Views of the UN CEDAW in the case of D. S. v. Slovakia
The UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) with its views from the 7th November 2016, concerning communication No. 66/2014, rendered an opinion regarding the violation of the right to employment to a woman after parental leave. The UN CEDAW Committee in its Views ruled that Slovakia violated the rights of Ms. D. guaranteed by the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Specifically the State party violated her rights by not providing her protection from discrimination on grounds of gender and family and marital status in employment. The UN CEDAW Committee recommended the Slovak Government to provide Ms. D. with effective remedy including monetary compensation equivalent to the loss of income and also moral damages. The Committee further called for effective implementation of the domestic Anti-Discrimination in a future. We represented the applicant in this case before the Committee within our strategic litigation program.