The Center for Civil and Human Rights are taking litigation to challenge the disparate impact felt by some groups in Slovakia, in particular the Romani minority, due to unequal access to digital technologies. The Center will initiate court proceedings to draw attention to discrimination in this area.
Existing inequalities in this area have been increasingly discussed in Slovak society, particularly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For instance, during the pandemic it was found that Roma children were disadvantaged by a move to online distance learning, while Roma communities and the elderly were disadvantaged by the lack of non-digital alternatives to register for the COVID-19 vaccination.