Project Updates
LIGA on the side of victims of crime
In December 2007, under the auspices of the Minister of Justice Jiří Pospíšil, Liga held a roundtable, entitled; “Legislative protection against secondary victimisation during criminal proceedings, and the right to privacy.” The conference was attended by representatives from the Ministry of Justice and academics, as well as by representatives from a number of NGOs.
All ->Mother suffering from mild mental condition enjoys full legal capacity to take care of her children
The Jicin District Court has, at last, decided on the case of mother whose son was placed into institutional care due to her mild, psychiatric condition. Liga is currently working towards obtaining compensation for damages caused to the woman.
All ->Law students provide online counselling
For over a year, The League of Human Rights has been providing medical patients with internet legal counselling; a pioneering legal advice service for patients with grievances within the medical sphere.
All ->“Fair schools don’t discriminate”
Liga’s project "Fair schools", continued with a series of seminars developed for and aimed at educational consultants; academics concerned with the prevention of discrimination in schools; civics teachers, and other interested parties from the educational community.
All ->Discussion on supported decision-making in Czechia about to start
LIGA and MDAC, along with representatives of other NGOs, are currently preparing a series of roundtables concerning people with psychosocial or intellectual disabilities, and other such groups, in March and April 2008. These meetings are aimed at discussing deficiencies in the current guardianship legislation and aim to introduce and pioneer a new trend – supported decision-making – that should provide the people concerned with adequate legal support, in addition to respecting their personal, and legal, autonomy.
All ->Pro Bono in the Czech Republic
On 11th March 2008 Public Interest Lawyers Association in cooperation with LIGA and the CEELI Institute, is holding a roundtable for attorneys and NGO lawyers.
All ->ICC an issue at One World festival
Discussions regarding the International Criminal Court (ICC) are due to be held on 10th and 11th March during the One World International Human Rights documentary festival, which takes place this week in Prague. The League of Human Rights, which together with other organisations and institutions supports the ICC and urges the Czech government to ratify it, is also due to participate in the discussions.
All ->Effective investigation of medical malpractice is necessary
LIGA lawyers have been dealing with cases involving severe mistakes made by medical practitioners in the course of their work.
All ->Women victims of involuntary sterilisation express their solidarity between
At the end of the last week, a meeting was held between Czech and Slovak women; victims of involuntarily sterilisation, who were sterilised without their informed consent.
All ->LIGA participated on the World respected childbirth week
On 16 May, as part of the program organized during the World respected childbirth week organized by Hnutí za aktivní mateřství and Unie porodních asistentek took place lecture by the LIGA lawyer David Zahumenský on possibilities of effective protection of parents. LIGA sees the area of child birthing together with the psychiatry as the most conservative and less patient-friendly area of the Czech health care services.
All ->The Ministry solves problems with forensic experts only partly
LIGA has recently called attention to problems in work of medical forensic experts. Now, the Ministry of Justice has prepared an amendment to improve the situation. Instead of completely new law requested also by the Czech Ombudsman.
All ->Roundtable on discrimination in health care
LIGA lawyer David Zahumensky participated on a meeting of different experts on discrimination and health care in London on 17 September 2008. The round table was organized by the Equal Rights Trust and its aim was to exchange experience between participants of Western and Central Europe and USA.
All ->LIGA is training students on patient rights
On Wednesday 15 October 2008 LIGA ran a training for students of the Olomouc Law School on the rights of patients. 14 students of law clinic participated on this 3-hour seminar. The students got known how to advice clients as well as how issues like informed consent, access to health documentation, compulsory vaccination or damage for medical malpractice are regulated.
All ->Conference on Patients Rights in the EU
LIGA’s lawyer participated on the conference taking place in Vilnius, Lithuania on 28-29 November 2008. The event was organized by the European Patients΄ Forum (EPF), umbrella NGO promoting rights of patients and their needs on the EU level and shielding work of national organizations.
All ->NGOs urges Council of Europe to deal with coercive sterilizations
On 19 February 2009 LIGA together with coalition of human rights organizations sent a letter to the Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Thomas Hammemberk to draw his attention to the unresolved issue of the coerced sterilization of Romani women in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia.
All ->This year’s week of respect for the childbirth opened new subjects
The League of Human Rights took part in the traditional festival about childbirth and parenthood. Some new subjects appeared under the discussion, among the usual. For example, there were discussion about the rights and situation of companions of women in childbed and the limits of the competence of health workers. The interest of parents with this kind of problem has increased considerably.
All ->Prague’s municipality levy charges for information without authorization
Today was delivered the decision of The Interior Ministry to The League of Human Rights, which states the misconduct of the Municipality of the capital city of Prague in handling the requests for information that refers to the number of independently working midwifes.
All ->Another child did not end in a state institution thanks to Liga
The District Court in Jičín has closed the case of Ms D. who suffers from a psychiatric condition. The case was brought in November 2006 and the court acting on the proposal of social services took the precautionary measure of taking away one of her children and placing him in state institution where he stayed for 10 months. Within this period, the court was deciding whether both children should be placed in the state institution or whether the mother was capable of taking proper care of them.
All ->Doctors’ lapses have to be properly investigated
It is a long-term goal of Liga lawyers to deal with serious lapses on the part of medical staff. In cooperation with MDAC, Liga lawyers represent a client who was transported – after an accidental overdose – to a sobering-up station in Brno last year. Although the paramedics who took Mr. L. to the station stated in the transport report that he was calm, the doctors at the station tied Mr. L. onto a bed. The ties Mr. L. had on his ankles, neck and wrists caused him severe burns and injuries. The injuries to his wrists were so serious that Mr. L. had to undergo a two-week rehabilitation. He lodged a complaint against the doctors.
All ->The Ministry deals but partly with the problems with forensic experts
Liga has recently pointed out the deficiencies in the work of forensic experts in the health care system. The Ministry of Justice has now prepared an amendment which should improve the work of forensic experts.
All ->Liga trains students to advise patients
On Wednesday 15th October 2008, the Faculty of Law at Palacký University in Olomouc hosted an introductory seminar on patients’ rights.
All ->(Lack of) freedom of speech and Prague policemen
On Saturday, 25th July 2009, people around the world expressed in different ways their disagreement with the post-election events in the Islamic Republic of Iran, regarding the massive arrests of opponents of the current regime and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
All ->League has participated in discussion on reform of the Strasbourg Court
The League responded to the invitation from the Ministry of Justice and, together with Brno Center for Human Rights and Democratization and Environmental Legal Service, contributed to the debate on how to streamline the work of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
All ->Childbirths at home: a decent choice?
In the article of 27th July 2009 "Birthing at home: are we waiting for more corpses?", published in MF Dnes, Ludmila Hamplová, warns expressively against home births.
All ->The week of human rights in Brno
The seventh annual festival of Human Rights Week was held from 7th to 12th December 2009 in Brno.
All ->Appoint your candidate for "pro bono" lawyer
During the annual Lawyer of the Year Gala the out-of-competition special "Pro bono lawyer of the year” prize will be granted for the first time. This prize will be awarded to a lawyer or articled clerk, who on his own decision voluntarily provides free legal services.
All ->Participate in public conference on active parenting
We invite all parents and those interested in issues of pregnancy, childbirth and care of the family to a public conference entitled Active Parenting. It will be held on Saturday 24th October 2009 at the Faculty of Social Studies in Brno.
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