Human rights trends - 2007
“1000 Women for Peace” in Azerbaijan
The International Day of Peace was in Azerbaijan celebrated by an exhibition called “1000 Women for Peace”. The day presents a unique opportunity for all, governments, non-governmental and international organizations and all individuals to strive for peace and explore different venues for upholding peace on a global, national, and local level. 25 Sep 2007 »
Burmese army issues threats to demonstrating monks
The Norwegian Burma Comittee is following the situation closely as the Burmese military has directly threatened monks involved in protests in the country. Democratic Voice of Burma reports that the Minister for religious affairs brigadier general Thura Myint Maung warned Burma’s monks not to break Buddhist “rules and regulations”. 25 Sep 2007 »
Russian-Chechen Friendship Society excluded from OSCE meeting
Last week, on 13 September, the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society (RCFS) was excluded from the meeting in Vienna of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) - Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. The USA delegation left the session in protest. The international human rights society is outraged, because, first of all, it violates the right of the RCFS´s to express its opinion. 24 Sep 2007 »
Norwegian authorities congratulate the winner of the 2007 Rafto Prize
“We congratulate The National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights on being awarded the prestigious 2007 Rafto Prize. This has put the Dalit cause on the agenda,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre and Minister of International Development Erik Solheim. 22 Sep 2007 »
US civil rights in jeopardy, claims Index on Censorship
In a sweeping presidential order introduced in July, President Bush took steps to undermine the democratic rights of his fellow citizens. It will affect people´s right to protest -- and could have a profound impact on humanitarian aid, argues Index on Censorship, one of the member organisations of the Open Word House / the Human Rights House in London. 21 Sep 2007 »
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