June 4, 2021
On 4 June 2021, the House of Representatives adopted the Act enabling victims of illegally performed sterilisations to claim one-time compensation of approx. 11.700 EUR (300.000 CZK). The Act relates to all victims of illegal sterilisations, who include, for example, people with disabilities.
June 3, 2021
The current practice of providing temporary accommodation services in apartments determined to permanent living is not in accordance with the legislation and the process of re-utilization of structures of such apartments to appropriate kind of establishment shall be required. The Ombudsman, Stanislav Křeček, presented to representatives of the capital city of Prague the extent and goals of his investigation concerning this issue, which he managed to initiate.
June 12, 2020
If an employee asks a hospital to issue an assessment whether he suffers an occupational disease the evaluation of his state of health is covered by the public health insurance – regardless whether the outcome is positive or negative.
June 3, 2020
The Public Defender of Rights receives around 250 complaints concerning the state administration of courts a year, one third of them addresses delays in court proceedings.
May 28, 2020
The Regional Court in Ostrava – Branch Office in Olomouc granted the action against the construction of the Šantovka Tower in Olomouc a suspensive effect. This means that until the final decision is given, the building permit may not be issued, and the construction must not be commenced.
May 18, 2020
The Deputy Ombudsman, Monika Šimůnková, being entrusted with the supervision of places where personal freedom is restricted, is regularly monitoring the current situation in prisons. As it is not possible to carry out personal visits in prisons under the current circumstances, Ms. Šimůnková and her colleagues conduct a research on the COVID-19 protective measures taken in prisons.
May 8, 2020
The Ombudsman addressed the Prime Minister with the objections to the non-standard and unpredictable actions of the Ministry of Regional Development in connection with the draft Building Act.
April 27, 2020
March 18, 2020
March 10, 2020
Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic elected Mr. Stanislav Křeček as the new Public Defender of Rights for the term of six years. Mr. Křeček succeeded Ms. Anna Šabatová and took his office on 19 February 2020.
March 5, 2020
As part of the Plan to Expand the Human Rights Activities of the Public Defender of Rights, the Office of the Public Defender of Rights has launched a series of educational seminars for employees of facilities detaining persons subject to restricted personal freedom.