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Belarusian HRH

The work of Belarusian graduates of ILIA project: the response to serious problems of Belarus

The final conference of the project "International Law in Advocacy. Electronic Human Rights Education for Lawyers" was held in Vilnius from 13 to 15 May. Belarusian advocates and lawyers along with their colleagues from Azerbaijan, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine, who during this year were performing tasks, discussing the problems and getting new knowledge within the framework of the project, have become participants of the conference. 17 Jun 2013 »

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Belarusian HRH

The mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus was extended

The fact that the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Belarus was extended have been revealed on June 14 after a vote of delegations that are now part of the UN Council on Human Rights. Delegations from 26 countries voted for the resolution containing the proposal to extend the mandate of Miklos Haraszti (right) with 3 votes opposed and 18 abstained According to the regulations the resolution was adopted by a simple majority vote. 15 Jun 2013 »

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Belarusian HRH

Civic activist Andrei Haidukou accused of spying is on trial in Belarus

The trial against Andrei Haidukou (right) accused of "high treason in the form of intelligence work" began in Vitsebsk on 12 June. During the investigation, there was almost no information on the case, the trial is closed and journalists and human rights can only speculate. 13 Jun 2013 »

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Belarusian HRH

Dunja Mijatović urged to make changes to the Belarusian law "On Mass Media"

The official visit of OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović (right) to Minsk started on 3 June. The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media plans to meet with representatives of the authorities and journalists in Minsk 07 Jun 2013 »

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Belarusian HRH

ILIA project participants organized a public hearing on the issue of judicial protection in Russia

A public hearing on the topic "The problem of realisation of citizen rights to judicial protection in the Novgorod region" was held in Novgorod in February 2013. Preparation and conduct of hearings is a part of activities aimed at enhancing the fulfillment of obligations in the field of human rights by the state Public hearings were prepared by local human rights defenders in close cooperation with the graduates of the educational project "Electronic Human Rights Education for Lawyers" Gennady Okolov and Yegor Mylnikov. 04 Jun 2013 »

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