Discrimination against Roma persisted. Parliament again failed to ratify an international convention on violence against women and take forward a bill on same-sex marriage. The European Court of Justice ruled against the government for failure to accept mandatory refugee quotas. Up to 16% of...

This document contains suggested recommendations to be made to the states under review at the 42nd session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in January/February 2023. The countries covered are Czech Republic, Argentina, Gabon, Ghana, Peru, Guatemala, Benin, Republic of Korea, Switzerland,...

This submission was prepared for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Czech Republic on 23 January 2023. In it, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations made to the Czech Republic in its previous UPR, including in relation to Roma rights, children’s rights, and...

Following the death of a Roma man after a police intervention against him in the Czech town of Teplice, Amnesty International calls on the Czech authorities to carry out an immediate, impartial and thorough investigation of the police action. Amnesty International considers that the neck restraint...

Suggested UPR recommendations to the governments of Argentina, Benin, Czech Republic, Ghana, Guatemala, Japan, Pakistan, Peru, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Ukraine and Zambia.

In this submission Amnesty International comments on the implementation of recommendations made to the Czech Republic during its previous UPR in 2012 concerning discrimination and hate crimes against Roma and the situation of refugees and migrants. Amnesty International remains concerned that...

This document is a joint public statement issued by Amnesty International, European Roma Rights Centre, Open Society Fund Prague and Czech Society for Inclusive Education eight years after the Czech Republic was condemned by the European Court of Human Rights (in the case of DH) for discriminating...

Romani children in the Czech Republic have for decades suffered systemic discrimination in primary education. Many are placed in so-called practical schools designated for pupils with mild mental disabilities. Those in mainstream schools are often segregated in Roma-only schools and classes or...

This schoolbook is based on the true stories of two boys Amnesty International spoke to in the Czech Republic. The names have been changed to protect them, but their experience is sadly typical of many Romani children in the country who face ethnic discrimination and segregation in schools. Learn...

Action card for ‘Learn the Lesson’ campaign -www.amnesty.org/MustTryHarder. School progress report for the Czech Government, calling on the Czech Prime Minister to end ethnic discrimination of Romani children in schools.

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Many of Europe’s 10-12 million Roma are at increased risk of racist violence and discrimination. Excluded from access to essential services and unable to get redress for human rights violations, many Roma feel abandoned. State authorities are failing to protect Roma and to ensure that crimes...