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Expresses concern over beatings of journalists
Several NGOs from the Civic Solidarty Platform, including the Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF), are expressing great concern over the cases of violence against journalists in Ukraine.
Another person sentenced to death in Belarus
Belarusian human rights defenders learned that one of the courts in Belarus issued another death penalty. The decision was made on 26 November 2013 in relation to 53-year-old citizen, who was accused of five cases of murder while intoxicated. The convicted has been under investigation since 2011 and during that time he had changed three lawyers.
У мінчука адвольна канфіскавалі аўтамабіль за ўдзел у акцыі пратэсту
20 снежня а 18-й гадзіне аўтаўладальнікі выехалі на галоўны праспект Мінска ў знак пратэсту супраць увядзення з 2014 года транспартнага падатку. Акцыя “Стоп-падатак” скончылася затрыманнямі, у аднаго з удзельнікаў нават канфіскаваны аўтамабіль.
Human Rights Defenders from South Caucasus meet in Tbilisi
On December 14-15, the South Caucasus Network of Human Rights Defenders (SCN HRD) together with Human Rights House Tbilisi (HRHT) and Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) organized meeting of South Caucasus Network of Human Rights Defenders.
“No Burquas Behind Bars” by Nima Sarvestani wins 13th WATCH DOCS
“No Burquas Behind Bars”, a documentary shot in Afghanistan by the Iranian Nima Sarvestani, has won the first award of the 13th International Film Festival WATCH DOCS. Human Rights in Film.
Law exams are not adapted for people with disabilities
Currently, people with disabilities may only use special assistance during the advocate, legal counsellor and notary professional qualification exams: they can receive a time extension equal to half of the time available for the standard exam.
Яшчэ адзін чалавек асуджаны на смяротнае пакаранне ў Беларусі
Праваабаронцам стала вядома, што ў Беларусі вынесена яшчэ адно смяротнае пакаранне. Рашэнне было вынесена 26 лістапада 2013 года ў дачыненні да 53-гадовага грамадзяніна, якому інкрымінавана пяць эпізодаў забойства ў стане алкагольнага ап’янення. Пад следствам асуджаны знаходзіўся з 2011 года і за гэты час у яго змянілася тры адвакаты.
Head of independent election monitoring group must be released
On 16 December 2013, the chairman of the Azerbaijani Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center Anar Mammadli was sentenced to 3 months pre-trial detention, in a politically charged case.
The Committee Against Torture issued recommendations for Poland
Having considered the Polish Government’s report on the implementation of the Convention against Torture, the UN Committee Against Torture issued recommendations for Poland. The CAT recommended, among other things, that Poland introduce a statutory definition of torture, improve detained persons’ access to legal aid, conclude the inquiry into secret CIA prisons and limit the scope of the detention of migrants (also migrant children).