Background information about Czech Republic:
- BBC country profile: Czech Republic
- Governments on the WWW: Czech Republic
- politicalresources.net: Czech Republic
- OHCHR country page on the Czech Republic
- UPR documentation on the Czech Republic
Universal Periodic Review
The Czech Republic was examined during the Ist session (7-18 April 2008) of the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review mechanism.
Treaty Bodies
Forthcoming
Committee Against Torture
The Czech Republic will be examined by the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment - at its 48th session, 7 May to 1 June 2012.
Recent
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The Czech Republic was examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - at its 79th session, 8 August - 2 September 2011.
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Czech Republic was examined by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - at its 57th session, 30 May - 17 June 2011 in Geneva.
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
The Czech Republik was examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women - at its 47th session, 4-22 October 2010 in Geneva.
Special Procedures
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