Being here for everyone
You disagree with an authority’s decision or procedure; the authority is inactive even though it should act; its decision-making is taking too long; you were not invited to become a party to certain proceedings; an officer treats you inappropriately, etc.
They treat you, or someone close to you, badly in a retirement home, treatment facility for long-term patients, psychiatric hospital, children’s home, prison, or some other facility, and you think that the Ombudsman should make an inspection.
Do you believe that someone is treating you differently because of your age, sex, nationality or on some other grounds specified by the Anti-Discrimination Act? Is it an authority, a company or local self-government that discriminate against you?
Have you experienced discrimination, unhelpfulness on the part of authorities or ill-treatment because of your disability? Would you like to let us know about any systemic problems, such as unavailability of certain services, barriers, etc.?
Read through our recommendations on how to deal with certain problems, such as debt enforcement, lengthy court proceedings, obtaining a construction permit, bullying at work, pension and social benefits, contact with children after divorce, infractions, etc.
January 16, 2026
The New Year has brought good news for foreigners holding a so-called non-dual employee card. If they are registered with the Employment Office, they are now entitled to public health insurance paid by the state. Foreigners with dual employee cards gained this entitlement earlier. The Ombudsman advocated for equal treatment of holders of both types of employee cards.
January 9, 2026
How do Czech authorities respond when a foreign national contacts them in a language other than the official ones (Czech or Slovak)? This was the subject of a new study by the Ombudsman. The findings show that authorities do not handle electronic submissions in foreign languages consistently. The complexity of the submission and the language skills of officials play a role. The Ministry of the Interior has called on public authorities to follow the recommendations arising from the Ombudsman’s research.
September 11, 2025
In Debrecen, Hungary, Czech Ombudsman Stanislav Křeček and his deputy Vít Alexander Schorm met with their counterparts from Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland for regular multilateral talks. This year's meeting was devoted mainly to the exchange of experiences with the protection of the rights of persons deprived of their liberty and the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities. Through their activities, ombudspersons perform the tasks of a national preventive mechanism under the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture, and most of them also perform the tasks of a monitoring body under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.