Czech Republic - League of Human Rights - Gender & Human RIghts Issues

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EPS GARDE and League of Human Rights are holding a conference entitled
"Corporate Social Responsibility in the EU-10: Expectations vs. Reality“
CEELI Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
15. September 2006
www.responsibility.cz

We seek volunteers!
Please contact us at tnemcova@llp.cz.

Introduction

The mission of the League of Human Rights is to promote widespread respect for the human rights of all people living on the territory of the Czech Republic, particularly those who are most vulnerable.
Photo by: Valentinas Mite

The League focuses on the following major program areas:

To this end, the League seeks to prevent domestic violence and protect the rights of children by offering counseling and legal services to those who request and require assistance. In addition, the League litigates selected cases in order to achieve needed reforms in all aspects of Czech governance.

Our skilled team includes lawyers, psychologists, and social workers in our Prague and Brno offices.

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News from the League

UN Presses Czech Republic on Coercive Sterilisation of Romani Women

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Recommends Urgent Government Action to End Coercive Sterilisation, Including Changes to Law and Remedy to Victims

Budapest, Prague, Ostrava, 4 September 2006

The organisations of the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC), the League of Human Rights, and Life Together today welcomed the Concluding Comments of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on the Czech Republic’s compliance with international law in the area of banning discrimination against women, issued on 25 August 2006. The comments followed CEDAW review of the Czech Republic at its 36th session, held in August.

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