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Why does the Czech Republic need the Istanbul Convention?
6. 11. 2018
The human rights movement Amnesty International Czech Republic and the Czech Women’s Lobby, a network of organizations defending women’s rights, will today put in the hands of Helena Válková More...
PR: The Czech Women’s Lobby has professionalised its member organizations
31. 10. 2018
The Czech Women’s Lobby has professionalised its member organization. On October 31st the “Professionalization and development of the Czech Women’s Lobby” project ended. More...
Manifesto for sexual and reproductive rights for all women in Europe
19. 10. 2018
The Czech Women's Lobby joined the Manifesto My body, my rights! More...
The Czech Women’s Lobby is filing a lawsuit against Petr Piťha, high representative of the Roman Catholic Church, for scaremongering about the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence
10. 10. 2018
The Czech Women’s Lobby is filing a lawsuit against the roman catholic priest and former minister of education Petr Piťha. More...
UNICEF standards to support breastfeeding are ignored by all Czech maternal hospitals, according to a survey of 4,000 women.
24. 9. 2018
In spite of the declared support of breastfeeding, the number of fully breastfed infants when leaving maternity hospitals is decreasing on a long basis. More...
Kindergarten is not a luxury – appeal to politicians
18. 9. 2018
In July 2018 it was decided that, as of 2020, kindergartens will no longer have the obligation to accept two-year-old children More...
There are not enough capacities in the kindergartens even for three years old children
18. 9. 2018
Since the 1st of September 2018, the so-called place guarantee for three years old children is valid in the Czech Republic. However More...
The Czech Women's Lobby has a new chairwoman Eliška Kodyšová
6. 8. 2018
Within the two-year parliamentary term, the chairwoman of the Czech Women’s Lobby Jana Smiggles Kavková from the member organization Forum 50% was replaced by Eliška Kodyšová, the director of the APERIO – Healthy Parenting Association.  More...