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Is copying passages from other judgements an infrinfement of the judicial ethics?
The HFHR was approached by the attorney for X.Y., a litigant in several commercial proceedings pending before the Circuit Court in Z. The initial analysis of two rulings made in these proceedings shows that their wording, to a major extent, repeats the content of two earlier cases decided by other adjudication panels of the same Court. The only differences are details such as case numbers or dates of events.
Ales Bialiatski – human rights defender of the year
On 13 December, the traditional prize for the extraordinary achievements in the field of human rights was awarded to five people. Ales Bialiatski was recognised as the human rights defender of the year unanimously.
Constitutional Tribunal: penal sanctions for the failrue to register a magazine unconstitutional
On 14 December the Constitutional Tribunal examined the constitutionality of the press registration requirement. The Constitutional Tribunal found that Article 45 of the Press Law providing for the criminal liability for the failure to register a journal or magazine is in violation of the freedom of expression and the right to obtain opinion.
Алесь Бяляцкі – праваабаронца года
13 снежня у Мінску ўручылі традыцыйную прэмію за выключныя дасягненні ў галіне абароны правоў чалавека, лаўрэатамі якой сталі пяць чалавек. Лепшым праваабаронцам года адзінагалосна прызнаны Алесь Бяляцкі.
The president’s administration did not accept the signatures for the abolition of death penalty
On 9 December Belarusian and foreign human rights defenders tried to pass to the administration of Aliaksandr Lukashenka a box with 165,000 signatures of citizens of 30 countries around the world. These people called upon the head of Belarus to abolish the death penalty or to impose a moratorium on its implementation. However, the signatures were no accepted in the administration.
У Адміністрацыі прэзідэнта не прынялі подпісы за адмену смяротнага пакарання
9 снежня беларускія і замежныя праваабаронцы спрабавалі перадаць у адміністрацыю Аляксандра Лукашэнкі скрынкі, у якіх знаходзяцца 165 тысяч подпісаў грамадзянаў 30 краін свету. Гэтыя людзі заклікаюць кіраўніка Беларусі скасаваць смяротнае пакаранне альбо ўвесці мараторый на яго выкананне. Але прыняць гэтыя подпісы ў адміністрацыі адмовіліся.
International human rights day 2011: 179 jailed journalists, free media under threat
The defence of all human rights depends on media freedom and pluralism. This makes it urgent to counter government restrictions and monopoly tendencies, says Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights on the eve of International human rights day (10 December). International organisations honour imprisoned journalists (179) worldwide.
Azerbaijani human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev detained and beaten at Istanbul airport
Intigam Aliyev was detained for more than 24 hours at the Istanbul airport since Tuesday evening, 6th of December 2011. He reported that he had been beaten by the immigration officer twice before he was deported to Baku, late evening on the 7th of December.
Statement concerning the amendment of the Drug Reimbursement Act
In its address to the Minister of Health, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights warns that ‘as from 1 January 2012, protection of patients’ rights in Poland may be significantly weakened’ as a result of the controversial amendment to the Drug Reimbursement Act. The amendment is coming into force in January 2012.