human rights

Czech Agency for Social Inclusion: Those left out of distance learning could go to summer school

21.4.2020 9:25  full story

Bulgaria: Educational assistants on the front line help Romani children during COVID-19 crisis

21.4.2020 8:32  full story

Amnesty International criticizes Czech discrimination of Roma, Public Defender of Rights says AI is "biased"

20.4.2020 8:45  full story

Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe calls for Romani living conditions to be improved during the COVID-19 pandemic

8.4.2020 17:56  full story

Czech bill would prevent evictions due to nonpayment of rent during COVID-19 pandemic

3.4.2020 9:05  full story

Czech Govt Human Rights Commissioner: Nonprofits are irreplaceable in combating COVID-19

30.3.2020 18:30  full story

Director of EU FRA: Racism has no place in combating coronavirus, human rights limitations must be proportionate

13.3.2020 14:39  full story

Third volunteer civil society member resigns from Czech Govt Council on Roma Affairs because of Human Rights Commissioner

27.1.2020 9:09  full story

Committee of Roma Regional Representatives distances itself from Czech Human Rights Commissioner

21.1.2020 8:24  full story

Civil society members of the Czech Govt Council on Roma Minority Affairs differ on whether Human Rights Commissioner should remain in office

17.1.2020 11:35  full story

Czech Human Rights Commissioner to stay in office, most civil society members of Human Rights Council support her

17.1.2020 9:33  full story

Czech Govt Human Rights Commissioner refuses to resign despite some Human Rights Council members calling for her to do so

13.1.2020 19:54  full story

Czech Social Democratic Party has new candidate for President to nominate as ombudswoman after his first choice declines due to pressure over her past

13.1.2020 19:20  full story

Russia designates Czech aid group People in Need an "undesirable organization"

18.11.2019 11:14  full story

Czech President Havel protested against the wall separating non-Roma from Roma on Matiční Street 20 years ago

19.10.2019 10:14  full story

Czech Constitutional Court: Human rights defender has to count on "frustrated" people sending her death threats

21.6.2019 10:49  full story

Romani community members Karel Karika and David Tišer will receive the František Kriegel Award in the Czech Republic

18.4.2019 18:56  full story

US State Department says Czech Republic is grappling with anti-Roma hatred, including from the President

14.3.2019 18:14  full story

Czech Govt Human Rights Commissioner says she will criticize politicians who are racist and resign rather than be censored

20.7.2018 14:39 Speaking in an interview for ROMEA TV, the newly-appointed Czech Government Commissioner for Human Rights, Martina Štěpánková, who answers directly to Czech
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, the head of the ANO movement, said that "Politicians create the climate in society to a significant degree. For that reason it is very important for many more politicians here to condemn racism and discrimination."  full story

Romani NGOs around Europe ask why the OSCE is researching alleged radicalization of their communities in Serbia

18.7.2018 15:16 Representatives of Romani organizations from around Europe have contacted the head of the OSCE's mission to Serbia to express their alarm over the 10 July 2018 announcement of a search for a “Researcher on Radicalization among the Roma Community in Serbia”. The Romani representatives say they are deeply concerned about the growing insecurity of Roma in Europe as a result of extremist antigypsyism in a number of OSCE participating States.


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