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CMS recently promoted their TV video clip named “Violence leaves marks“, and published two so called ”peace posters” within their campaign „Peace in Schools“. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness of general public and decision makers in the area of education, on issue of violence and violent behaviour among youth and its permanent consequences on the society.

On November 22-25, 2009 the second regional meeting of the South Caucasus Network of Human Rights Defenders was held in Tbilisi, Georgia.

On the initiative of HR Center and the South Caucasus Network for HR Defenders, the South Caucasus Network defenders from Republic of Armenia, Republic of Azerbaijan and Georgia, the HRHouse Foundation from Norway as well as other members of NGO community protested against the arbitrary detention of the activists of “7 November” movement.

“FIDH and its member organization, the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), welcome the decision announced today by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to address the crimes committed during the 2007/2008 post-election violence in the Republic of Kenya. The ICC Prosecutor has announced that Republic of Kenya will be the first situation where he will exercise its propio motu powers to request the opening of an investigation.

The Supreme Administrative Court, in a verdict from 28 October 2009, stated that the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights has the right to expect the President of the Institute of National Remembrance to explain on what legal basis the employees of the institute use the institute’s documents.

Publishing press by the organs of state administration and self-government should be forbidden – declared the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and IWP press publishers organisation in a joint statement.

Фундацыя Дамоў правоў чалавека разам з удзельнікамі Сеткі Дамоў правоў чалавека з Азербайджана, Беларусі і Расеі, а таксама з партнёрамі з Грузіі распачалі новы праект – “Дыстанцыйнае навучанне адвакатаў правам чалавека”.

50% increase in complaints of forced labour and more than half involving children and young people enrolled in the army. The military junta has inserted a provision in the Constitution that authorizes the use of civilians in the construction of roads, infrastructure, such as porters or minesweepers.

Attack on the headquarters of The Arab Sisters Forum for Human Rights was conducted following the NGO’s report on torture in Yemeni prisons. The chairperson of the Forum, Ms. Amal Al-Basha, has been terrorized by spraying a liquid in her face and subjected to serious threat as recently the security system for the rear brakes of her car was willfully damaged.