A Gender Analysis of the Czech Republic Developmental Aid, by Kristina Kosatíková, IGPN, produced by The Network of East-West Women – Poland, Gdansk, 2008. In the area of foreign aid the aim of the Czech Republic is in line with efforts of international community to reduce poverty in the less developed parts of the world. Poverty is recognised as being the greatest obstacle to the sustainable social and economic development. So, the Czech Republic adopts a multi-dimensional approach to the reduction of poverty, that is, accepting that poverty can not be understood just in terms of economy as being simply low level of income per head of population but also taking into account other social and environmental factors. Hence, the Czech Republic fully supports the so-called international development targets - Millennium Development Goals - MDGs - adopted at several UN international conferences in the 1990s and confirmed by the 2000 UN Millennium Summit.

Legislation in the Member States of the Council of Europe in the Field of Violence Against Women, prepared in part by Jill Radford, United Kingdom, for the Council of Europe's Steering Committee for Equality Between Men and Women, March 2004 (Doc. EG 2004 2).
This report details national legislation dealing with violence against women in 38 of the 45 Council of Europe member states. In 1995, the Council requested member states to complete a questionnaire on relevant legislation, and subsequent research completed by the Council allowed for a survey of the varying legislation of member states. The report consists of two volumes, ending with a list of good practices and effective legislation prohibiting violence against women. Pages 85-94 contain information about the Czech Republic.

2004 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Czech Republic, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State, 28 February 2005.
Section 5 of the report contains a paragraph on the status of women in the Czech Republic, and a subsection on trafficking.

Trafficking in Persons Report, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. Department of State, 14 June 2004.
This annual report discusses the situation of trafficking in countries, including Czech Republic, prosecution, victim protection and prevention measures taken by the government.

Human Rights in the OSCE Region: Europe, Central Asia and North America, Report 2004 (Events of 2004), International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, 23 June 2004. (PDF, 7 pages).
This report discusses the situation of human rights in Czech Republic.

Third Report on the Czech Republic, European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance, adopted on 5 December 2003, Strasbourg 8 June 2004, Council of Europe, (CRI 2004) 22 (PDF, 40 pages); Czech (PDF, 38 pages).
The Third Report discusses whether and to what extent recommendations from ECRI's prior reports have been implemented. The Third Report also addresses "specific issues" and makes recommendations to the country. Among other recommendations, the ECRI recommended that Czech Republic  monitors the status of minorities, taking into account "the gender dimension, particularly from the viewpoint of possible double or multiple discrimination."

2003 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Czech Republic, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State, 25 February 2004.
This report includes a section on violence against women as well as a separate section on trafficking in persons.

Gender Assessment of the Impact of EU Accession on the Status of Women and the Labour Market in CEE, National Study: Czech Republic, Michaela Marksova-Tominova, Gender Studies and Karat Coalition, 2003. (PDF, 69 pages).
This report provides an overview of the Czech Republic and EU accession, women's access to jobs and equal wages, and the relationship between social services and women's employment.

The Gender Dimensions of Social Security Reform in Central and Eastern Europe: Case Studies of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, International Organization for Labour, 2003.
This report describes social security reforms in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, as well as women's employment choices, family benefits and pensions. The report also addresses the current and future prospects of promoting gender equality in social security policies.

Human Rights in the OSCE Region: Europe, Central Asia and North America, Report 2003 (Events of 2002), International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, 24 June 2003. (PDF, 11 pages).
This report discusses the situation of women's rights and trafficking in persons in the Czech Republic.

Integration of the Human Rights of Women and the Gender Perspective - Violence Against Women, Addendum 1, Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 27 Feb. 2003. (PDF, 435). 
This report has information regarding sexual harassment, rape, prostitution, trafficking and domestic violence against women in Czech Republic. Information on Czech Republic can be found on page 354.

Epidemiological Facts Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections: Czech Republic, UNAIDS, WHO and UNICEF, 2002. (PDF, 13 pages).
This report provides statistical and behavioral information on HIV/AIDS in the Czech Republic.

A Human Rights Report on Trafficking of Persons, Especially Women and Children, The Protection Project, March 2002.
This report describes statistics and case examples of trafficking in the Czech Republic. The report also describes domestic and international legal protections.

Monitoring the EU Accession Process: Equal Opportunities for Women and Men in the Czech Republic,Open Society Institute, 2002 (PDF, 55 pages) 
This report examines the Czech Republic's legislation in comparison to EU Directives in the area of equal treatment for women and men.

A Form of Slavery: Trafficking in Women in OSCE Member States, International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, prepared for the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Trafficking in Human Beings, Vienna, 19 June 2000. (PDF, 86 pages).
This report is based on information gathered in the region through questionnaires and contains data on such issues as existing legislation, government policies and NGO initiatives, existing victim support services and research for 29 countries in the CEE and CIS, including the Czech Republic.

A Perspective on Women's Human Rights Country Reports, International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, 7 January 2000.
Page 7 cites provisions of the Criminal Code that apply to prosecuting violence against women.

Women 2000 - An Investigation into the Status of Women's Rights in Central and South-Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States, International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, 11 May 2000. (PDF, 20 pages).
This report discusses domestic violence, sexual abuse of women, and sexual exploitation of women from a legal point of view, pointing out current legislation when available. Information on violence against women can be found on pages 13-18.

Legal Study on the Combat of Trafficking in Women for the Purpose of Forced Prostitution in the Czech Republic, Stanislave Hbnerov and Harald Scheu, Charles University Prague, September 1999. (PDF, 27 pages).
This report discusses the legal, social and political factors behind trafficking in persons in the Czech Republic. The report also makes legal and political recommendations to combat human rights violations.

Overview of the Socio-Economic Position of Rural Women in Selected Central and Eastern European Countries - Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, Food and Agriculture Organisation, 1996. 
This report examines the role of rural women on the farm and in the family, their participation in education, training, and services, their knowledge of home economics, their level of household technology, problems, priorities, social security and legal issues they face, and domestic research and development programs on rural women. Section 10.5 specifically addresses the Czech Republic.

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