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ContactCzech helsinki committee is co-operating with several subjects (NGOs, network etc.) abroad. We would like to inform more about their activites so below we will publish in our limited capacity some of the news. If you want to know more please go to their website (see chapter membership network).
On 3 June 2021, the Czech Helsinki Committee representatives attended the Children of Prisoners (COPE) online conference “Mitigating Uncertainty for Children: From pre-trial procedures to the COVID-19 pandemic.” The webinar explored uncertainty and its impact on children. For children, the … Continue reading
On the 16th of April 2021 CHC representative attended Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL’s) ‘Human Rights Webinar on Resolving Domestic Violence: Has the Istanbul Convention had an Impact’? Over 150 participants gathered online to discuss the significant … Continue reading
On 15 April 2021, the Czech Helsinki Committee (CHC) representative participated in European Network Against Racism (ENAR’s) 20th Statutory General Assembly (GA). Due to COVID-19 the meeting was held online. CHC was also actively involved in the activities leading up … Continue reading
The Czech Helsinki Committee (CHC), as a member of the European Network Against Racism (ENAR), shares information related to its recent activities. By the end of July 2020, European Network Against Racism (ENAR) published information about Denmark and its long … Continue reading
2020 marks the 20th anniversary of two Equality Directives: the Racial Equality Directive (2000/43/EC) and the Employment Equality Directive (2000/78/EC) which are key European Union non-discrimination directives. Every five years, the European Commission (EC) reports to the European Parliament and … Continue reading
The Czech Helsinki Committee (CHC), as a member of the International Network Against Cyber Hate (INACH), shares information related to its recent activities. Since 1st of February 2020 INACH has started a new project Remember and ACT! (Re-ACT), funded by … Continue reading
On 30 September 2020, the European Commission adopted the 2020 Rule of Law Report, which presents a synthesis of the rule of law situation in the European Union (EU) and Member State-specific assessments. The Czech Helsinki Committee (CHC) alongside the … Continue reading
The Czech Helsinki Committee representatives participated on the 18th and 19th of June 2020 in the online General Assembly of the International Network Against Cyber Hate (INACH). The meeting was gathering all members of the network to discuss about INACH … Continue reading
In October 2020, the European Network Against Racism (ENAR) called its members and close partners including the Czech Helsinki Committee (CHC) to express support tothe Collective Against Islamophobia (CCIF) in France and show international solidarity against the manifestation of structural … Continue reading
On the occasion of the World Children Day, UNICEF published on November 19th, 2020, its report “Averting a lost COVID generation”. The report provides more statistical information on the impact of the Covid-19 on children around the world. Health, social … Continue reading
On November 18th, 2020, the Council of Europe celebrated the European Day for the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse. The goal of this day is to raise awareness about children sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. This … Continue reading
On November 18th, 2020, Eurochild published a report called “Growing up in lockdown: Europe’s children in the age of COVID-19”. This reports shares the impact of lockdowns imposed because of the Covid-19 crisis on children in 25 European countries, including … Continue reading
From November 18th to November 20th, 2020, Eurochild held online “breakfast webinars” on children’s rights, focusing on the importance of putting children at the core of the European Union’s (EU) recovery effort from the Covid-19 crisis. The CHC attended those … Continue reading
On November 20th, 2020, Child Rights Connect shared about its joint focus submission to the draft General Comment of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) “Children’s rights in relation to the digital environment” made in collaboration … Continue reading
On November 12th, 2020, Child Rights Connect published an article about the negotiations on a business and human rights treaty that took place at the end of October 2020. Thanks to the cooperation between the network, its members, and its … Continue reading
Other posts
- Council of Europe – European Day for the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse
- Eurochild – Publication of the report “Growing up in lockdown: Europe’s children in the age of Covid-19”
- Eurochild – CHC attended Eurochild’s breakfast webinars on putting children at the heart of Europe’s recovery
- Child Rights Connect – Joint Focus submission on the CRC’s draft General Comment on “Children’s rights in relation to the digital environment”
- Child Rights Connect – Promoting the inclusion of a child rights-based approach in the Business and Human Rights treaty negotiations
- COPE – Stop stigma associated with parental imprisonment fundraising campaign
- The COVID-19: Call to action to protect vulnerable families and children in alternative care across Europe
- Joint Position Paper by NGOs on a Comprehensive Child Rights Strategy
- CHC participated on INACH Annual Conference during 14 and 15 of October 2020
- Press release: CHC attended ENAR meeting on the new EU anti-racism action plan
- Minutes of ENAR meeting about a new EU pact on Migration
- ENAR General Assembly, June 2019
- COPE plans the 2019 Annual Network Meeting with Probacja Foundation
- AEDH calls for contribution (object: implementation of the Global Pact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration)
- ENAR calls on EU to deal with Antisemitism
- Roma rights organisations asks clear EU member state commitment to the new proposals for post-2020 Roma Inclusion plans
- France’s ban on a full-body Islamic veil classified by the UN as a human rights violation
- Eurochild Report on the European Semester
- Ukraine: Human rights work threatened by Foreign Agents Law
- Saudi Arabia: Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
- Parliament denounces Hungary´s illiberalism
- German city Essen marches against right-wing violence
- Bullying and racism cause low school attendance among Gypsy pupils
- Ethnic minorities have to face discrimination in labour market. According to experts is important to solve this problem
- Kevin Sharkey as first black president in Ireland
- Integration of Refugee Women
- Chemnitz Protests Show New Strength of Germany’s Far Right
- Fair decision: unjust fine to refugee family withdrawn
- Salvini and Orbán launch anti-immigration manifesto ahead of EU elections
- The EU is too white – and Brexit likely to make it worse, MEPs and staff say