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The HFHR appealed to the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers to strictly supervise the enforcement of the ECtHR judgement entered in the case Kubaszewski v. Poland. The case involves an infringement of the right to freedom of expression and demonstrates a broader problem of disregarding the relevant standards of the ECtHR by Polish courts.

A number of United Nations human rights experts on Thursday expressed their dismay at the continuing abuse of anti-terrorism legislation to curb freedom of expression in Ethiopia.

The credibility of the upcoming Presidential Elections in Russia is waning after Central Elections Commission’s refusal to register the liberal opposition leader, Grigory Yavlinsky for the Presidential race.

The Rafto Foundation calls on the Norwegian MFA to raise the issue of Uyghur asylum seekers sentenced to life in prison and long prison terms in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), China

Bosnia and Herzegovina continues to fail to address the problems of discrimination and human rights violations.

Council of Europe member states urge to heighten sanctions against Europe’s last dictator Aliaksandr Lukashenka as opposition leader Andrei Sannikov tells of fears.

The verdict of Ales Bialiatski on 4.5 years imprisoned was left unchanged, a court ruling from Minsk City Court stated on the 24th of January.

24 студзеня Мінгарсуд разгледзеў касацыйную скаргу праваабаронцы Алеся Бяляцкага, асуджанага на 4,5 гады турмы. Прысуд пакінулі без зменаў, што выклікала хвалю асуджэння з боку праваабаронцаў свету.

Turkey is on the way back where the country was 20 years ago: The country ranks among the world’s worst when it comes to imprisonment of writers and journalists. Sara Whyatt – Program Director, Freedom of Expression, at PEN International made it clear that the development has been going the wrong way under Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.