Citizens of the Czech Republic are discriminated against for their opinions. A crucial document has been published

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the entry of the Czech Republic into the European Union, Charter 24, which is supported by the Svobodných party, was published in Petřín. Markéta Šichtařová, expert spokeswoman of the Liberals for the field of economy, gave her introductory speech.

“Freedom is as important as the economy, after all we have both personal and economic freedoms. And from time to time in history there are periods when those freedoms are greatly threatened. There are times when people feel that they want to speak out about what is happening,” said economist Šichtařová. Among these periods, she listed the dates 1968, 1989, but especially 1977, when Charter 77 was signed.

According to Šichtařová, her text is timeless and universally valid even today. “Regardless of whether we stand on the left or the right of the political spectrum, the text of the original Charter 77 has timeless validity,” said Šichtařová.

“Ladies and gentlemen, right now there is a situation where rights – human and economic – are being violated in our country again,” said Šichtařová, and then she read to the audience the text of Charter 24, which is based on Charter 77. The text has been changed only slightly and only , to specifically name the institutions and current problems of the European Union and the Czech Republic.

Charter 24 criticizes the current state of compliance with civil rights in the Czech Republic. The statement points to the contradiction between the ideals on which the European Union was founded and the current reality, which they say limits civil liberties and prosperity.

“However, the 20th anniversary of our country’s entry into the EU reminds us with new urgency how many basic civil rights apply in our country again – unfortunately – only on paper,” reads the statement with an illustrative example of the right to freedom of expression and information, which should be guaranteed by Article 11 of Title II., but according to Charter 24 it is only a “completely illusory right”.

“Tens of thousands of our citizens are prevented from obtaining objective, unbiased and complete information, as well as from expressing themselves publicly on social networks or in the media just because they hold opinions different from those of the official ones. At the same time, they are often the objects of a wide variety of discrimination and bullying by authorities and social organizations; deprived of any possibility to defend themselves,” the charter describes the current situation in the Czech Republic. “Hundreds of thousands of other citizens are at risk of losing employment and other opportunities, not only in the public sector, but also in private corporations, if they express their views on current social science topics.”

According to the statement, other non-observed rights in the Czech Republic include the right to freedom of business, where it is emphasized that the behavior of banks and insurance companies is in conflict with the right to freedom of business by refusing to provide financial services to certain companies for political reasons.

In violation of Article 21 of Title III., which prohibits any discrimination based in particular on sex, race, skin color, ethnic or social origin, political or any other opinions, or belonging to a national minority, according to Svobodný “the filling of jobs on the basis of quotas referring to belonging to the given groups”.

The lack of medicines in the European Union shows that even the freedom of movement of capital is only apparent in the European Union.

The freedom of public expression is also threatened in the Czech Republic, where, according to the Charter of the Free Central Management of Public Media, the possibility of public criticism and the publication of opinions different from the official ideology is limited. “An open discussion is excluded in leading social topics often associated with enormous public expenditures from the state budgets of EU member countries. Many scientific and academic workers as well as other citizens are discriminated against simply because they legally publish or openly express opinions that the current political power condemns,” Charter 24 describes what is happening in the Czech Republic.

Charter 24 also refers to the COVID-19 pandemic, during which, contrary to Article 8 of Title II. guaranteeing the right to the protection of personal data, the majority of the member states of the European Union. “The actions of our government, past and present, during the pandemic were not only contrary to the original values ​​of the EU, but also contrary to our own constitution. To not name a crime is to legalize its repetition!’

Last but not least, the text draws attention to the systematic restriction of free voting. “The system of de facto subordination of all institutions and organizations in the state to the political directives of the European Union is a tool for limiting and often completely suppressing a number of civil rights. New laws and ideologies are often promoted by politically active and unelected non-profit organizations funded by public money, but at the same time they decisively influence the activities of legislative and executive bodies of state administration, justice, interest and all other social organizations, political parties, businesses, institutes, offices, schools and other facilities,” the charter states.

Charter 24 makes it clear that “consent to any commitments must be informed” and should be preceded by a balanced discussion. They describe the effort of “the ruling elites to push through the adoption of the common European currency, the euro, despite the prevailing will of the people and the conclusions of economic analyses” as an attempt to suppress expert discussion.

“CHARTER 24 is a free, informal and open call of people of different beliefs, different faiths and different professions, which unites the will individually and together to advocate for respect for natural human rights in our country and in the world,” Svobodní presented the new initiative.

Currently, over 1,200 people have already signed the statement. Among the first signatories are Markéta Šichtařová and the chairman of the Svobodný party, Libor Vodráček, who is also the leader of the Svobodný candidate for the European elections.

Read the full text of Charter 24 here.

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