Czechia
includes Czechoslovakia
This country page describes, in brief, data that TJET has compiled on regime transitions, intrastate conflict episodes, and transitional justice mechanisms. For details on the data included on this page, view the FAQ.
For Czechia, TJET has collected information on: five amnesties between 1973 and 1993; 26 domestic trials starting between 1990 and 2010; one reparations policy created in 1990; and two vetting policies starting between 1991 and 1996.
Select any transitional justice mechanism in the table below to view a timeline in the figure.
Country Background
Democratic Transition
Based on well-known democracy data, TJET records two democratic transitions starting in 1990 and 1993.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Violent Conflict
Based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, TJET records no episodes of violent intrastate conflict in Czechia between 1970 and 2020.
Transitional Justice Data
As of 2020, Czechia ranks 164th out of 174 on TJET’s legacy of violence index. For a full list of country rankings over time, view the index page, and for an explanation of the index, view the Methods & FAQs page.
Amnesties
Czechia had five amnesties between 1973 and 1993. Two occurred in the context of democratic transition. Three amnesties released political prisoners.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.Predecessor country in parentheses.
Domestic Trials
TJET has compiled data on 26 domestic prosecutions between 1990 and 2010. These include 14 transitional human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which 13 persons were convicted; and twelve regular human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which ten persons were convicted. In four trials that involved high-ranking state agents, one person was convicted.
Click on accused records for data on convictions. Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.Predecessor country in parentheses.
Reparations Policies
Czechia mandated one reparations policy in 1990. TJET found no information on the total number of beneficiaries. TJET found no evidence on implementation.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.Predecessor country in parentheses.
Vetting Policies
Czechia had two vetting policies, starting in 1991; one of these ended by 2002. One policy provided sanctions based on past individual conduct. One policy prescribed both dismissals from current employment and bans from holding future office. One policy aimed to declassify the records of former state security agents.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.Predecessor country in parentheses.