{"id":1323,"date":"2020-11-03T21:06:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T21:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialwatch.org\/2020\/11\/social-watch-2020-report-highlights-czech-failings-on-human-rights-and-sustainable-developm\/"},"modified":"2020-11-03T21:06:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T21:06:00","slug":"social-watch-2020-report-highlights-czech-failings-on-human-rights-and-sustainable-developm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialwatch.org\/fr\/2020\/11\/social-watch-2020-report-highlights-czech-failings-on-human-rights-and-sustainable-developm\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Watch 2020 Report Highlights Czech Failings On Human Rights and Sustainable Developm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socialwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-37.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-398\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Social Watch Czech Republic releases an annual report evaluating the progress of the Czech Republic towards reaching the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The report is divided into five sections: people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Czech Republic is failing to meet many of the UN sustainable development targets, with progress only visible in certain areas, according to a report last week from Social Watch CZ, a non-governmental organization that monitors compliance with the goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report is divided into five sections: people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership, with each section assessing the country\u2019s progress in meeting the goals agreed by UN member states in 1995. It also contains shorter contributions from specific authors on issues of particular concern. Part of a network operating in 96 different countries, Social Watch has nine member organizations in the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the report\u2019s findings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Former Ombudswoman Anna \u0160abatov\u00e1, now running for the Senate with the support of the Green Party, authors a section on human rights, drawing attention to the\u00a0insufficient laws against the corporal punishment of children, and calling for the establishment of a special children\u2019s ombudsman. She criticises the Czech Republic for\u00a0not ratifying the Istanbul Convention on violence against women, even though 80% of the population think more steps should be taken to prevent gender violence. She also highlights the counter-productive\u00a0charge of CZK 10,000 for whistleblowers\u00a0reporting irregularities in the award of a public tender, and the\u00a0overcrowding in Czech prisons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u0160\u00e1rka Homfray writes about the so-called \u201cgrey economy\u201d, and how it is thriving in the Czech Republic;\u00a0inspections of businesses in the informal economy in 2018 and 2019 found people illegally employed in more than half of cases. Problematic areas include employees working on a trade license in roles more suited to hourly wages, and staff from abroad employed through employment agencies. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the state introduced special measures such as nursing care for the self-employed, which Homfray argues should be continued after the end of the pandemic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zbyn\u011bk N\u011bmec monitors the progress of children from socially disadvantaged families in the education system, and draws attention in particular to\u00a0the segregation of Roma children, which creates Roma-only classes. Social disadvantages for children and young people often leads to a significant reduction in their educational prospects, and thus in their freedom to choose a future profession.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Macroeconomist Ji\u0159\u00ed \u0160teg writes that, compared to the rest of the European Union,\u00a0the Czech Republic lags behind in terms of wages and quality of life. In recent years, the country has not seen any new incentives to support small and medium-sized businesses or cooperatives. He argues that the local economy is dependent on the global economy, and the economic downturn associated with the COVID-19 pandemic will be very severe. \u0160teg recommends investing in innovative and progressive technology instead of classic production methods, and preventing further foreclosures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michaela Pixov\u00e1 from the Climate Coalition covers sustainable cities, highlighting\u00a0the serious problem of overpriced rental housing. She argues that the Ministry of Environment\u2019s subsidy programs for the replacement of non-ecological boilers and the retention of rainwater are small measures, rather than a systemic solution. This follows\u00a0a trend of government actions that fail to address the most pressing problems in a substantial way, such as the construction of a water canal or a new nuclear reactor, which underestimate the potential of renewable resources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daniel Vondrou\u0161, director of the Association of Environmental NGOs, evaluates the performance of politicians in the field of climate, commenting that\u00a0the land is drying up due to poor agricultural and forest management, as well as climate change, and that despite sufficient levels of rainfall in recent months, the soil cannot retain water. He says\u00a0the approach of Czech politicians is lazy and proposed solutions are insufficient, as the planned dams will not hold enough water in the landscape, nor is the construction of additional nuclear reactors a sustainable solution. He concludes that \u201cthe lack of perspective of our politicians and officials must be replaced by improvisation from citizens: we plant trees, collect water, sew facemasks, and sort our trash. Of course, this won\u2019t be possible without the involvement of the people. But for real change, we need those who we pay to do their job better.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read the full report&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.socialwatch.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sw_zprava_cr_2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>&nbsp;(.pdf, in Czech).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Jack Stepens.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/brnodaily.com\/2020\/08\/05\/news\/politics\/social-watch-2020-report-highlights-czech-failings-on-human-rights-and-sustainable-development\/\">BRNO Daily<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social Watch Czech Republic releases an annual report evaluating the progress of the Czech Republic towards reaching the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The report is divided into five sections: people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership. 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