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Macedonian Women’s Rights Centre – Shelter Centre (MWRC) in cooperation with UNIFEM office in Skopje, held a training last week for 28 representatives of NGOs, presenting the concept and methodology of providing free legal aid to the women victims of domestic violence by the NGO sector in FYR Macedonia.

On the occasion of the World Roma Day, April 8th, regional campaign and campaign video “I’m a Roma Woman” were presented in the House of Human Rights of Sarajevo last Thursday.

The Polisario Front’s Negotiator at the United Nations and Coordinator with The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), M’hamed Kheddad, said on 6 April 2010 in Brussels that the Sahrawi government had called the United Nations to supervise Human rights in the liberated territories and refugee camps.

Eynulla Fatullayev goes on trial on “trumped up” drugs charges while the European Court examines previous charges. A new trial into the case of imprisoned journalist Eynulla Fatullayev, an investigative journalist and staunch critic of Azerbaijani government was opened on 9 April 2010 in the Garadag District Court.

Partners Relief & Development (Partners) and Free Burma Rangers (FBR) announce a first comprehensive report “Displaced Childhoods” documenting the experiences of internally displaced children against the backdrop of Burma’s obligations under domestic and international law. Report is based on data collected in Burma and on its borderlands for the last 14 years by Partners and FBR.

Amnesty International Norway calls on those exercising authority in Kyrgyz Republic to respect and protect human rights while restoring public order after three days of violent unrest reportedly left scores dead and hundreds injured.

Art, in any form, constitutes a key medium through which information and ideas are imparted and received. Artist Alert, launched by ARTICLE 19, highlights cases of artists around the world whose right to freedom of expression has been curtailed and abused, and seeks to more effectively promote and defend freedom to create.

Activists of Association Right to the City and Green Action submitted to USKOK (Office for the Suppression of Corruption and Organized Crime), criminal charges against Mayor of Zagreb, Milan Bandic, charging him for abuse of office and authority, and for concluding the contract with Hoto group for the project in Varsavska street, which is harmful for the city of Zagreb. A submission was accompanied by a protest of almost 200 activists and citizens in front of USKOK building in Gajeva street, Zagreb.

China has arrested two Tibetan students of Northwest National Minorities’ University in Lanzhou on 6 April 2010. Tashi Rabten (pen name – Te’urang) and Druklo (pen name –Shokjang) were arrested after around 16 officials from the local Public Security Bureau arrived in the university hostel and ransacked students’ rooms.