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Czech lower house to change leadership, the president and one vice-president will be women, ultranationalist welfare chauvinist is out

20.10.2021 12:29  full story

Czech MP Okamura (SPD) to lose lower house vice-chair post because of his hatemongering, according to Civic Democratic Party member

14.10.2021 10:04  full story

Czech lower house elections see 22 groups in the running, no Romani-profiled parties among them

9.8.2021 7:22  full story

Czech Pirates sharply criticize bill to toughen criteria for aid to those in material distress

4.8.2021 9:52  full story

Commentary: Czech right-wing populists close to destroying lifesaving social protections

11.2.2021 8:46  full story

Commentary: Czech amendment to tighten welfare restrictions is just more salt in the wound

10.2.2021 11:06  full story

Czech Justice Minister and lawmakers clash over proposed changes to collections proceedings

2.11.2020 8:47  full story

Czech lower house sees tussle over President's claims that "Black Lives Matter" is a "racist" slogan

8.7.2020 9:01  full story

New Czech Public Defender of Rights is Stanislav Křeček

12.2.2020 18:33  full story

Czech lower house votes for new ombudsman, runoff to be held later today

12.2.2020 15:47  full story

Czech lower house refuses to discuss dismissal of Government Human Rights Commissioner

22.1.2020 18:09  full story

Czech Social Democrats and ultra-nationalists want President's nominee for ombudsman, Christian Democrats question its legality

22.1.2020 14:06  full story

In future, Czech quarterly reports on extremism may mention only settled cases, not ones in progress

4.11.2019 8:18  full story

Czech President and Senate may both nominate former Human Rights Commissioner for Deputy Ombudswoman

2.10.2019 11:02  full story

Czech MP with extreme-right group is evicting Roma onto the street

3.3.2019 11:30  full story

Czech Public Defender of Rights calls for social housing law, says media should stop blaming Roma

13.7.2018 20:40 At the beginning of this month the annual report on the activity of the Office of the Public Defender of Rights, Anna Šabatová, was discussed in the Czech lower house. The report included motions for Government review that Šabatová last managed to bring forward in 2014.
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Czech anti-immigration activist launches book on the premises of the lower house, ultra-conservatives support it

18.3.2018 10:19 Petr Hampl, the anti-immigration and anti-Islam activist and sociologist, has launched his new book about Islam and the alleged "Islamicization" of society on the premises of the Czech Chamber of Deputies. Hampl is known for having publicly expressed support for the father who filmed himself urging his preschool-aged daughter to hit a pillow with a baseball bat while pretending she was hitting a Muslim or a Romani person, and his book launch was attended by the son of former Czech President Václav Klaus and by other MPs.  full story

Czech lower house to hold extraordinary session on proposal to dismiss vice-chair for doubting Holocaust of Roma

5.3.2018 20:23 Czech MPs will convene on Wednesday for an extraordinary session on a proposal to dismiss Czech MP Tomio Okamura ("Freedom and Direct Democracy" - SPD) from his post as vice-chair of the Chamber of Deputies. Czech MP Jan Bartošek, head of the Christian Democratic faction in the lower house, announced the news at a press conference on Friday.  full story

Czech lower house refuses vote about denier of Romani genocide as vice-chair, Christian Democrats call for extraordinary session

28.2.2018 7:40 The Chamber of Deputies decided not to vote on whether to remove the chair of the SPD party, Czech MP Tomio Okamura, from his post as vice-chair of the lower house because of his remarks about the former concentration camp at Lety u Písku. The head of the Christian Democratic (KDU-ČSL) legislators in the lower house, Czech MP Jan Bartošek, did not succeed with his motion to include that point on the agenda yesterday.  full story

Czech lower house committee recommends not expanding ombudsman's powers

1.5.2016 15:04 The Czech lower house may not decide to expand the powers of the Public Defender of Rights (ombudsman) after all, as on 29 April its Constitutional Law Committee recommended supporting amendments that would remove from a proposed Government bill the option for the ombudsman to ask the Constitutional Court to repeal legislation in whole or in part and the option for the ombudsman to bring public interest lawsuits in cases of discrimination. The plenary could decide on the bill this month.  full story