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The review, initiated by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in collaboration with the Russian Union of Journalists, the Glasnost Defense Foundation and the Centre for Journalism in Extreme Situations as a part of World Congress in Moscow in 2007, examines 313 cases of died journalists in the Russian Federation since 1993, reviewing the circumstances around their deaths, the response of the authorities and the reasons behind the failure of the investigation.

Center for Human Rights in Zagreb, has made last week public presentation of the research results “Human rights in primary schools – theory and practice”. The research has been conducted in 24 primary schools in the Republic of Croatia.

Non-governmental organizations from Bosnia and Herzegovina demand from the responsible institutions to immediately sanction the hate speech made last week by Drago Kalabic, the Chief of the Club of Representatives of SNSD (Party of Independent Social Democrats) in the House of Representatives, during the TV program “Posteno”.

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) launches its Annual Report 2009.

Civil Society Defence Committee was established on 11 June 2009 to achieve complete removal of the proposed amendments to Azerbaijan’s law “On Non-Government Organisations (public unions and foundations)” from the agenda and work plan of Milli Mejlis which is intended to be discussed at its extraordinary session on 19 June. The Committee is composed of the NGOs working in various spheres.

Lawyer Le Cong Dinh (right) has always worked to change the system from within – which is exactly why his arrest is troubling, says Roby Alampay

Five organizations from Human Rights House Zagreb addressed the Open letter to the president of the Republic of Croatia, and to the Prime Minister and the president of the Assembly, urging them to clearly and openly condemn human rights violations in the People´s Republic of China during the visit of the president of People’s Republic of China, Hu Jintao, to Republic of Croatia.

From September on about 25-30 lawyers from four post-soviet countries will be enrolled into a year long course Electronic Human Rights Education for Lawyers. They will learn to apply human rights concepts in their daily practice without leaving their homes.

More than one year after the brutal assault on Dusan Miljus, an investigative reporter for the Croatian daily newspaper Jutarnji List, his attackers are yet to be arrested. The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), calls on the Croatian authorities to further ensure Miljus’s protection and to bring to justice those responsible for the attack.