On the occasion of the national holiday of the Day of the Establishment of the Independent Czechoslovak State, he received the Order of Tomáš Garrigu Masaryk II from the hands of the President of the Republic Václav Klaus on 28 October 2009 . outstanding achievements for the development of democracy and human rights. On Saturday, 31 May 2008, he was granted honorary citizenship of the municipality of Zadní Třebaň. On May 7, 2010, he was granted honorary citizenship of the town of Řevnice. 