The registered members of the Centre include Lucie Nechvátalová, Michaela Stenzelová, Alžběta Dvořáková, Nikola Burdová, Tomáš Opat, Pavel Doubek, Jan Lhotský, and Monika Hanych. Our team of experts is wider, and you can read more about them below.

Head of the Centre and Editor of the Human Rights Bulletin

Alžběta studied Security and Strategic Studies and International Relations at Masaryk University in Brno. Previously, she completed an internship at the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations in New York, where she focused on international security and disarmament. She is also a successful graduate of the OSCE Scholarship for Peace and Security, which focused on arms control. She is interested in Pakistan and Afghanistan, disarmament, and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. 

Head of section International Politics, Business and Human Rights

Michaela obtained a university degree in Law, International Relations and European Studies at Masaryk University. She worked as an intern within the structures of the Czech Republic in Rome and at the UN in New York. Recently, she completed a one-year assignment at the UNODC Regional Programme Office in Sarajevo. Michaela is interested in human rights, international affairs, cross-border crimes and cyber threats.

Head of section International Criminal Justice

Nikola is currently working in the Office of the Government Commissioner for the representation of the Czech Republic before the European Court of Human Rights, but she also has experience from law firms. She graduated from the Faculty of Law of Charles University in Prague. She has previously volunteered for Amnesty International and worked as an intern at a non-profit organization focusing on refugee and asylum law. 

Head of section European System of Human Rights Protection

Tomáš graduated from the Faculty of Law of Charles University in Prague, where he mainly focused on international law and human rights. After obtaining the law degree, he served as an intern at NATO, where he worked in the Political Planning Unit of the Secretary General’s office. He currently works as a parliamentary assistant in the European Parliament, where he focuses on issues related to committees on foreign interference and disinformation, as well as culture, and education.

Head of section European System of Human Rights Protection

Natálie studied law at the Masaryk University and Leiden University. She is currently working as a law clerk at the Supreme Administrative Court, and in the past she has also worked as a trainee and/or law clerk at the Constitutional Court. She has completed a traineeship in the cabinet of the Czech judge at the Court of Justice of the EU. Naturally, she is thus interested in everything related to EU law. Mostly, she is interested in questions of the relationship between EU law and national (constitutional) legal systems, the preliminary ruling mechanism and the internal functioning of the CJEU.

Head of section Czech Republic and Human Rights

Lucie graduated from the Faculty of Law at Masaryk University. She also studied human rights and democratization at the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) in Venice and the Université de Strasbourg. She was an intern at the UN European Court of Human Rights and the Public Defender of Rights. Currently she works at the Supreme administrative court as an assistant to a judge. She is interested in the European system of protecting human rights, particularly the prohibition of wrongful treatment, positive duties of states and compensation.

Head of section Czech Republic and Human Rights

Jiří successfully graduated from the Faculty of Law at Masaryk University in Brno. He currently works as an judicial assistant for two Czech Constiturional Court justices. As a volunteer he also works as legal advisor in Bílý kruh bezpečí (a organisation providing professional support for crime victims). He is mostly interested in areas of criminal and constitutional law, especially Rights of crime victims. 

Editor of the Czech Republic Human Rights Review

Pavel began his legal journey in Brno, where he received his master and PhD degree in law (Masaryk University) and started a first job as a legal clerk at the Office of the Public Defender of Rights. Here, he got a passion for human rights, especially the rights of detainees. Between 2019 and 2022 he got three postdoctoral fellowships in Taiwan, where he carried out research in the area of torture monitoring under the UN Convention against Torture. During these fruitful Taiwanese days, he has published several papers in international legal journals, taught at university and set up for a new journey of parenthood. Pavel is currently back home in Brno and works as a legal assistant at the Supreme Administrative Court.

Administrator of Centre's Blog

Dagmar graduated from the Faculty of Law of Masaryk University in Brno and holds an LL.M. degree in Public International Law from the University of Oslo. She currently works for a Norwegian humanitarian organization in the field of demining and disarmament, where she focuses mainly on Afghanistan and Tajikistan. She is also interested in international humanitarian law,  international criminal law and the protection of human rights.

Administrator of Center's blog

Kristýna graduated from the Faculty of Law at the Palacký University in Olomouc. During her studies she worked as an intern at the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs focusing on international affairs and human rights. In addition to these topics, she is also interested in cyber security and digital agenda.

Fundraiser

Dominika graduated in Law from Masaryk University in Brno. She also obtained an LL.M degree in European Human Rights from ELTE University. During her studies, she worked in law firms where she specialized in family law and consumer protection. She currently works as a judge's assistant at the Supreme Administrative Court. She is interested in the protection of children's rights and asylum law.

Assistant of the Head of section International Criminal Justice

Klára studies at the Faculty of Law at Masaryk University in Brno. Her primary interest is international criminal law which she would like to further pursue, during studies abroad she also focused on comparative constitutional and international law. In her free time, you would likely find her involved in sports, exploring the mountains or travelling with a backpack on her back.