Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:14:56 +0200Human rights at the center of a new government controversyhttps://english.radio.cz/human-rights-center-a-new-government-controversy-8551288© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalCzech Prime Minister Petr Nečas has come under criticism from some members of his government, several Czech NGOs and even exporters over his statement about human rights and their relation to the economy. Mr Nečas said that support for the Dalai Lama or jailed members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot might have a negative impact on trade relations. This earned him accusations that his words ran contrary to the country’s official foreign policy.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/necas6_3.jpg?timestamp=1591189817 Human rights at the center of a new government controversy https://english.radio.cz/human-rights-center-a-new-government-controversy-8551288 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9