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A Uyghur journalist working for an official Chinese radio service has been sentenced to life in prison following a secret trial conducted earlier this year. Memetjan Abdulla, an editor for the Uyghur service of the People´s Republic of China National Radio, was sentenced in April in a closed trial in Urumqi, capital of China’s northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

Iranian film director Jafar Panahi was sentenced this week to six years in prison and 20 years’ ban from making films, writing any type of screen play, and traveling abroad. Index on Censorship calls on Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani, head of the judiciary in Islamic Republic of Iran, to overturn the sentences handed down to the film directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof.

International and Russian human rights organizations, including Human Rights Center Memorial, the Civil Rights Defenders and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee have sent a letter to the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe expressing concern with the lack of effective implementation of its resolution 1738 (2010) on Legal remedies for human rights defenders in North Caucasus.

Арганізацыі Сеткі Дамоў правоў чалавека прынялі адкрыты зварот да прэзідэнта Беларусі, у якім заклікалі вызваліць сотні дэманстрантаў, журналістаў, палітыкаў, затрыманых за мірнае выражэнне сваёй думкі на пл. Незалежнасці ў Мінску ўвечары 19 снежня. Заклапочанасць выклікае і лёс іншых затрыманых.

The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR) is concerned about the post-election situation in the Republic of Belarus. In a statement issued today, the Foundation protests against the massive violations of human rights by Belarusian officials related to the presidential elections held yesterday, 19 December 2010.

The Human Rights House Network strongly condemns the arrests of the demonstrators, opposition politicians, journalists and human rights defenders and disproportionate use of violence against them in the aftermath of the 19 December presidential election in the Republic of Belarus. More than 600 people were arrested and hundreds were injured.

As a part of “Better Justice System” (Lepszy Wymiar Sprawiedliwości) two NGOs: the Civic Development Forum and the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights published a report on the availability of judicial decisions in the Republic of Poland. The aim of the program is to diagnose the current problems of the Polish judiciary and to formulate recommendations in order to reform it.

A Course and an e-handbook for intercultural trainers, vademecum and webpage for the public sector staff as well as broad audience – all about multiculturalism and non-discrimination. The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights in the Republic of Poland has started its new project.

17 декабря 2010 года в 12.00 в Независимом пресс-центре состоялась пресс-конференция «Политические репрессии в Забайкалье» (Репрессии против защитников 31-ой статьи Конституции).