Martin Mejstřík (born 30 May 1962) is a Czech politician and human rights activist.

Biography

Mejstřík is notable for his role as a student leader during the Velvet Revolution that led to the ousting of the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia in November 1989. He served as a Senator in the

Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic The Senate (), literally "Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic", is the upper house of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. The seat of the Senate is Wallenstein Palace in Prague. Structure The Senate has 81 members, chosen in s ...

from 2002 to 2008, representing Prague 1 as an independent, and was a member of the Senate Committee on Education, Science, Culture, Human Rights and Petitions. Mejstřík is a founding signatory of the Prague Declaration on European Conscience and Communism (and the co-organizer, with

Jana Hybášková Jana Hybášková (born 26 June 1965 in Prague) is a Czech politician and diplomat, who currently serves as the Ambassador of the European Union in Namibia. She served as a Member of the European Parliament for the SNK European Democrats (part of ...

, of its preceding conference) and the Declaration on Crimes of Communism. He was also one of the politicians proposing the creation of the

Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes The Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes ( cs, Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů or ÚSTR) is a Czech government agency and research institute. It was founded by the Czech government in 2007 and is situated at Siwiecova street ...

. In 2007, he proposed a ban on "communist and all totalitarian propaganda and symbols".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mejstrik, Martin 1962 births Living people Politicians from Kolín Czech democracy activists Czech human rights activists Members of the Senate of the Czech Republic Czech anti-communists Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni