Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group

Czech Republic

Czech republic - Criminal Code 2010 (2011) EN

PART TWO SPECIAL PART
CHAPTER I CRIMES AGAINST LIFE AND HEALTH
Division 4 Criminal Offences against Pregnant Women

Section 159 Illicit Abortion of Pregnancy without the Consent of the Pregnant Woman
(1) Whoever performs a pregnancy abortion without the consent of the pregnant woman shall be sentenced to imprisonment for two to eight years.

PART TWO SPECIAL PART
CHAPTER XIII CRIMINAL OFFENDES AGAINST HUMANITY, PEACE AND WAR CRIMES
Division 1 Criminal Offences Against Humanity

Section 400 Genocide
(1) Whoever with the intention to completely or partially eradicate a racial, ethnic, national, religious, class, or other similar group of people
a) brings members of such a group to such living conditions that are to cause their complete or partial physical annihilation,
b) takes measures to prevent birth of children within such a group,
c) causes death or grievous bodily harm to a member of such group ,
shall be sentenced to imprisonment for twelve to twenty years or to an exceptional sentence of imprisonment.
(2) The same sentence shall be imposed to anyone who publically incites commission of the act referred to in Sub-section (1).
(3) Preparation is criminal.

Czech republic - Criminal Procedure Code 1961 (2012) EN

PART TWO
SPECIAL PART

CHAPTER I
CRIMES AGAINST LIFE AND HEALTH

Division 4
Criminal Offences against Pregnant Women

Section 159 Illicit Abortion of Pregnancy without the Consent of the Pregnant Woman
(1) Whoever performs a pregnancy abortion without the consent of the pregnant woman shall be sentenced to imprisonment for two to eight years.

PART TWO
SPECIAL PART

CHAPTER XIII
CRIMINAL OFFENCES AGAINST HUMANITY, PEACE AND WAR CRIMES

Division 1
Criminal Offences Against Humanity

Section 400 Genocide
(1) Whoever with the intention to completely or partially eradicate a racial, ethnic, national, religious, class, or other similar group of people
b) takes measures to prevent birth of children within such a group,

Rome Statute

Article 6 Genocide

For the purpose of this Statute, ‘genocide’ means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:

(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;