1961 European Social Charter: ratified on 03/11/1999, 51paragraphs (initially 52) accepted out of 72 (Article 8, paragraph 4, initially accepted, was denounced on 25/03/2008).

1988 Additional Protocol to the Charter: ratified on 17/11/1999, all 4 articles accepted.

1991 Amending Protocol to the European Social Charter: ratified on 17/11/1999.

1995 Additional Protocol providing for a system of Collective complaints: ratified on 04/04/2012.

1996 Revised European Social Charter: signed on 04/11/2000, not ratified yet. 

The Charter in domestic law

Article 10 of the Constitution: “The ratified and promulgated international treaties on human rights and fundamental freedoms, by which Czech Republic is bound, shall be applicable as directly binding regulations having priority before the law.”


Country factsheets

The country factsheets include detailed information on the findings of the European Committee of Social Rights when monitoring the application of the Charter at national level, as well as examples of progress in the implementation of the rights protected by the Charter.

Czechia factsheet


Latest Ad hoc report by Czechia

See previous reports in respect of the Czechia


Latest reports by Czechia on follow-up to decisions in Collective complaints

Report on follow-up to Collective complaint no. 148/2017 International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) v. Czech Republic, 28 March 2024

Report on follow-up to Collective complaint no. 157/2017 European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) and Mental Disability Advocacy Centre (MDAC) v. Czech Republic, 28 March 2024


Latest conclusions of the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR)

See previous all conclusions in respect of the Czech Republic (HUDOC)


Latest findings of the European Committee of Social Rights

Findings 2019 of the European Committee of Social Rights on the follow-up to decisions on the merits in collective complaints with respect to Czech Republic


Table of accepted and non-accepted provisions by the Czech Republic

Grey = Accepted provisions

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 5 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 7.1 7.2
7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4
9 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 11.1 11.2 11.3 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4
13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 14.1 14.2 15.1 15.2 16 17 18.1 18.2
18.3 18.4 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 19.10
AP1 AP2 AP3 AP4 AP = Additional Protocol

 


Collective complaints procedure

In 1995, Czech Republic accepted the Additional Protocol providing for a system of Collective complaints: ratified on 04/04/2012.

Back No. 191/2020 European Federation of National Organisations working with the Homeless (FEANTSA) v. Czech Republic

The complaint was registered on 19 February 2020. It relates to Article 16 (right of the family to social, legal and economic protection) of the 1961 Charter alone or in the light of the non-discrimination principle contained in the preamble of the 1961 Charter. FEANTSA alleges that, following the implementation of new housing legislation and policy in the Czech Republic, the situation of many vulnerable households, in particular from the Roma minority, has worsened as a result of drastic cut in housing subsidies, threats and risks of eviction, social and racial discrimination against these households in violation of the above-mentioned provisions of the 1961 Charter.

Case-document No. 1, Complaint registered on 19 February 2020

 Case-document No. 2, Observations by the Government on admissibility

 Case-document No. 3, Response from FEANTSA to the Government's observations on admissibility

 Case-document No. 4, Submissions of the Government on the merits

 Case-document No. 5, FEANTSA’ s response to the Governments' submissions on the merits

 Case-document No. 6, Government's reply to the FEANTSA’ s response 

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 9 December 2020.

 Decision on admissibility of the Complaint No. 191/2020

Previous national reports by the Czech Republic