Government Council for Roma Minority Affairs

Organisation name in original language

Rada vlády pro záležitosti romské menšiny

Category of human rights structure

Civil society platform

Country

Czechia

Website URL

https://vlada.gov.cz/en/ppov/zalezitosti-romske-komunity/the-council-for-roma-c…

Type(s) of body

Not applicable

Address

Office of the Government, nábřeží Edvarda Beneše 4, Prague 1

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Legal source(s)

Human rights capacity support

Not applicable

Functions

  • Helps improve the status of Roma in all spheres of life, eliminating unjustified differences in the status of Roma and that of the majority group in society.
  • Aims to achieve conflict-free and mutually enriching coexistence between Roma and the majority group in society.

Specific mandates

Not applicable

Structured cooperation with partners at national level

  • The principle of parity is applied in the appointment of council members, which means that at least half of the council members are Roma.
  • Other members of the Council are representatives of ministries, municipalities, the Ombudsman’s Office and civil society.

Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level

  • Via its secretariat based in the Department of Human Rights and the Protection of Minorities of the Office of the Government and the Government Commissioner for Roma Minority Affairs, the council can cooperate with the UN, the Council of Europe and the EU.

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