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Любоў Кавалёва (на фота), маці расстралянага Уладзіслава Кавалёва, абвінавачанага ў тэрарызме, больш за месяц чакала адказу адказу з СІЗА КДБ на свой запыт пра зніклыя запісы сына. У скарзе на імя старшыні КДБ Вадзіма Зайцава яна піша, што ягоныя падначаленыя парушаюць прэзідэнцкі ўказ пра звароты грамадзянаў.

On 29 May 2012 former Belarusian political prisoner Vasil Parfiankou was found guilty of violating the terms of preventive supervision, and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment.

In February 2012, the Circuit Court in Nowy Sącz ruled that former Moscow prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko may be extradited to Russia. A month later, the Appellate Court in Cracow upheld the first-instance court decision. The case files were sent to the Minister of Justice who is to finally decide on Mr Ignatenko’s extradition. The HFHR issued an opinion in this case.

The government of Azerbaijan does not fulfil its obligations to ensure freedom of expression. The commitment to guarantee freedom of expression in the country was made by Azerbaijan to become a member of the Council of Europe. The status of freedom of expression in Azerbaijan has however deteriorated in recent years

The Azerbaijani blogger and youth activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev was released Monday, one year after he was imprisoned on political grounds.

29 траўня суд прызнаў былога палітвязня Парфянкова вінаватым у парушэнні ўмоваў прэвентыўнага нагляду. Парфянкова пакаралі арыштам на 6 месяцаў.

Russian radio journalist Sergei Aslanian was brutally attacked in Moscow near his apartment last week. The attack could be linked to the controversial statements he made about Prophet Muhammad.

The Public Hearing on the Human Rights Situation in the Peasant Communities of Bajo Aguán, Honduras, was convened by nine organisations and international networks that in recent years have been monitoring the human rights situation in Honduras and in particular that of the peasant communities in the Bajo Aguán region. This monitoring effort has been carried out in coordination with local organisations.

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) held its 4th General Assembly in Tokyo, Japan, from May 14 to 17, attended by more than 120 Uyghur delegates from 20 countries around the world. During the assembly Uyghur democracy leader and the 2004 Rafto Prize laureate Ms. Rebiya Kadeer was re-elected WUC President.