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Representatives of public authorities and non government organizations in Voronezh seek ways to apply European standards of international human rights law more effectively.

18 і 19 траўня Беларусь накрыла новая хваля акцый ціску і запалохвання дэмакратычных актывістаў. Масавыя ператрусы правялі супрацоўнікі міліцыі і КДБ у Менску, Гародні, Берасці, Гомелі, Магілёве. Гэтым разам мішэнню ўладаў сталася грамадская кампанія “Гавары праўду!”, што за некалькі месяцаў здолела стаць папулярнай. Хаця ператрусы і рэпрэсіі аўтарытарнай дзяржавы закранулі не толькі яе.

A group of European human rights organizations, including the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, are calling for stronger support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the region. European states and the European Union (EU), among other actors, must ensure full support and cooperation to the ICC, to enable it to fulfill its mandate to deliver justice to the victims of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes and to prevent the future commission of such crimes.

Vladimir Neklyayev, poet, author and former president of the Republic of Belarus PEN, and newspaper editor Sergei Voznyak were among scores of members of civil society groups arrested in recent days. The two men were imprisoned, accused of distributing “false information”.

Slavic Gay Pride 2010 was forcefully dispersed by police and its participants arrested on 15 May in Minsk. After 2 days in a detention centre gay rights activists received steep fines instead of apologies and moral compensation.

Four monks of Wara Monastery in Thangpu Township, Jomda County (Jiangda xian) in Chamdo Prefecture, “Tibet Autonomous Region” were arrested on 15 May under suspicion of leading and instigating protest at the county headquarters in Spring 2008 and two other official monks of the same monastery were arrested on 16 May for their failure to ‘educate’ the monks under ‘Patriotic education’ campaign.

Amnesty International, Article 19, and International PEN call on the Azerbaijani government to comply with the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights and immediately release imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist Eynulla Fatullayev.

The Moroccan-EFTA free trade agreement does not cover Western Sahara, according to Norwegian and Swiss authorities. This will have multi-million euro consequences for a Norwegian firm that systematically mislabeled Western Sahara imports as Moroccan, and illustrates how the European Commission is on collision course with rest of the international community. This case follows Western Sahara phosphate export scandals in last two years.

Удзельнікі “Славянскага гей- прайду 2010”, што прайшоў 15 траўня у Мінску, былі затрыманыя супрацоўнікамі міліцыі з ужываннем сілы. Правёўшы 2 дні у следчым ізалятары, затрыманыя удзельнікі шэсця замест прабачэнняў і маральнай кампенсацыі атрымалі грашовыя штрафы.