The Government Council for Human Rights is an advisory body of the government of the Czech Republic. According to the organisations that commented on its composition, it is chaired by the prime minister; in September 2026 that was Andrej Babiš.[1]
Composition in 2026
At the end of June 2026 about fifty experts resigned from the government's human rights councils because the agenda was being moved from the Office of the Government to three ministries. They feared that the topic would be weakened and that protection of vulnerable groups would be set aside.[1] The government then filled the councils and appointed seven people to the Government Council for Human Rights, among them the lawyer Jakub Kříž, the activist Daniel Black and Taťána Kuchařová. According to Deník N, even the Government Commissioner for Human Rights, Taťána Malá, did not know about their selection.[1]
Reactions and first meeting
On 29 September 2026 the organisations Amnesty International, Jsme fér, Prague Pride, Trans*parent and the Czech Women's Lobby called on the prime minister to revoke the appointment of three new members and warned against weakening the expertise of the advisory body.[1] The council met in its new composition for the first time on 30 September 2026 at the Straka Academy.[2] At the meeting Kříž spoke against artificial insemination for single women.[2]
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Chronology
- — Human rights organisations, among them Amnesty International, called on Prime Minister Andrej Babiš to revoke the appointment of three new members of the Government Council for Human Rights. → ČTK / České noviny iDNES.cz
Sources
- ČTK / České noviny — 29 September 2026
- Novinky.cz — 30 September 2026