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17 студзеня адбыўся першы тур выбараў прэзідэнта Украіны. 13-20 студзеня ў рамках праекту “Назіранне за выбарамі: тэорыя і практыка” прадстаўнікі студэнцтва і грамадзянскай супольнасці Беларусі, а таксама Літвы, Швецыі і Нарвегіі – звыш 50 чалавек – наведалі Адэскую, Данецкую, Кіеўскую і Львоўскую вобласці, каб на ўласныя вочы “подивитися” на кампанію па выбарах кіраўніка суседняй дзяржавы.

On January 20th, the Human Rights Watch published its World Report 2010. The 612-page report, the organization’s 20th annual review of human rights practices around the globe, summarizes major human rights trends in more than 90 nations and territories worldwide. The report covers the human rights situation in Georgia as well.

The activist of Republic of Belarus National front party Siarhei Kavalenka from Viciebsk (city in north Belarus) is under risk to be convicted for up to 6 years of prison. He is accused of public violence under the article 339 of Criminal code of Republic of Belarus. The reason for criminal case was a national flag which he hanged in city center.

The UN Special Rapporteur on health, Anand Grover, warned Friday that the Anti-Homosexuality Bill being considered by the Ugandan Parliament is “not only a violation of the fundamental human rights of Ugandans, but will also undermine efforts to achieve universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.”

A group of more than 200 award-winning writers has today sent an open letter to British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, demanding that he seek information on the Libyan democracy activist Jaballa Matar (on the picture, right). Matar was abducted in 1990, and imprisoned without charge in Libya’s notorious Abu Salim prison.

There is a number of implemented projects regarding trafficking in Debar, FYR Macedonia, but greater coordination of all implemented activities is required if we want better results, evaluate the representatives of NGOs and relevant institutions in Debar.

While Article 39 of Kenya’s Revised Harmonised Draft Constitution makes giant steps in guaranteeing media freedom, Henry Maina finds it still lacking. Maina explores Article 39’s shortcomings in the areas of licensing, censorship and confidentiality and suggests some fundamental safeguards as solutions.

Human rights protections in the Western Balkans lag behind aspirations for European integration, Human Rights Watch said today. In its World Report 2010, Human Rights Watch documents human rights conditions and issues in Bosnia, Republic of Croatia, Serbia, and Kosovo.

-The Norwegian Helsinki Committee welcomes this important move, says Secretary General Bjørn Engesland. – Protocol 14 simplifies the procedures of European Court, adds Deputy Secretary General Gunnar M. Ekeløve-Slydal. – But it may not solve the problem of the precarious human rights situation in the Russian Federation and lack of trust by its citizens in domestic institutions and remedies.