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Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety Statement
The Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) strongly condemns the violence against journalists by police and plain clothed people today, 26 April, during a protest action that Azadlig bloc held, and assesses this as pressure against freedom of speech.
Burma: UNSR on Human Rights stresses problematic policy of foreign oil companies
UN Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on Human Rights Tomás Quintana highlighted in a report the problematic link between foreign oil companies operation in Burma and the Myanmar military, resulting in abuses like forced labour, killings, rape, torture of Burmese population. He recommends an official “commission of inquiry” into possible crimes against humanity and war crimes in military-ruled Burma (Republic of the Union of Myanmar).
HFHR’s letter to Prime Minister
“The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights would like to reiterate the appeal for immediate and complete explanation by Polish authorities of the issue of alleged existence of CIA prisons in the Republic of Poland.”
Chinese human rights defenders subjected to ‘absurd’ disbarment hearing
Amnesty International has condemned as ‘absurd’ a legal hearing aiming to revoke the legal licences of two Chinese human rights lawyers for having, among other things, in the framework of their professional duties, defended migrants, Falun Gong practitioners, dispossessed peasants, HIV victims and the parents of children contaminated by tampered milk.
Sahrawis dissatisfied with UN chief and peacekeeping mission MINURSO
The President of Western Sahara, Mohammed Abdelaziz, in a strongly worded letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon complains about his poor leadership and unwillingness to fulfil the UN’s mandate in the Moroccan-occupied territory. Mr Abdelaziz demands changes to the UN peacekeeping mission.
European Court of Human Rights issues decision to release Eynulla Fatullayev
The European Court of Human Rights issued a decision regarding the case of imprisoned Editor-in-chief of Gundelik Republic of Azerbaijan and Realniy Republic of Azerbaijan Newspapers Eynulla Fatullayev.
APEO: Lack of parking places for persons with disabilities
Association for Promotion of Equal Possibilities to People With Disabilities – APEO, organized a round table last week on topic “Let’s make parking spaces available for persons with disabilities”.
Ператрусы, канфіскацыі, допыты журналістаў – законныя?
Афіцыйная ўлада Беларусі чарговы раз паказала сваё стаўленне да незалежнай прэсы. Па меркаванні пракуратуры, ператрусы, допыты і канфіскацыя працоўных матэрыялаў не з’яўляюцца парушэннем закона. Прынамсі, такі адказ сябры асцыяцыі журналістаў атрымалі на свой зварот, прымеркаваны да нядаўняй серыі ператрусаў незалежных журналістаў.
HCHR in MK made Constitutional Court analysis
The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in the Republic of Macedonia – HCHR in MK, made the analysis of the Constitutional Court institution, reviewing its position in the legal system of the Republic of Macedonia, pressures which are made or being made on it, international perspective of such courts, concluding it all with several official standpoints on this topic and recommendations.