years’ imprisonment" (para 17).
March 9, 2024, 11:40 a.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: IRP-DATA-3

"Women from South-East Asia are vulnerable to sex trafficking and forced labor in domestic service, restaurants, massage parlors, or spas. Slovak women of Romani descent are particularly vulnerable to sex trafficking; traffickers transport them to the UK by force or deception for sham marriages for the purpose of sex trafficking or forced labor" (para 32).
March 9, 2024, 11:35 a.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: IRP-LAW-6

"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 5).
March 9, 2024, 11:35 a.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: IRP-LAW-4

"Is there mandatory registration? No" (para 6). "Is sex work decriminalised with limited regulation? No" (para 7).
March 9, 2024, 11:35 a.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Is selling sex criminalised? Sex work is legal in Slovakia and no information found on other associated activities being criminalised. However, local municipalities have passed local by-laws restricting street-based sex work as a nuisance to public order, sometimes making it totally illegal to offer or provide sexual services in a public place" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? No" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes it is a criminal offence to live off the earnings of 'prostitution' and to provide premises for 'prostitution'" (para 3).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Slovakia who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 18 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkmenistan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Slovakia was 5 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Slovakia is 56% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Slovakia is 78 years for women and 71 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Slovakia is 74.8 years for men and 81.4 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Barbados, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"10.7 births per 1000 population"
June 20, 2023, 4:29 p.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: MARR-LAW-7

"Article 10. Marriage cannot be contracted between ancestors and descendants and between siblings; the same applies on kinship established by adoption. In such a case, the court will decide, even without a proposal, that the marriage is invalid."
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Botswana, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cote D'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Eritrea, Fiji, Ghana, Guyana, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Moldova, Namibia, Nepal, Slovakia, Somalia, Suriname, Thailand, Turkmenistan
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2

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June 1, 2023, 7:48 p.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8

This analysis collected data on the proportion of consanguineous marriages in 72 different geopolitical regions from www.consang.net in October 2010, referencing many of the same 381 surveys as Alan H. Bittles' report (1998) which included information for 6.55 million marriages. In cases when multiple estimates were provided for regions, they computed the mean percentage of consanguineous marriages by weighting individual estimates according to sample size. Table 1 of the appendix summarizes consanguineous marriage data. It shows that Slovakia's weighted mean consanguineous percentage is 11.618% (VC-CODER COMMENT). It appears that Slovakia has seen a rapid increase in consanguineous marriages in the last decade which is possibly a result of immigration (VC...more
May 18, 2023, 2:08 a.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Code, Arts. 473 and 474.
May 18, 2023, 2:08 a.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Code, Art. 473.
May 18, 2023, 2:08 a.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: LO-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), the law prohibits discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Anti-Discrimination Act, Art. 5(1). According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Family Act, Art. 1 . According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Commercial Law, Art. 57 . According to...more
April 3, 2023, 9:03 p.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1

"The Slovak Guarantee and Development Bank offers targeted products for women, but they are granted under the same conditions as for the whole population, without specific adjustments. The purpose of special branding is to attract more female applicants. The loans for female entrepreneurs are provided to help them in developing their business activities. The support consists in simplifying access to loan resources for existing and beginning female entrepreneurs, in terms of relatively fast decision-making process (within three days from the submission of the application). The loan can be used to finance the purchase of movable and non-movable assets, reconstruction / modernisation of assets, financing of an investment project (up to...more
March 24, 2023, 9:57 a.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"Women and men enjoy equal ownership rights (art. 20, par. 1 of the Constitution) (art. 123 of the Civil Code). All owners have the same rights and duties and are granted the same legal protections (art. 124 of the Civil Code). Assets may be co-owned by more than one owner and the property may also be jointly owned by partners. Co-ownership may be divided or undivided (e.g. disposal, mortgaging, subletting). Undivided co-ownership may only be conducted between spouses (art. 136, par. 2 of the Civil Code). In cases where co-ownership is divided, there are certain shares in the common asset (art. 137, par. 2 of the Civil Code), which specify...more
March 24, 2023, 9:54 a.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-LAW-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1, IAD-LAW-1

"Surviving spouses and children enjoy equal rights to inheritance, irrespective of their sex (art. 473, par. 1 and 2 of the Civil Code). The right of a surviving spouse is mandated in the provisions of the Slovak Civil Code 2009 regulating the statutory devolution of successions (art. 473 et seq), based on four groups divided into heir classes. Succession may be based on a will (art. 461 of the Civil Code). If the will is contrary to statutory requirements, it is voidable (art. 479 Slovak Civil Code). There does not appear to be de facto discrimination" (3).
March 24, 2023, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1, ADCM-PRACTICE-1

"Division between property, land or assets may be settled by the courts if an agreement cannot be reached between the partners. The judge may rule upon any matter except for awarding sole custody" (3).