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Czech Statistical Office (http://www.czso.cz/eng/redakce.nsf/i/home)
Features the Statistical Office of the Czech Republic in Prague. Lists statistical services provided by the office. Provides access to figures, analyses, databases, and maps. Notes that the office conducts the census of the population and is responsible for election results. In English and Czech.

Feminism in the Czech Republic (http://www.cddc.vt.edu/feminism/cz.html)
Two essays on feminism in the Czech Republic. From the Center for Digital Discourse and Culture at Virginia Tech University. In English.

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Roma in the Czech Republic (http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/search/index_e.htm?searchtype=1&search_criteria=czech)
Links to a variety of documents on Roma in the Czech Republic on issues ranging from identity and culture to state protection to education. In English.

Prague Gender Studies Center (http://www.feminismus.cz)
Information on feminism, women's movements, and the position of women and men in the society. Links to a variety of sites connected to gender studies. In Czech; English site under construction.

Roma in the Czech Republic(http://romove.radio.cz/en/)
A history of the Roma in the Czech Republic, by Radio Prague, from medieval times to modern. Information on history, traditions, culture, personalities, and more.

U.S. Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2005: Czech Republic (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61644.htm)
Country reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress. The reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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