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Czech Republic

Resources

ECPAT joins forces with DOT Europe, CCIA and 50+ tech trade associations and NGOs with a joint statement to the European Union

Year: 2024

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ECPAT International and NSPCC
ECPAT and NSPCC child online safety poll: Questionnaires

Year: 2023

ECLAG
Fact-check: Top 9 claims made on the Regulation to fight Child Sexual Abuse

Year: 2023

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ECLAG
Open Letter to the LIBE Committee Rapporteur on the proposed EU regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse

Year: 2023

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ECLAG Group
ECPAT with 41 child’s rights organisations denounces IMCO’s draft opinion on the EC Child Sexual Abuse Regulation Proposal

Year: 2023

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Stories

News from Czech Republic

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Age of Consent

No

Age of sexual consent is 15 years. The national legislation does not provide for a close-in-age exemption

ECO Czech Republic, 2019

Extraterritoriality & Extradition

No

Active and passive extraterritoriality provided for SEC crimes including crimes committed abroad by or against stateless people residing in the Czech Republic. Double criminality is required. Subsidiary universal jurisdiction is provided for foreign offenders who have committed a crime abroad and are in Czech territory.

Extradition of nationals is prohibited but provided for SEC crimes committed by foreigners. It is unclear whether double criminality is required for extradition cases.

ECO Czech Republic, 2019

CSAM Definition

Partial

The national legislation provides a definition which is partially in line with international standards. In particular, it is unclear whether it includes non-visual material. The definition provided does not include computer/digitally generated CSAM including realistic images of non-existing children.

ECO Czech Republic, 2019

Background Check Required

Not Yet Assessed

National Commitments

Partial

The Czech Republic has ratified the CRC, the OPSC, the OPIC, the Trafficking Protocol and the ILO Convention No. 182.

The Czech Republic has also ratified the Council of Europe’s Lanzarote and Budapest Conventions.

The Czech Republic has not ratified the UNWTO Framework Convention on Tourism Ethics.

ECO Czech Republic, 2019

Child Advocacy Centers

Not Yet Assessed

SEC Police Unit

Not Yet Assessed

Protection Standards Travel and Tourism

Not Yet Assessed

Public SEC Case Data

Partial

There is publicly available case data for exploitation of children in prostitution, child sexual abuse material and child trafficking disaggregated by age, gender and form of exploitation. It seems like reports are published in a regular basis. It is unclear whether these reports provide information on compensation sought by child victims.

ECO Czech Republic, 2019