http://humanrightshouse.orgenHuman Rights House Foundationniels.jacob@humanrightshouse.org (Niels Jacob Harbitz)Mon, 20 May 2013 22:36:57 GMTWed, 22 May 2013 12:17:15 GMTNoop 2.360http://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19275http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19275.htmlOn 13-15 of May Vilnius hosted the final conference of the Human Rights House Network's project "International Law in Advocacy. The Electronic Human Rights Education for Lawyers". The participants of this conference were the best lawyers and advocates from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. During the year they were studying online, performing tasks, discussing the problems of legal protection on the forums and at the same time practicing their skills of applying the international standards into professional activities.Mon, 20 May 2013 22:36:57 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19264http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19264.htmlA group of former Belarusian lawyers, who have been persecuted by the authorities, addressed their Ukrainian colleagues with words of support. They sent a letter to the Higher Qualification and Disciplinary Bar Commission of Ukraine.Tue, 14 May 2013 09:55:07 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19260http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19260.htmlOn 17 April the representatives of the Belarusian Human Rights House organised a lecture on human rights for schoolchildren of Vilnius. The organizers introduced fundamental rights and freedoms to high school pupils through interactive exercises.Sat, 11 May 2013 14:59:43 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19251http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19251.htmlOn the eve of World Press Freedom Day, Freedom House has published an annual report where Belarus was once again among the worst countries in the world in the field of freedom of speech. The organization "Reporters Without Borders", in turn, condemned the persecution of Belarusian journalists.Thu, 09 May 2013 09:19:29 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19241http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19241.htmlThe organization Human Rights Embassy launched a project called "Stop torture in Moldova ". Within the framework of the project lawyers participating in distance human rights learning program work with the issues of impunity; timely, effective and complete investigation of cases of torture and ill-treatment, inhuman conditions of detention, and other related human rights violations, which are relevant for Moldova.Fri, 03 May 2013 11:37:41 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19245http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19245.htmlIn the Special Rapporteur's assessment, human rights remain systemically and systematically restricted, especially in the case of the freedoms of association, of assembly, and of expression and opinion, as well as the guarantees of due process and fair trial.Thu, 02 May 2013 14:33:04 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19243http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19243.html"Chernobyl Way" rally in memory of the victims of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster of 1986 took place in Minsk on 26 April. Despite the fact that the action was authorized by the city authorities, it ended with detentions and arrests.Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:50:08 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19227http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19227.htmlOn 15 April the première viewing of the film about torture and ill-treatment of people by the officers of security forces in Belarus was held in Vilnius Skalvija cinema . Also the discussion with the director, human rights defenders, former political prisoners and relatives of those who faced the violence from the side of law enforcement officials was organized.Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:53:28 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19217http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19217.htmlForty one copies of the album "Belarus Press Photo-2011" were confiscated and considered as extremist according to the expert evaluation. The photographers and organizers of the contest "Belarus Press Photo' were summonsed to the court as "interested parties".Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:45:56 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19196http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19196.htmlThe Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders published an annual report, which draws attention to the new negative trends which hamper the effective work of human rights defenders. The report mentions the situation in Belarus among others.Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:45:49 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19187http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19187.htmlBelarusian participants of the project "The Electronic Human Rights Education for Lawyers" (EHREL) Alvina Dryha and Alina Shostak (right) were recognized for their work in the field of human rights and won the "Lawyer of 2012" award.Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:04:54 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19182http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19182.htmlOn 17 March 2012 it became known that Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavaliou convicted for terrorist attack in the Minsk metro were executed. Their families received the relevant decisions of the Supreme Court on that day.Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:04:58 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19086http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19086.htmlThe right to be a human rights defender has been reinforced by the resolution adopted by consensus at the Human Rights Council. The resolution focuses on legislation affecting, restricting and criminalising the work and activities of human rights defenders.Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:06:02 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19126http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19126.htmlThe International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and Human Rights Centre "Viasna", released a joint statement in which they expressed deep outrage at the large-scale and systematic acts of pressure and repressions of political prisoners in Belarus.Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:37:02 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19119http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19119.htmlThe human rights organization "Amnesty International" has summed up the international letter-writing marathon of solidarity with prisoner of conscience Ales Bialiatski (right), the Vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the leader of the Human Rights Centre "Viasna", dissolved by Belarusian authorities.Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:52:10 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19114http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19114.htmlIn its intervention on 5 March 2013 at the Human Rights Council, the Human Rights House Foundation called upon Belarus to immediately and unconditionally release Ales Bialiatski, drop all charges against him and fully rehabilitate him. Pending his release Ales Bialiatski should be provided access to all medical support he needs and his prison conditions should not impact on his health.Wed, 06 Mar 2013 08:59:15 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19095http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19095.htmlCommittee to Protect Journalists called on the Belarusian authorities to stop pressure on the Belarusian journalist Iryna Khalip (right). The chairman of the Belarusian Association of Journalists Zhanna Litvina also spoke about difficulties of Khalip's and other Belarusian journalists' work at a meeting of the General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE.Fri, 01 Mar 2013 07:02:37 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19067http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19067.htmlIn meetings in Kyiv from the 18 to 20 February 2013, the Special Rapporteur on Belarus had the occasion to meet international and Belarusian media experts as well as human rights defenders and victims of human rights violations in Belarus.Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:23:25 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19078http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19078.htmlThe EU highlighted the issue of human rights in Belarus as important for discussion at the next session of the UN Human Rights Council. One of the speakers during the session will be the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Belarus, Miklós Haraszti, who met with Belarusian media on 18 February.Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:46:32 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/15132http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/15132.htmlAmbitions for more professionalism and solidarity brought the Belarusian human rights community together for the second ever joint forum yesterday. Convened in a comfortable Lithuanian hotel, many recalled the first forum, in January 2004, which took place in a forest outside Minsk in unheated premises.Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:15:12 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19060http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19060.htmlLiubou Kavaliova, the mother of Uladzislau Kavaliou, who was executed for Minsk metro bombing, was declared the "Person of the Year 2012 in Vitsebsk". Vitebsk is a Belarusian city, where Uladzislau Kavaliou and Dzmitry Kanavalau, both accused of the terrorist act organization, grew up.Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:38:22 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19040http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19040.htmlAt its 64th session, the United Nations (UN) Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) adopted decision, in which it found that the detention of Mr. Ales Bialiatski, President of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Viasna” and FIDH Vice-President, was arbitrary.Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:46:04 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19054http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19054.htmlMember of the European Parliament Marek Migalski (right), who initiated the campaign of solidarity with two political prisoners - the leader of the "Young Front" Zmitser Dashkevich and former presidential candidate in the 2010 elections Mikalai Statkevich,- appealed to the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a request to meet with them in prison.Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:18:25 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19033http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19033.htmlOn 27-29 November 2012 a group of 22 Belarusian alumni, students, organizers and experts of "International Law in Advocacy" program, implemented by Human Rights House Network, was on a study visit to Strasbourg.Sat, 26 Jan 2013 20:22:41 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/19015http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/19015.htmlThe group of short-term international observers visited 182 polling stations across the country. Belarusian observers noted the high level of election's organization as well as transparent and effective vote counting system.Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:45:30 GMT