Czech Republic: Copy of segment of the new Czech Government policy statement (or programme) relevant to the Roma, human rights and citizenship issues
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CZE30005.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Czech Republic: Copy of segment of the new Czech Government policy statement (or programme) relevant to the Roma, human rights and citizenship issues, 1 August 1998, CZE30005.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acd778.html [accessed 21 October 2022] |
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Please find attached a two-page excerpt from the Czech Government's August 1998 Policy Statement of the Government of the Czech Republic. The final paragraph of page 5 and the first five paragraphs of page 6 discuss the possible establishment of a human rights observance mechanism, possible amendments to the citizenship law, education programmes designed to promote tolerance and multiculturalism among the population and programmes designed to increase the education level of Roma. The policy statement promises that the Government will "not press only for criminal prosecution of particularly dangerous attacks under the provisions of the Criminal Code now in force, but also for administrative methods of protection against discrimination" (Government of the Czech Republic Aug. 1998, 6). The Government will also "see to it that governmental authorities proceed consistently in the repression of perpetrators of racially motivated criminal offences" (ibid.).
The entire 26-page Policy Statement of the new Czech Government is available in English at Regional Documentation Centres.
This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Government of the Czech Republic, Prague. August 1998. Policy Statement of the Government of the Czech Republic. The English translation of the Policy Statement was provided to the Research Directorate by officials of the Czech Embassy in Ottawa.
Attachment
Government of the Czech Republic, Prague. August 1998. Policy Statement of the Government of the Czech Republic, pp. 5-6. The English translation of the Policy Statement was provided to the Research Directorate by officials of the Czech Embassy in Ottawa.
