The Czech Republic is currently a member of the Human Rights Council until the end of 2023. This year, the Permanent Representative Václav Bálek also serves as the President of the Council. For more information on the Human Rights Council’s Presidency see https://www.mzv.cz/mission.geneva/cz/rlp_pres_2023/index.html.

With the programme exceeding d 5 weeks, this is the longest Session of the Council's history. At the beginning of the Session, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Petr Fiala, will address the Human Rights Council by a videostatement. During the Session, Czechia together with other EU Member States, will present resolutions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Myanmar and Belarus, as well as thematic resolutions on the rights of the child and freedom of religion and belief. It will actively support, among others, a resolution on the situation of human rights in Ukraine stemming from the Russian aggression which is presented by the Permanent Mission of Ukraine.

Czech Republic will deliver the following national statements (to be updated):

• > Opening high-level segment - speech by the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala (27.2.2023)
  • HRC52 HLS Statement by the Prime Minister Mr Petr Fiala (DOC, 32 KB)
• > General Debate under Item 2 - Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Secretary-General (7.3.2023)
  • HRC52 HC Global Update - CZ statement (DOCX, 29 KB)
• > Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (14.3.2023)
  • HRC52 ID SR torture (DOCX, 13 KB)
• > Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders (15.3.2023)
  • HRC52 ID SR HRDs (DOCX, 15 KB)
• > Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar (20.3.2023)
  • HRC52 ID SR Myanmar (DOCX, 16 KB)
• > Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Islamic Republic of Iran (20.3.2023)
  • HRC52 ID SR Iran (DOCX, 17 KB)
• > Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the DPRK (20.3.2023)
  • HRC52 ID SR DPRK (DOCX, 19 KB)
• > Interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine (20.3.2023)
  • HRC52 ID COI Ukraine (DOCX, 17 KB)
• > Interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s report on Belarus (23.3.2023)
  • HRC52 ID HC Belarus (DOC, 28 KB)
• > General Debate under Item 4 - Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention (23.3.2023)
  • HRC52 GD Item 4 (DOC, 29 KB)
• > Interactive dialogue on Ukraine with the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights (31.3.2023)
  • HRC52 ID HC Ukraine (DOCX, 16 KB)