The Senate Committee on Human Rights today unanimously endorsed the International Holocaust Alliance (IHRA)  working definition of anti-gypsyism as discrimination against Roma. The definition, like anti-Semitism, names a specific form of racism that Roma people face because of their ethnic origin, culture or lifestyle. According to committee chairman Jiří Růžička (for TOP 09), the definition adopted by the Government Council for Roma Minority Affairs on Monday is not legally binding.

• Senát podpořil definici anticikanismu! Je to jasný signál pro společnost, říká zmocněnkyně Fuková. Jiří Čunek obhajoval používání urážlivého výrazu “cikán”. In: ROmea. 13.02.2024. https://romea.cz/cz/domaci/senat-podporil-definici-anticikanismu-je-to-jasny-signal-pro-spolecnost-rika-zmocnenkyne-fukova-jiri-cunek-obhajoval-pouzivani-urazliveho-vyrazu-cikan