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Czech Republic

July 1, 2022

Czech Republic Should Ensure the Rule of Law is Central to EU Agenda

As the Czech Republic takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on July 1, respect for the rule of law within the Union should be a top priority.

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  • Europe/Central Asia
    European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 28, 2015.

    September 26, 2019

    Commentary
    Hungary’s Democracy Crisis Demands a European Response
    Kenneth Roth
    Former Executive Director
    Published in: Hospodarske Noviny
  • LGBT Rights
    Participants hold a giant rainbow flag during the Prague Pride Parade where thousands marched through the city centre in support of gay rights, in Czech Republic, August 13, 2016.

    October 12, 2018

    Dispatches
    Czech Transgender Sterilization Law Violates Right to Health
    Kyle Knight
    Interim Deputy Director, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program
  • LGBT Rights
    Campaigners for same-sex marriage during Prague Pride, Czech Republic, August 12, 2017.

    June 22, 2018

    Dispatches
    Czech Government Supports Marriage Equality Bill

Reports

More reports
  • June 2, 1996 Report

    Czech Republic

    Roma in the Czech Republic Foreigners in Their Own Land

  • June 1, 1996 Report

    Roma in the Czech Republic

    Foreigners in their Own Land

  • August 1, 1992 Report

    Struggling for Ethnic Identity

    Czechoslovakia's Endangered Gypsies

  • April 30, 1992 Report

    Czechoslovakia: "Decommunization" Measures Violate Freedom of Expression and Due Process Standards

News

  • July 1, 2022 Letter

    HRW letter to Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala

  • August 15, 2017 Dispatches

    Door Opens to Achieving Marriage Equality in Czech Republic

    Issue is on the Agenda for October’s Parliamentary Elections

    Campaigners for same-sex marriage during Prague Pride, Czech Republic, August 12, 2017.
  • March 8, 2017 Letter

    Civil Society Letter to Heads of State and Government on EU Response to the Refugee Crisis

  • June 30, 2016 Dispatches

    Dispatches: Czech Court Finds Denial of Same Sex Adoption ‘Illogical, Irrational,’ Discriminatory

  • November 20, 2015 Dispatches

    Dispatches: Discrimination at Western Balkan Borders Puts People at Risk

    Migrants stand in line to enter a registration camp after crossing the border from Greece in Gevgelija.
  • January 29, 2015 News Release

    EU: Lackluster Commitment to Rights Protection

    Concerted Action Needed to Restore Credibility

  • October 21, 2014 Letter

    Letter to the Chair of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic

    Request to support adoption of children raised by a registered partner together with a biological and legal parent

  • February 13, 2014 Dispatches

    Dispatches: Pressure Keeps Karimov Away

  • February 12, 2014 Letter

    Open letter to Czech Republic President Miloš Zeman on the upcoming visit of Uzbek President Islam Karimov

  • February 12, 2014 Letter

    Reply to Czech Republic President Miloš Zeman on the upcoming visit of Uzbek President Islam Karimov

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