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On 27 January 2011 the Russian Research Center for Human Rights held a final conference of the joint project ‘Prevention of torture and violent treatment in closed establishments of Russia’. All member organizations of the Center, as well as other local NGOs, members of Public Supervising Committees and media representatives discussed the results of the monitoring of human rights violations in closed establishments.

Пакуль праваабаронцы Беларусі б’юць трывогу з нагоды “другой хвалі рэпрэсій”, улады напярэдадні рашэння Бруселя аб санкцыях пайшлі на паказальную саступку і змянілі меру стрымання ў дачыненні да пяцярых палітзняволеных, якія раней утрымліваліся ў СІЗА КДБ. Аднак астатнія закладнікі рэжыму па-ранейшаму ў турме.

The Burmese government was urged by countries around the world during the tenth session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group, to end violations of the right to freedom of expression and other human rights, prosecute perpetrators of human rights abuses, and begin a process of real reform in the country.

Mohamud Abdi Jama, the editor of the independent private newspaper Waheen in the semi-autonomous republic of Somaliland, sentenced to three years term in prison and was given a fine of 6 million Somaliland shillings (around 900 dollars) in connection with a story alleging public corruption. International human rights organizations condemn regional court’s decision.

27 января 2011 года в музее им А.Сахарова состоялась заключительная конференция по совместному проекту «Предупреждение пыток и иного унижающего человеческое достоинство обращения в закрытых учреждениях России». В мероприятии приняли участие все группы центра, участвующие в проекте, а также представители региональных Общественных наблюдательных комиссий и некоммерческих организаций и СМИ.

On 20 January 2011 the Polish Prosecutor officially recognizes Guantanamo prisoner Abu Zubaydah as a victim in Poland’s CIA secret prison investigation; decision should allow former “high-value detainee” to testify against his US torturers and their allies. Until now both the Polish and US governments have denied that he was illegally imprisoned and tortured in a secret prison near Szymany.

With his commercial experience Adam Bodnar, PhD knows what it takes to practise law, but it is his involvement with the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR) that fills his need to help others and change the world. Secretary of the HFHR’s Board talks about his work, achievements, failures and the challenges he’s ready to face.

Hunger and malnutrition in Nepal is still widespread and affects at least 4 million of its population, says Sabine Pabst from FIAN International. Yesterday Nepal’s human rights situation was reviewed for the first time under the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism. FIAN sent a report to the UPR working group in which several cases of violations of the right to food are denounced and recommendations to the Nepalese government presented.

A new criminal procedure code came into force on the first of October 2010. The code was adopted in October of 2009 after several changes and amendments were made to it, including amendments made in September of 2010 (two weeks before coming into force of the code) as well as several ammendments were made even after the new code entered into force.