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In defense of dignity
Several days ago in Vilnius (Lithuania), the Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House held graduation ceremony of students of the educational project “Bring International Standards Home. De facto implementation of international obligations of the Republic of Belarus in the field of civil rights and freedoms” of the “International Law in Advocacy” program. The program is implemented by several member organizations of the Human Rights House Network and aimed at increasing the knowledge and skills of human rights defenders and their support.
Welded door for disabled children
Archangel Michael Medical-Pedagogical School-Kindergarten in Borjomi street, Tbilisi was founded in 1994. According to the website of the education institution, it aims to create good environment for the education, grow up and development of children, adults and youth with physical and intellectual disabilities for their further integration into society.
Time has come for a clear change in the EU’s policy towards Azerbaijan
Future European Union High Representative for Foreign Policy was questioned about the EU’s stand on human rights in Azerbaijan, amongst many other issues. She said the EU has to put rights before other interests.
Repression in Azerbaijan met with encouraging signs at Council of Europe
Azerbaijan’s chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe was, from its beginning, a problem: the country was not showing enough efforts to improve its human rights record and true willingness to implement recommendations made by Council of Europe mechanisms. Since it acceded to the chairmanship in May 2014, the record became even worse, with an unprecedented repression of civil society on-going in Azerbaijan.
Ukrainian photographer Marianna Hardy: “I will go to the ends of the world to bring the truth”
On 26 September the photo exhibition “Revolution of dignity – in the heart of the events” was opened at the Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House. Photojournalist Marianna Hardy (right) who presented pictures of Kiev protests of the late 2013- early 2014, told those, who were present, about her experience and what she saw there, answered the question and even showed rubber bullets, that were shot at protesters and the press.
Life in the villages of conflict affected area
Villages – Plavi, Plavismani and Kveshi are located near the ABL, adjacent to the occupied South Ossetia. The road finishes with wire-fence 150 meters away from the Georgian blockpost. The 150 meter distance is a risky zone, where person can be kidnapped and taken to Tskhinvali for alleged “violation of the border” and keep you in prison before paying 2 000 Russian rubles. De-facto authority of South Ossetia calls it “administrative fine.” Nobody is secured from the so-called “blind shooting” in the direction of the Georgia controlled area from the 150-meter zone.
У абарону годнасці
Днямі ў Вільнюсе (Літва), у Беларускім доме правоў чалавека імя Барыса Звозскага адбыўся выпуск навучэнцаў адукацыйнага праекту “Імплементацыя дэ-факта міжнародных абавязацельстваў Рэспублікі Беларусь у галіне грамадзянскіх правоў і свабод” праграмы “Міжнароднае права для абароны грамадскіх інтарэсаў”. Праграму рэалізуюць сябры міжнароднай Сеткі дамоў правоў чалавека дзеля падвышэння кваліфікацыі праваабаронцаў і іх падтрымкі.
Фатограф Марыяна Хардзі з Украіны: “Я паеду хоць на край света, каб данесці праўду”
26 верасня ў Беларускім доме правоў чалавека імя Барыса Звозскава прайшло адкрыццё фотавыставы “Рэвалюцыя годнасці – у эпіцэнтры падзей». Фотакарэспандэнт Марыяна Хардзі (на фота) прадставіла здымкі кіеўскіх пратэстаў канца 2013- пачатку 2014гг., распавяла пра ўбачанае, адказала на пытанні прысутных і нават прадэманстравала гумовыя кулі,якімі стралялі ў пратэстоўцаў і прэсу.
“Temporary” problems of IDPs
First in 1991, the former military school building in the territory of Tbilisi Sea was occupied by the former Defense Minister of Georgia Tengiz Kitovani, when he rebelled against that time government. He camped together with his status-canceled Guardia in that building and the Tbilisi Civil War of 1990s started from there. After a while, in1993 IDPs from Abkhazia sheltered the building and still live there though their accommodation was “temporary” shelter.