During the five weeks of the Council's Spring Session States and Civil Society negotiate over 30 resolutions. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Jan Lipavský participated in the High-level Segment of the Session on Tuesday 1 March.

Czechia together with other EU Member States supported the request by the Permanent Mission of Ukraine in Geneva to held an urgent debate in relation to the Russian aggression. The debate took place on Thursday 3 March. Czechia is engaged in the negotiations of the relevant resolution and also addressed the situation in other Council's meetings.

Furthermore, Czechia engages in negotiations of EU resolutions on Belarus, Myanmar, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, rights of the child and freedom of religion and belief.

During the Session, Czechia took part in the following plenary meetings:

• > Opening High-level Segment (Statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Jan Lipavsky) (1.3.2022)
  • HRC49 HLS CZ Statement (DOC, 34 KB)
• > General Debate with the High Commissioner for Human Rights (8. 3. 2022)
  • HRC49 GD Item 2 CZ Statement (DOCX, 26 KB)
• > Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders (11. 3. 2022)
  • HRC49 CZ ID SR HRDs (DOCX, 14 KB)
• > Interactive dialogue on the report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Belarus (17. 3. 2022)
  • HRC49 HC Belarus CZ Statement (DOCX, 15 KB)
• > Interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Iran (17. 3. 2022)
  • HRC49 ID SR Iran CZ Statement (DOCX, 16 KB)
• >  Interactive dialogue with the Fact-finding Mission on Venezuela (18. 3. 2022)
  • HRC49 ID FFM Venezuela CZ Statement (DOCX, 15 KB)
• > Interactive dialogue with the Human Rights Commission on South Sudan (18. 3. 2022)
  • HRC49 ID South Sudan CZ Statement (DOCX, 14 KB)
• > Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (21. 3. 2022)
  • HRC49 ID SR DPRK CZ Statement (DOCX, 15 KB)
• > Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar (21. 3. 2022)
  • HRC49 ID SR Myanmar CZ Statement (DOCX, 20 KB)
• > General debate under Item 4 - human rights situations that require the Council's attention (22. 3. 2022)
  • HRC49 GD Item 4 CZ Statement (DOC, 26 KB)
• > Interactive dialogue on UN High Commissioner’s for Human Rights oral update on Ukraine (30. 3. 2022)
  • HRC49 ID HC Ukraine CZ Statement (DOC, 29 KB)

Czechia has been a Member of the UN HRC three times (2019-2021, 2011-2014 and 2006-2007). Currently it is an Observer State in the Council and has presented its candidature for the elections in 2024.