The Human Rights Guide is ‘beta’ labelled. This means that you are looking at the first public version of this website. During the beta phase, the website will be continually updated, tested and improved. Some parts may not yet be completed or fully operational. 

The main features of the Human Rights Guide are:

The Guide takes a thematic approach to explaining how human rights work. Instead of listing separate rights, you can learn about the rights which are relevant to a particular topic or a situation in your daily life. New themes will be added over time.

The Guide offers help in understanding how to complain when you believe your rights have been violated. Each theme has a section that explains the steps to take.

The Guide offers references to the relevant Slovak and international laws, case law and additional documents. These are found in resources sections at the bottom of the specific page. Summaries are provided for the most relevant cases, in addition to links to full judgments.

The Guide has a section on the human rights institutions to approach for establishing whether your human rights have been violated. It explains when and how you can apply to these institutions. There is also a section on organisations which work with human rights and that can be consulted for help or further information.

The Guide is European cooperation project with country specific content for Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Slovenia. Currently it is offered in Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Slovak, Slovenian and Bulgarian with translations in English and Russian.

If you wish to use the Guide for learning purposes, the Guide offers you a possibility to assess your knowledge in human rights before or after studying, by completing tests about different themes included in the Guide. These tests are available using the Knowledge Assessment Tool for the Human Rights Guide.

The Guide has a single structure and fixed page layout. At the bottom of each page you can browse the pages marked to explore the topic further. For quick and easy navigation, the breadcrumb at the top of the page shows you where you are, whilst the menu button gives you access to the structure for the whole Guide. The search tool and tags can be used to search content and explore related pages across the Guide. The Guide has been developed to be responsive, which means that it has been adapted to work on different devices and screen sizes.

When using the Guide, please note that the content offered on this website is for personal and educational use only. Learn more about using the content. By using this website, you agree to be bound by the following terms of use.