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The HFHR sent a letter to Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan firmly opposing the latest announcements made by representatives of the Turkish government. The officials declared that the military may be used to suppress the protests erupting in Turkish cities. They also mentioned declaring martial law.

In the wake of the last week’s World Refugee Day and the Government’s adoption of a draft of the new Foreigners Act, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and the Association for Legal Intervention would like to point the attention of the public to the detrimental effects of the new law on foreigners staying in guarded centres.

The Foundation presented its proposals to streamline parliamentary public hearing procedure. In practice, the process is rarely used. So far, the 7th Term Sejm of the Republic of Poland has held only four public hearings. “Adopting a resolution to hold a public hearing of a bill is a difficult task in its own right: it requires a majority of votes in a committee which debates on the bill. In consequence, proposals sponsored by the Opposition are unlikely to succeed”, observes Michał Szwast, a lawyer with the HFHR.

1 ліпеня грамадскі актывіст Андрэй Гайдукоў (на фота) быў асуджаны на паўтара года пазбаўлення волі па абвінавачанні ў “замаху на ўстанаўленне супрацоўніцтва са спецыяльнай службай, органам бяспекі ці разведвальным органам замежнай дзяржавы”.

26 June is recognized as International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Despite the fact that there is no term “torture” in the Belarusian legistation, the citizens of the country have to face this problem quite often.

26 чэрвеня – Міжнародны дзень у падтрымку ахвяраў катаванняў. Нягледзячы на тое, што ў беларускім заканадаўстве тэрмін “катаванне” адсутнічае, грамадзяне краіны з гэтай праблемай сутыкаюцца дастаткова часта.

The HFHR has requested the Chief Commissioner of the Border Guard to disclose information on the application of provisions concerning the right of entry to Poland for third country partners of EU citizens. Recently, the Provincial Administrative Court has returned two judgments revoking decisions of the Border Guard denying entry to Poland for non EU-partners of two Poles.

Through the use of modern technology and innovative learning tasks, the Human Rights House Network project “International Law in Advocacy. Electronic Human Rights Education for Lawyers” provides the opportunity for participants to remotely gain the knowledge and develop the skills of judicial protection, based on the concept of human rights in the framework of the courses prepared and accompanied by international and national experts.

In mid-June, Hrodna and Homel regional courts have passed two death sentences. These court decisions have been criticized by a number of international bodies and human rights organizations.