Czechia is one of the last countries in the European Union which still lacks a Children’s Ombudsman. The respective amendment to the law is currently being finalized and the post should be established early next year.
Children’s rights issues are now handled by the Office of the Public Defender of Human Right’s, the national Ombudsman for adults. Deputy Ombudsman Vít Alexander Schorm says that last year, they received about 60 complaints from minors.
“For instance, we get complaints from children in children’s homes. They complain about the in-house rules, the treatment they receive or the living conditions there. We either deal with this on a case by case basis or we go to the home in question for an unannounced visit as part of the national maltreatment prevention program. “
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Authors: Daniela Lazarová, Iva Vokurková