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Андрэй Саннікаў і Зміцер Бандарэнка на волі
14 красавіка на свабоду выйшаў экс-кандыдат у прэзідэнты Андрэй Саннікаў (на фота). 15 красавіка раніцай быў вызвалены Зміцер Бандарэнка, давераная асоба кандыдата ў прэзідэнты Андрэя Саннікава. Указ аб памілаванні падпісаў прэзідэнт Беларусі Аляксандр Лукашэнка.
Dozens of European organizations call to protect the ECHR and human rights in Europe
In 2011, more than 60,000 people sought help in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) after exhausting all judicial remedies before national courts. Now some EU member states propose reforms of this institution because of a huge number of applications. Dozens of European organizations see these efforts as a threat and call to refrain from further reforms of the ECHR.
ECHR: the journalist found guilty of refusing to publish a correction may request re-opening of the
In March 2012, the European Court of Human Rights accepted a unilateral declaration of the Polish Government and decided to strike the case of Sroka v. Poland off the case list. The case concerned the criminal judgement against an editor-in-chief found guilty of refusing to publish a correction to an article.
HFHR’s statement regarding the mistake of the police special unit
In Katowice, a tactical unit of the police deployed to arrest a wanted criminal targeted the wrong apartment and subdued an innocent couple. The HFHR issued a letter to the Chief Commissioner of the Police, expressing concern over the course of the unit’s action.
EBRD must maintain demands that Turkmenistan and Belarus meet set requirements
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development must maintain demands that Turkmenistan and Belarus meet set benchmarks before any investments in the restrictive countries are made. The Norwegian Helsinki Committee participated in a meeting at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London, discussing the Bank’s balanced approach towards Belarus and Turkmenistan.
New hope for Burma and Aung San Suu Kyi
Burma’s by-elections on 1 April have been widely covered by international media. Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she hopes Sunday’s by-elections marked the start of a new era in Burma.
Ex-political prisoner Aliaksandr Malchanau back behind bars
Former political prisoner, 23-year-old Aliaksandr Malchanau (right) was found guilty of stealing scrap metal from a closed workshop of a metal stamping plant. The ex-prisoner had no other ways to make a living.
Былы палітвязень Аляксандр Малчанаў зноў за кратамі
Былы вязень Плошчы, 23-гадовы Аляксандр Малчанаў (на фота) прызнаны вінаватым у крадзяжы металалому на тэрыторыі зачыненага цэху заводу цяжкіх штамповак. Другіх сродкаў для існавання ў былога палітвязня проста не было.
East and Horn of Africa: freedom of expression trends in 2011
According to human rights and free speech organisation Article 19, the year 2011 has seen both positive and negative developments regarding freedom of expression and freedom of information in the region of East and Horn of Africa. Unfortunately, restrictive legislation in all East and Horn African countries continued to operate last year, with no signs of the acts that violated international and regional standards on freedom of expression being repealed.