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Macedonian Woman’s Rights Centre – Shelter Centre has issued the publication “Monitoring of the Court Proceedings’’ within their same-titled project that is financially supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Federal Republic of Germany.

Last week, on February 11th, the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in B&H – HCHR, organized its 15th General Assembly, where the implemented activities in 2009, the plans for 2010 and the election of the new president and members of Steering Board of the HCHR were among the key topics for discussion.

The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Secretary of State and Foreign Minister of Republic of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev, during his visit to Georgia reiterated the OSCE’s support of the Geneva Discussions, and the Organization’s readiness to support democratic reform processes, including elections.

Organisations supporting journalists, writers and publishers in Islamic Republic of Iran on February 17 called on Tehran officials to open the door to the United Nations’ special rapporteurs on human rights – including its expert on freedom of expression Frank la Rue, right.

-What you see now in Islamic Republic of Iran is a government in fear of its own people, says Shirin Ebadi, right, Iranian lawyer and human rights activist. -The Tehran hardliners’ position is weakening by the day. But as the people’s loyalty is diminishing, the violence is escalating fast, added the 2003 Nobel Peace Price laureate when she visited the Human Rights House in Oslo yesterday.

On 14 February in Minsk during a traditional street celebration of Valentine’s Day 20 to 30 people were detained and all who gathered were brutally dispersed by riot police. Thus, Young Front activists and others had to celebrate the All Lovers’ Day in police custody.

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), takes note of the announcement of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov’s decision to withdraw the complaints filed against two prominent human rights defenders, but remains concerned about the continuing threats faced by defenders in the Chechen Republic.

Green Action and the members of the Human Rights House Zagreb (B.a.B.e., CMS, Documenta, and GOLJP) organized a fundraising night on Saturday, January 30th 2010, in the premises of the Human Rights House Zagreb, in order provide a donor assistance for the victims in Haiti.

School of Human Rights in FYR Macedonia was held from 12-19 January 2010 in hotel “Granit” in Ohrid. It included 25 high school students aged 16-19 years coming from different cities throughout FYR Macedonia.