Extremism

Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
RESOLUTION
OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
from March 19th, 1998, No. 192
on Report on State Strategy
in Punishing Criminal Offences Motivated by Racism and Xenophobia
or Committed by Supporters of Extremist Groups

The Government

  1. takes notice of the Report on State Strategy in Punishing Criminal Offences Motivated by Racism and Xenophobia or Committed by Supporters of Extremist Groups (below Report only), which is included in given material;
  2. agrees on Measures to enhance effectivness of sanctions for prevention of criminal offences and trespasses of advocating, disseminating and spreading extremist ideologies and attitudes and of activities of extremist groupings in the territory of the Czech Republic and of criminal offences with racial motivation, which is included in annex of this Resolution;
  3. charges
    1. Minister of the Interior, Minister of Culture, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Minister of Justice, Vice-Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Director of the Security Information Service with ensuring fulfillment of the Measures stated in part II of this Resolution,
    2. Minister of the Interior in cooperation with Minister of Justice with presentation to the Government of the Report on State Strategy in Punishing Criminal Offences Motivated by Racism and Xenophobia or Committed by Supporters of Extremist Groups by June 30, of each year and on activities of extremist groups in the territory of the Czech Republic
    3. Minister of Education, Youth and Sports with immediate elaborating and presentation to the Government of analysis of economic impacts resulting from realization of the measures stated in part 12 of the measures stated in part II of this Resolution,
  4. entrust the Prime Minister with presentation of the Report according to part III/4 of this Resolution to the Chairman of the Parliament of the Czech Republic

 

Responsible for execution:

 

Prime Minister 
Ing. Josef Tošovský, v.r.

 

 

Annex to the Resolution of the Government from March 19th, 1998, No. 192

MEASURES

to enhance effectivness of sanctions and prevention of criminal offences and trespasses of advocating, disseminating and spreding extremist ideologies and attitudes and of activities of extremist groupings in the territory of the Czech Republic and of criminal offences with racial motivation.

  1. Presentation to the Government of annual Report on the observance of human rights in the Czech Republic by March 31, of each year.
    Deadline: March 31, 1999
    Responsible for execution: Minister without Portfolio (Chairman of the Council for Nationalities of the Government of the Czech Republic)
  2. Monitoring of the handling by courts of criminal cases with extremist motivations as to the rapidity and fluency of the criminal proceedings. In case serious errors of law are discovered within the monitoring, the Minister of Justice will be recommended to use her right to lodge as a special legal remedy a complaint about the violation of the law.
    Deadline: Frequently
    Responsible for execution: Minister of Justice
  3. Drawing of a proposal for the introduction of a nation-wide applicable list of trespasses , following the amendment to act 200/1990 on trespasses.
    Deadline: June 30, 1998
    Responsible for execution: Minister of the Interior
  4. Incorporation of the issue of extremism in the syllabi of police schools of all levels to provide the trainees with theoretical knowledge of the problem, and orientation of education and training of young policemen so as to be able to cope with racist, nationality and other xenophobic prejudices and attitudes.
    Deadline: June 30, 1998
    Responsible for execution: Minister of the Interior
  5. Using meetings held at international level to inform partners abroad on measures taken by the Government of the Czech Republic, the Ministry of the Interior and the Police of the Czech Republic to prosecute criminal activities with racial, nationality or other extremist motivation, as well as on steps taken to eliminate all manifestation of racial discrimination in Czech society.
    Deadline: Frequently
    Responsible for execution: Vice-Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of the Interior
  6. Ensuring frequent monitoring of articles with extremist contents appearing in registered (permitted) periodicals and elaborating mechanisms to examine whether the publication of such articles does or does not constitute a criminal offence.
    Deadline: June 30, 1998
    Responsible for execution: Minister of the Interior in cooperation with Minister of Culture
  7. Cooperation with non-governmental organizations monitoring the situation in the field of human rights, racial discrimination and criminal activities with racial, nationality or other extremist motivations and the definition of the basic criteria of this cooperation.
    Deadline: September 30, 1998
    Responsible for execution: Minister without Portfolio (Chairman of the Council for Nationalities of the Government of the Czech Republic and the Inter-Ministerial Commission for the Affairs of the Roma Community) in cooperation with Minister of the Interior
  8. Monitoring of the situation and trends in extremism in the world, in particular in countries neighbouring with the Czech Republic.
    Deadline: Frequently
    Responsible for execution: Minister of the Interior in coordination with the Director of the Security Information Service
  9. Regular updating of the list of individual extremist groupings operating in the territory of the Czech Republic, including estimates of the number of their members and supporters, and monitoring of contacts between Czech extremist groupings and similar groupings abroad.
    Deadline: Frequently
    Responsible for execution: Director of the Security Information Service
  10. Specification of an institution operating within the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports to deal with the prevention of racism and of other intolerance (national, religous, class, etc.)
    Deadline: March 31, 1998
    Responsible for execution: Minister of Education, Youth and Sports
  11. Analysing tolerance and intolerance of pupils at primary schools and students of secondary and vocational schools towards persons belonging to racially and ethnically different members of society. Using the results of the analysis as the basis for amending, with respect to the structure and concrete types of schools, the instruction of the Deputy Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, concerning the activities of primary and secondary schools, including other education facilities, aimed at suppressing the manifestations of racism, intolerance and xenophobia.
    Deadline: December 31, 1998
    Responsible for execution: Minister of Education, Youth and Sports
  12. Declaration of a Programme of Tolerance, within programmes benefiting and protecting children and youth, aimed at promoting activities leading to integrity of problem youth; promoting activities of civic associations of children and youth, civic associations working with children and youths, and churches and church organizations aimed at preventing the manifestations of racism and xenophobia.
    Deadline: Frequently
    Responsible for execution: Minister of Education, Youth and Sports
  13. Ensuring systematic training of teachers at all levels of schools (primary, secondary, vocational) in the field of multicultural education.
    Deadline: Frequently
    Responsible for execution: Minister of Education, Youth and Sports
  14. Ensuring special training courses for teachers focusing on conflict prevention.
    Deadline: Frequently
    Responsible for execution: Minister of Education, Youth and Sports

  15. Ensuring elaboration of documents informing on radical movements of youth, sects and the danger of extremist tendencies, in particular for the purpose of educational and training institutions.
    Deadline: June 30, 1998
    Responsible for execution: Minister of Education, Youth and Sports in cooperation with Minister of the Interior and Minister of Culture
  16. Continued support for projects of development and preservation of cultures of national minorities addressing also the problems of extremism, racial and national intolerance and xenophobia.
    Deadline: Frequently
    Responsible for execution: Minister of Culture in cooperation with Minister without Portfolio (Chairman of the Council for Nationalities of the Government of the Czech Republic)
  17. Inclusion in the concept of training of social curators, curators for youth and social assistants the problem of extremism, racial intolerance and the specific features of the Roma entity and orientate their activites on education towards tolerance.
    Deadline: April 30, 1998
    Responsible for execution: Minister of Labour and Social Affairs