News from the Norwegian Human Rights House in Oslo
Four Tibetan student magazine editors arrested, two of them sentenced
Sonam Rinchen and Sonam Dhondup, two students who helped to edit the Tibetan student magazine “Namchak”, have been sentenced to two years in jail. Two other editors of the magazine, who were arrested at the same time as them in March, are still awaiting trial. 31 Aug 2010 »
Andrey Sakharov Freedom Award 2010 is granted to Evgeny Zhovtis
Secretary General of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Bjørn Engesland, presented on 27 August 2010 the award to Evgeniy Zhovtis in the prison in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan, where Mr. Zhovtis is currently being held. Together with his organization, the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law, Evgeny Zhovtis has been one of the most significant human rights defenders in Kazakhstan for two decades. 30 Aug 2010 »
Tibet: 4 mine protesters killed, 30 wounded
Police in China’s southwestern Sichuan province on 17 August responded with lethal force to a group of Tibetans protesting the expansion of a gold mining operation they say is harming the environment, according to Tibetan sources. At least four Tibetans may have been killed in a standoff with police. 29 Aug 2010 »
Burma: no visas for foreigners before election, NLD announces boycott
Junta-ruled Burma has suspended visas on arrival for tourists from September ahead of its first elections in two decades, officials said on 23 August 2010, potentially restricting access to the country for foreign observers. Meanwhile Burma’s main opposition party, the National League for Democracy announced on 20 August an official boycott of the election. 24 Aug 2010 »
NHC Monitoring in Kyrgyzstan concerned with ongoing human rights violations
The Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC) is deeply concerned with continued reports of violence and ill-treatment during government operations in southern Kyrgyzstan. According to NHC, some government structures are still mistreating local inhabitants under the guise of weapons searches and ongoing operations following the deeply tragic June events. 22 Aug 2010 »
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