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(Brussels) – In recent years, Azerbaijani authorities have intensified a crackdown on civil society and devastated critical voices, without regard for domestic or international law. This crackdown is in stark contrast to the polished image of a modern and prosperous European state that President Ilham Aliyev has presented to outside observers.

Суд над палітвязнем Мікалаем Статкевічам па змене рэжыму адбыцця пакарання – з заменай яго на турэмны – адбыўся 4 траўня ў Шклоўскай папраўчай калоніі №17. Падставай для змены рэжыму сталі шматлікія парушэнні правілаў унутранага распарадку калоніі і непадпарадкаванне патрабаванням кіраўніцтва. У лісце сваёй жонцы Марыне Адамовіч ён пісаў пра тое, што змешчаны ў памяшканне камернага тыпу (ПКТ).

According to official information about 1500 Roma are registered in Georgia. Their big part lives in Tbilisi and Gachiani. In accordance to the survey conducted by the project researcher at the European Center for Minority Issues [ECMI] Giorgi Sordia, compact settlements of Roma people are in Leninovka village of Dedoplitskaro district, in Gachiani village of Gardabani municipality, in Telavi, Kutaisi, Kobuleti and in Isani-Samgori district and Lilo settlement in Tbilisi. The oldest and most traditional settlement of Roma people is in Leninovka where 18 Roma families/133 people live. Residents of this settlement have one common problem: majority of them have no access to education and healthcare services.

On 4 May Belarus presented the report to the Human Rights Council in the framework of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This is the second cycle of the UPR for Belarus, so the country reported on the implementation of recommendations that were received after the first round of the UPR in 2010.

4 траўня ў межах працэдуры Універсальнага перыядычнага агляду (УПА ) Беларусь прадставіла справаздачу Савету па правах чалавека ААН. Гэта ўжо другі раўнд УПА для Беларусі, таму краіна паведаміла пра выкананне рэкамендацый, якія былі атрыманыя па выніках перашага раўнда UPR у 2010 годзе.

Lars Bünger, president of the international human rights organization Libereco – Partnership for Human Rights was denied a Belarusian visa. This is the fourth denial for the human rights defender, whose organisation has been campaigning for the release of political prisoners in Belarus over the last four years. Earlier, he was denied a visa in 2010, 2011 and 2013.

Neurology Institute – one of the most significant medical institutions in the Soviet Union was located in the high building in Gudamakari Street in Tbilisi since 1980s. After socially indigent families settled in the building, its profile changed and the state assigned it on the new inhabitants. Most of the socially indigent families registered the spaces in the former building of the Neurology Institute. JSC Telasi [Tbilisi Electricity Distribution Company] imposed the bill arrears of the Neurology Institute on the families; the company demands them to pay 87 lari for one square meter.

Старшыні міжнароднай праваабарончай арганізацыі Libereco – Partnership for Human Rights Ларсу Бюнгеру адмоўлена ў беларускай візе. Гэта чацвертая адмова ў беларускай візе праваабаронцу, чыя арганізацыя апошнія чатыры гады ладзіць кампанію за вызваленне палітычных вязняў Беларусі. Папярэднія адмовы былі ў 2010, 2011 і 2013 гадах.

Center for Civil Liberties has been awarded the Norwegian Lindebrække prize for democracy and human rights.
“It is important to support and honour those who took part in Ukraine’s democracy movement. Those who worked day and night, speaking up for a democratic development in Ukraine – and later investigating the crimes that took place at Maidan. This year’s recipient of Sjur Lindebrække Prize for Human Rights of Democracy is such a voice.” said the chairman of the jury and former Minister of Foreign Affairs in Norway, Jan Petersen.