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Helsinki Committee comments Tadic’s visit to Banja Luka
President of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in B&H, Srdjan Dizdarevic reckons the visit of president of Republic of Serbia, Boris Tadic to Banja Luka (Serbian entity of B&H), had the purpose of cooling down the tensions and purpose of decreasing the potential reaction of the political management of Republic of Srpska, after the decision of High Representative on suspension of all decisions made by National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska.
Дадатковы запіс (нота) адносна пазіцыі па справе Бяляцкага супраць Беларусі
Беларускі дом правоў чалавека прэзентуе дадатковы запіс (ноту) дзеля Камітэту ААН па правах чалавека наконт справы вядомага беларускага праваабаронцы Алеся Бяляцкага (Аляксандра Бяляцкага) супраць Беларусі ў сувязі з паўторнай адмовай Урадам у перарэгістрацыі няўрадавага грамадскага аб’яднання – Цэнтра па правах чалавека “Наша вясна”.
Draft amendments to NGO law improved but still raise concern
Most of the questions causing concern of civil society have been eliminated from the renewed amendments.
African Journalists leaders’ summit outlines strategies to roll back impunity and defend journalists
Leaders of the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the African regional organisation of the International Federation of Journalists, strongly condemned at their biannual meeting in Djibouti on June 23rd, the unsafe and precarious working conditions of journalists in Africa.
Statement of the HFHR on the private indictment in the case of Janusz Palikot vs. „Dziennik”
Position of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights concerning Janusz Palikot’s private indictment and civil litigation against the journalists and Publisher of the newspaper „Dziennik”.
Amendments to NGO law in Azerbaijan not approved (updated)
Lawmakers in the Republic of Azerbaijan on June 30th backed away from approving new restrictions on civil society that had been harshly criticised by local and foreign rights groups.
Follow-up note on the view Belyatsky et al. vs. Belarus
The Belarusian Human Rights House is presenting the Follow-Up Note for the UN Human Rights Committee on the case of the well-known Belarusian human rights defender Ales Bialiatski (Alexander Belyatsky) et al. versus Republic of Belarus considering the repetead non-registration by the Government of the human rights NGO “Nasha Viasna”.
PACE: Right to life for every Belarusian should be guaranteed
The Belarusian parliament will remain stigmatised by Europe unless the death penalty is abolished. On 23 June the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly adopted a resolution to lift the suspension of Special Guest status for the Parliament of Republic of Belarus with a condition that is directly related to one of the fundamental human rights – the right to life.
Ugandan government speaks out in favour of international human rights and justice mechanisms
The Ugandan government has shown its support for victims of human rights violations by publicly speaking out in favour of international justice and independent human rights monitoring mechanisms at two key events; the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) encourages other governments in the East African region to follow its lead.