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Czech Public Defender of Rights Stanislav Křeček on 24 June 2022 in the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. (PHOTO: Senát PČR)
Czech president of lower house says Public Defender of Rights was unable to justify his recent unprecedented decisions to the Committee on Petitions
8.7.2022 12:52 full story
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
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 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.full story

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