Human rights trends - 2011
December 19 - year after the elections
On 19 December 2011, the action in memory of the violent crackdown on peaceful protest after presidential elections that happened a year ago was held in Minsk. This year, the rally has again ended with brutal detentions and arrests. 20 Dec 2011 »
Russia must investigate murder of publisher in Dagestan
Just before midnight on 15 December – coincidentally national day for remembering killed Russian journalists – the founder of the independent weekly newspaper Chernovik, Khadimurad Kamalov, was shot dead in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan. 18 Dec 2011 »
Is copying passages from other judgements an infrinfement of the judicial ethics?
The HFHR was approached by the attorney for X.Y., a litigant in several commercial proceedings pending before the Circuit Court in Z. The initial analysis of two rulings made in these proceedings shows that their wording, to a major extent, repeats the content of two earlier cases decided by other adjudication panels of the same Court. The only differences are details such as case numbers or dates of events. 16 Dec 2011 »
Ales Bialiatski - human rights defender of the year
On 13 December, the traditional prize for the extraordinary achievements in the field of human rights was awarded to five people. Ales Bialiatski was recognised as the human rights defender of the year unanimously. 16 Dec 2011 »
Constitutional Tribunal: penal sanctions for the failrue to register a magazine unconstitutional
On 14 December the Constitutional Tribunal examined the constitutionality of the press registration requirement. The Constitutional Tribunal found that Article 45 of the Press Law providing for the criminal liability for the failure to register a journal or magazine is in violation of the freedom of expression and the right to obtain opinion. 15 Dec 2011 »
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