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The Czech Republic has once again come under fire for failing to adequately
protect child rights. In its latest report the UN Committee on the Rights
of the Child criticized the high number of institutionalized children in
the country saying the authorities had done little to resolve this chronic
problem. It also recommended that the country close its network of baby
boxes –safe and anonymous hospital facilities for leaving unwanted
children - which it claims violate several provisions of the UN Convention
on the Rights of the Child. More
Current AffairsNew initiative aims to promote the country’s foster and adoptive families’ system
June 1 marks International Children’s Day in the Czech Republic, where
more than 11,000 children who cannot be raised by their biological parents
live in institutionalized care – an unusually high number compared with
other European countries. Widespread institutionalized care is a legacy of
communism, when children’s homes were the only option and foster families
did not exist. A new initiative, odsouzeni.cz, is aiming to change that. I
spoke to Roman Pavlík, the coordinator of the initiative which aims to
promote alternative forms of child care, such as foster and adoptive
families, in the Czech Republic. I started by asking him to describe the
typical situation of a child who cannot be raised by his or her parents
here in the Czech Republic. More
Current AffairsKhamoro festival brings Roma music, culture to Prague
Prague is currently hosting the thirteenth annual Khamoro festival – a
celebration of Roma culture coupled with serious debate about conditions
for the Roma minority. Gypsy musicians from as far afield as Hungary,
India, France and Norway feature at this year’s festival, which began
with a re-enactment of a traditional Romani wedding. More
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