E/C.12/SVN/CO/2
(d)
The National Programme of Measures for Roma People for the period 2010–
2015 and the Strategy for Education of Roma;
(e)
The 2013–2020 National Programme for Social Protection; and
(f)
The projects “Successful integration of Roma children into education”,
2008-2011 and 2011-2014, and “Increasing the social and cultural capital in areas
populated by members of the Roma community”, 2010.
C.
Principal subjects of concern and recommendations
Domestic application of the Covenant
5.
The Committee is concerned that, despite the fact that the Covenant has been fully
incorporated into the State party’s domestic law, it has been invoked in only a limited
number of cases before national courts (art. 2, para. 1).
The Committee recommends that the State party raise awareness among members of
the judiciary, lawyers and the general public about the Covenant and the justiciability
of economic, social and cultural rights. The Committee draws the State party’s
attention to its general comment No. 9 (1998) on the domestic application of the
Covenant.
Data collection
6.
While taking note of the information provided during the dialogue about the legal
prohibition on collecting disaggregated data on certain grounds, the Committee is
concerned about the absence of sufficient disaggregated data on the effective realization of
Covenant rights for disadvantaged and marginalized individuals and groups, in particular
for Roma.
The Committee recommends that the State party take measures to establish a system
for the collection and monitoring of annual data on Covenant rights, disaggregated by
the currently prohibited grounds of discrimination, including race and language, and
include such comprehensive annual data, on all the recommendations below, in its
next periodic report.
Corruption
7.
The Committee is concerned about corruption in the State party, the inadequate steps
taken to address the matter, and its adverse impact on the enjoyment of all human rights,
including economic, social and cultural rights (art. 2, para. 1).
The State party should, as a matter of priority, address the root causes of corruption
and adopt all necessary policy and legislative measures to combat corruption and
related impunity effectively and to ensure that public affairs are conducted, in law
and in practice, in a transparent manner. The State party should also provide the
Commission for the Prevention of Corruption with adequate resources to ensure it
operates effectively, and guarantee protection of the human rights of those engaged in
anti-corruption activities, in particular victims, whistle-blowers, witnesses and their
lawyers.
Maximum available resources
8.
The Committee is concerned that austerity measures taken by the State party, such
as the Fiscal Balance Act (2012), have impacted negatively on the fulfilment and
enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights. The Committee is also concerned at the
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