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US: Not in my backyard
The Internet threatens to make US obscenity law unworkable, says Marjorie Hein
Legal protests in Belarusian provinces: mission impossible
Organizing legal mass gatherings in some Belarusian cities is a nearly impossible challenge. In Hrodna local authorities for dubious reasons refused mass rallies on the Freedom Day, 25 March, and labour union marches. In Baranavičy activists’ attempts to defend the right for assembly get smashed under an avalanche of unconstitutional decrees by the authorities.
UK: Seditious libel law is a travesty of justice
The UK government’s retention of this archaic legislation only serves to justify oppression in other countries, writes Evan Harris.
Macedonian government protects the attackers
On March 28 the members of the “First Archibrigade”, an association of students from the Faculty of Architecture in Skopje, staged their “First Architectural Offensive” to protest the construction of a new church on the main city square in Skopje. However, an organized group of opponents was waiting for them on the site of the previously announced peaceful demonstrations.
Легальны пікет у беларускай правінцыі – mission impossible
Невыканальнай задачай робіцца правядзенне ў некаторых гарадах Беларусі легальнага масавага мерапрыемства. У Горадні ўлады па надуманых прычынах не дазволілі ні Дня волі, ні пікету прафсаюзу. На Берасцейшыне спробы актывістаў абараніць права на мітынг таксама натыкаюцца на скалу антыканстытуцыйных адпісак.
B.a.B.e. in PILI’s pro bono legal assistance program
B.a.B.e. has established a cooperation with The Public Interest Law Institute (PILI) regarding their Pro Bono legal assistance program which offers Croatian NGOs vast possibilities for providing more efficient legal help to the citizens whose rights have been or are violated in the Republic of Croatia.
United States to seek a seat on the UN HR Council
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the announcement by the United States that it will seek a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, saying it embodies the country’s commitment to a “new era of engagement.” Right, UN Human Rights Council building in Geneva.
-Obama should highlight safety of activists in talks with Medvedev
-Russian authorities should investigate the violent attack against Lev Ponomarev, a prominent Russian human rights defender, nine international human rights organizations said today. Ponomarev, 67, was attacked and seriously injured by several unidentified assailants late on the night of March 31, 2009, outside his apartment building in Moscow.
Kony “wife” recounts dramatic escape
When Catherine Ajok, (right, with her child fathered by Joseph Kony), was one of the so-called Aboke girls. Late one night recently, she returned home after 13 years in the Lord’s Resistance Army’s captivity. As she walked the last stretches back to her family’s home, the people of the Apac lined the road holding candles in her honour. A chorus of women’s voices rose in ululations as she passed.