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Назіраць за выбарамі – гэта законна?
Удзельнікаў праекта “Назіранне за выбарамі: тэорыя і практыка” пачалі затрымліваць яшчэ да выбараў, а матэр’ялы, падрыхтаваныя для назіральнікаў, на галоўным тэлеканале краіны каментуе сакратар Цэнтрвыбаркама Мікалай Лазавік.
Update on inquiry into CIA secret prisons in Poland
In response to the HFHR’s application for the disclosure of information on the inquiry into CIA secret prisons in Poland, the Appellate Prosecutor’s Office in Cracow revealed that it moved the Prosecutor General to extend the inquiry until 11 June 2014.
Падтрымаць, даць магчымасць і абараніць праваабаронцаў
У сакавіку 2013 года, Савет па правах чалавека прыняў рэзалюцыю аб абароне праваабаронцаў. Яна устанаўлёўвае для дзяржаў прынцыпы і стандарты з мэтай стварэння спрыяльных умоў для праваабаронцаў. Праз год пасля яе прыняцця, Сетка Дамоў правоў чалавека заклікае дзяржавы да ажыццяўлення гэтай рэзалюцыі.
Support, empower and protect human rights defenders
In March 2013, the Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on the protection of human rights defenders. It establishes principles and standards for States to create an enabling environment for human rights defenders. One year after its adoption, the Human Rights House Network calls upon States to implement this resolution.
ECtHR judgments in case Potomska and Potomski v. Poland still waits to be enforced
Three years ago the European Court of Human Rights ruled that a lack of procedure allowing for the effective pursuit of compensation in a situation where a person is unable to use their property for its intended purpose constitutes a breach of property rights.
Wider access to banking services for persons with disabilities
The Polish Bank Association informed the HFHR that in May 2013 the organisation prepared the Best Practices in the Provision of Banking Services for Persons with Disabilities.
Ukrainian expert Sergey Burov: “ILIA program strengthens the capacity of civil society in Belarus”
Project “Bring International Standards Home. De facto implementation of international obligations of the Republic of Belarus in the field of civil rights and freedoms” (BISH) gave participants the opportunity to get information about the work of the bodies and structures of the United Nations from the Belarusian and international experts.
Amicus curiae brief in Orlandi and others v. Italy
The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights has presented a legal brief in the case of Orlandi and others v. Italy, currently pending before the European Court of Human Rights. The case concerns the violation of the right to respect for private and family life resulting from the Italian authorities’ denial to register a civil partnership entered into abroad.
Problem of ordering pre-trial detention still unsolved
According to the data from the Ministry of Justice there is a drop in the number of pre-trial detention orders. In 2011, district courts issued more than 18,000 orders, whereas in 2012 the figure fell to 15,000. It seems that decisions to admit motions to order pre-trial detention filed by prosecutors are taken by courts in a somewhat automatic way.