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Being a journalist in Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the most insecure jobs in a country run by one of the most insecure governments in the world. The Islamic Republic has made journalists its prime target, said journalist Maziar Bahari at the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards on 25 March 2010. Bahari was imprisoned by the Iranian regime for attempting to report on 2009’s disputed election.

The Burmese community in Bergen is extremely worried about attacks by the Burmese military junta on the Karen people in Eastern Burma (Republic of the Union of Myanmar). In a letter to Jonas Gahr Støre, Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, they request help from the Norwegian government.

Serbia’s parliament has passed a landmark resolution apologising for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre – Europe’s worst atrocity since World War II.
The motion, approved by a narrow majority, says Serbia should have done more to prevent the tragedy.

Norwegian Helsinki Committee in cooperation with the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs organized a seminar in which Russia’s harsh policies pursued during continuous anti-terrorist operations in the North Caucasus region were analyzed and discussed by human rights defenders and experts on 23 March 2010.

26 сакавіка ў беларускім Доме правоў чалавека прайшла прэзентацыя незалежнага фільму “10 тактык зрабіць інфармацыю дзеяннем”. Сабраныя ў невялікай стужцы гісторыі з’яўляюцца свайго кшталту квінтэсэнцыяй досведу праваабаронцаў і грамадскіх актывістаў па ўсім свеце, і маюць на мэце пашырэнне актыўнасці ў барацьбе за свае правы, карыстаючыся новымі медыя.

25 сакавіка праваабарончыя арганізацыі Civil Rights Defenders (Швецыя), Беларускі Дом правоў чалавека (Літва), Фундацыя Дамоў правоў чалавека (Нарвегія) і Нарвежскі Хельсінкскі камітэт накіравалі заяву пратэсту прэзідэнту Беларусі, з асуджэннем пераследу праваабаронцаў Алеся Бяляцкага, Валянціна Стэфановіча і Ірыны Тоўсцік.

The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia – HCHR, opposes the press release of the Synod of the Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric (MOC-OA) issued around mid-March, which violates the human rights of certain groups of citizens of the Republic of Macedonia, enhances their stigmatization and contrary to the basic teachings of this institution, spreads hatred and takes over the role of a judge.

The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina – HCHR, said that in the last police action in the case of Bratunac – Srebrenica, there was a serious violation of human rights. ‘’Due to excessive spectacularism, which recently accompanies almost all police actions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a fundamental principle which implies a presumption of innocence until a court decision making, is persistently violated’’, it is stated in press release of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights.

On 8 February 2010 the European Court of Human Rights informed the Polish government about a complaint by Józef Jędruch against Republic of Poland (Application no. 8915/09). Józef Jędruch claimed that custody officers violated article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights by treating him in a humiliating and discriminatory manner during body searches.