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ICC seeks new charges for Congo warlord
International Criminal Court judges asked prosecutors Thursday to refile charges against ex-DR Congo vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba so he can be tried for war crimes as a military, rather than political commander.
Modern Liberty: Free speech must be for all
The United Nations’ retreat from defending free expression is at odds with the concept of universal rights, says Index on Censorship editor Jo Glanville.
Burma: Small Concession Masks Significant Obstruction
Whilst welcome news, the Burmese regime’s release of prisoners and their promises of more to come, masks the forcible way in which they obstructed any development of a human rights agreement at the recent ASEAN Summit.
Nationalistic party refuses to review Helsinki Committee reports
Session of The Standing Questionnaire Commission for the Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms of the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia that should review monthly reports on the human rights situation by the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia, postponed for the second time by nationalistic party.
Two prominent human rights defenders assassinated in Nairobi
Thursday, March 5 the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions issued a press release in response to the assassination this evening of two prominent human rights defenders in Nairobi.
Case against Leila Yunus dropped
The Minister of Internal Affairs of Republic of Azerbaijan has dropped the civil proceedings against human rights defender Leila Yunus, director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy, for alleged defamation. A hearing on this case took place in Yasamal District Court in the capital, Baku, on 2 March 2009, where it was announced that the defamation suit against Leila Yunus has been withdrawn.
In memory of Elmar: A symbol for the free press in Azerbaijan
On this day, four years ago, on March 2, 2005 the editor of the weekly Monitor, Elmar Huseynov, was brutally killed.
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Беларускі рэжым зноў выяўляе негатоўнасць да лібералізацыі. Грамадская арганізацыя “Наша Вясна” атрымала афіцыйную адмову ў рэгістрацыі, што сталася для праваабаронцаў лакмусавай паперкай на змены ў Беларусі.
Armenia: HR situation remains highly problematic
Thousands of people gathered to a peaceful rally in Yerevan to honour the memory of victims of 1 March 2008 where 10 people died and 200 were injured. At the same time, the Helsinki Association on Human Rights released a Report about the observance and violations of human rights in the Republic of Armenia in 2008.