Český helsinský výbor

Founded in 1988, Český helsinský výbor is a non-governmental organisation based in Praha 1, Czech Republic working on human rights, justice & legal aid, children & youth +3 more.

The Czech Helsinki Committee is an independent non-governmental human rights organisation based in Prague, founded in 1988. It monitors the state of human rights in the Czech Republic and abroad, with a focus on vulnerable groups, including prisoners, children of imprisoned parents, patients and women. It provides free legal and social counselling to people whose rights have been violated, runs monitoring and reporting on prisons and human rights, advocates for legislative change, and delivers human rights education and training for schools, professionals and NGO activists. The organisation also publishes reports and publications and runs projects such as Neviditelné děti and Být spolu je léčivé.