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Police seized BMW from a Stop-Tax protester from Minsk
On 20 December at about 6 p.m. car owners came to the main Minsk avenue to protest against imposition of the transport tax. The “Stop Tax” campaign ended up with detentions, and the car of one of the protesters was confiscated.
Statement on access to ATM for visually impaired
The HFHR addressed a statement to the President of the Polish Bank Association, asking if the Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) and payment terminals used by bank customers in Poland meet the needs of visually impaired persons.
Citizenship may be denied under intelligence agency’s confidential report
The Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw denied the complaint brought by Paweł Juszkiewicz against a decision which denies the recognition of him as a Polish citizen. The decision was based on a confidential report drafted by the Internal Security Agency, inaccessible for Mr Juszkiewicz.
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.