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Prominent lawyers call for the release of Intigam Aliyev
95 lawyers from 24 countries call for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev. He has been in jail in Azerbaijan since 8 August 2014.
The mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Belarus extended for another year
According to the results of voting during the 29 session of the Human Rights Council, it was decided to extend the mandate of the UN special rapporteur on Belarus for another year.During this session, the Special Rapporteur on Belarus, Miklós Haraszti (right) has also presented a report on the current human rights situation in the country.
Мандат спецдакладчыка па Беларусі працягнуты яшчэ на адзін год
На 29 сэсіі па выніках галасавання Савет па правах чалавека ААН пастанавіў працягнуць мандат спецыяльнага дакладчыка па Беларусі яшчэ на адзін год.Там жа быў заслуханы даклад спецдакладчыка па Беларусі Міклаша Харасці (на фота) аб бягучай сітуацыі з правамі чалавека ў краіне.
Statkevich – political prisoner, who is planed to be put up as a presidential candidate
Six political prisoners remain imprisoned in Belarus, among them – the ex-presidential candidate in the 2010 elections, Mikalai Statkevich. A number of democratic structures united around the initiative to nominate Statkevich as a president in the current elections. This step should serve as manifestation of solidarity and draw public attention to the problem of political prisoners, who are still under pressure in prisons.
Protest at Aliyev Square
On June 12, law enforcement officers did not allow Georgian and Azerbaijan human rights defenders to organize peaceful protest demonstration in Heydar Aliyev Square in Tbilisi. Organizers wished to remind the world that human rights are blatantly breached in Azerbaijan, where first Olympic Games were opened with grand ceremonies on that day, June 12.
Статкевіч – палітвязень, якога плануюць вылучаць кандыдатам у прэзідэнты
Шэсць палітычных вязняў застаюцца за кратамі ў Беларусі, сярод іх – экс-кандыдат у прэзідэнты на выбарах 2010 году Мікалай Статкевіч. Шэраг дэмакратычных структураў аб’ядналіся вакол ініцыятывы вылучэння Статкевіча і на сёлетніх выбарах. Гэта мае стаць праявай салідарнасці і прыцягнуць увагу грамадства да праблемы палітвязняў, на якіх па-ранейшаму ў месцах зняволення аказваецца ціск.
The work of ILIA project: organizing the education of lawyers of new generation
Lawyers of Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine are currently undergoing training in the third cycle of the project “Electronic Human Rights Education for Lawyers”. At the end of June a working meeting of the project team was held in Vilnius, that allowed to analyze the information received from the audience, and develop a series of actions to improve the educational process.
International reactions at the end of the European Games in Azerbaijan
The European Olympic Games hosted in Baku ended on a note different from the expected glamour the authorities aimed at: the United Nations and the Council of Europe called upon Azerbaijan to put an end to the suppression of civil society and the international attention on the country served to highlight human rights violations.
Работа проекта ILIA: как организовано обучение адвокатов нового поколения
Адвокаты из Азербайджана, Беларуси, Молдовы, России и Украины в данный момент проходят обучение в рамках третьего цикла проекта «Дистанционное обучение адвокатов правам человека». В конце июня в Вильнюсе прошла рабочая встреча команды проекта, которая позволила проанализировать информацию, полученную от слушателей, и разработать ряд действий для усовершенствования учебного процесса.