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Czech demonstration for democratic institutions objects to new ombudsman, politicians' efforts to control public broadcasting

2.3.2020 10:18  full story

Slovak President-elect creates minority adviser team, Roma represented by Jurina Rusnáková and Viktor Teru

9.6.2019 7:24  full story

High schoolers in the Czech capital don't discuss minorities, poll finds they distrust media and politicians

5.6.2019 10:10  full story

Winner of Czech-Slovak singing competition "The Voice" subjected to racist attacks online

3.6.2019 12:34  full story

Czech Human Rights Commissioner nominates former Culture Minister to Human Rights Council for organizing buyout of pig farm on Holocaust site

1.6.2019 8:13  full story

Former secretary for Czech ultranationalist party rejects indictment over his remarks about minorities

17.12.2018 15:16  full story

Czech survey finds youth are more prejudiced against minorities than their elders

8.2.2018 7:46 A survey performed by experts from the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes (ÚSTR) in collaboration with the Institute of Sociology has ascertained that while the subjects of the Holocaust, minorities and tolerance are being taught in the Czech schools, the instruction is having no influence on some widespread prejudices. ÚSTR has long focused on instruction about these sensitive historical subjects in the schools and more than 600 teachers take its courses annually.  full story

videoCzech Republic: New Human Rights Minister Chvojka officially takes office

2.12.2016 18:47 The Czech Government has two new members: Czech President Miloš Zeman has appointed Jan Chvojka to the post of Human Rights Minister and Miloslav Ludvík to the post of Health Minister. They have replaced outgoing cabinet members Jiří Dienstbier and Svatopluk Němeček respectively.  full story

Media image of Romani people in Slovakia: Generalizations and stereotypes

13.1.2016 23:06 The civic association Romano kher - Rómsky dom (Roma House) has produced an analysis of selected Slovak media outlets in collaboration with the Media Academy, focusing on those outlets that significantly contribute to creating the image of various minorities for the Slovak public. The survey monitored the period from the beginning of June to the end of October 2015.  full story