Human rights trends - 2005
Opposition activists sentenced to three years in Belarus
Minsk: Human Rights Center Viasna expresses its decisive protest against the criminal case against the oppositional activists Paviel Sieviaryniets and Mikalai Statkievich. According to the court verdict, both politicians were sentenced to three years of jail on 31 May. (3-JUNE-05) 03 Jun 2005 »
Azerbaijan appeal to the Norwegian delegation to PACE
-We urge you to raise the question as to whether the Government of Republic of Azerbaijan is sincerely committed to its effort to fulfil its obligations in the Council of Europe, reads the letter to the Norwegian delegation to the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) sent by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Human Rights House Foundation and Norwegian PEN. 31 May 2005 »
Darfur crisis threatening to destabilise entire region
Week by week, the threat of the Darfur crisis to spill over, not only into other parts of Republic of the Sudan, but also into other, neighbouring countries, is growing. The UN has long since left any doubt behind regarding Khartoum?s backing of the Janjaweed militia. This week, undeniable photo evidence to that effect was released. Below, read the story of one of more than two million victims of this conflict. 31 May 2005 »
Oslo: Demonstrations against the Usbek regime
Oslo: On May 26 around 50 people participated in the demonstration against the killings of hundreds of civilians in Usbekistan May 13. According to media reports, several hundred civilians were killed when Uzbeki troops opened fire on a crowd of demonstrators on the Babur Square of the city in Andijan in the evening of 13 May. The Human Rights House Foundation and the Norwegian Helsinki Committe took part in the demonstration. 30 May 2005 »
HRH to co-host seminar on women, war and peace in Northern Uganda
On Thursday, 2 June, the Human Rights House Foundation and the Norwegian Council for Africa co-host a seminar at the Norwegian Human Rights House in Oslo, on women, war and peace in Northern Republic of Uganda. Jessica B. Nkuuhe, the Deputy Director of Isis-WICCE, one of the organisations participating in the Human Rights House project in the Republic of Uganda, will speak. 30 May 2005 »
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