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China dismisses concerns on human rights in Tibet in UPR
China rejected any mention of the human rights situation in Tibet at the conclusion of a major international review of its human rights record in Geneva yesterday. the People´s Republic of China rejected many of the recommendations made by UN member states to implement specific measures and reforms for genuine human rights in the People´s Republic of China.
Brutal crackdown on the Rally of Love in Minsk
“It was the cruellest crackdown in the 13 year history of St. Valentine’s Day rallies. They were beating up even girls,” says Zmitser Dashkevich, a leader of the opposition youth organisation Young Front.
У Менску брутальна разагнаная „Акцыя любові“
“Гэта самы жорсткі разгон за 13-гадовую гісторыю арганізацыі святкавання Дня святога Валянціна. Білі нават дзяўчат,“ – казаў арганізатар акцыі Зміцер Дашкевіч.
No thaw without “Nasha Viasna” registration
Belarusian human rights defenders have their own test of the regime readiness to provide democratic reforms and maintain dialogue with the West.
Адліга прыйдзе з “Нашай Вясной”
Беларускія праваабаронцы маюць уласны тэст на гатоўнасць уладаў краіны да дыялогу з Еўразвязам і да дэмакратычных зменаў у грамадстве.
UK: Controversial government ban on Dutch MP
The debate on limits to freedom of expression is re-sparked by the government’s decision to uphold a ban that prevented anti-Islamic Dutch MP Geert Wilders, right, from entering the country.
Another Russian social activist suffered severe beating
Yuri Grachev, editor of the oppositional newspaper Solnechnogorsk Forum and a deputy in the Solnechnogorsk City Council, has been attacked and severely beaten by unknown persons.
Nine monks sentenced, other committed suicide in Tibet
Nine monks studying at Samye Monastery in Tibet were sentenced to varying prison terms between 2-15 years’ in jail for their participation in the last Spring Tibet protest in Lhoka Prefecture “Tibet Autonomous Region” (‘TAR’) and a monk committed suicide, according to confirmed information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).
Show the courage and award the courageous
Non-governmental organizations from Bosnia & Herzegovina started an initiative regarding Show the Courage and Award the Courageous: Six-April Award for the team of FTV magazine ’60 Minuta’. This is an appeal to the authorities and citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina regarding recent happenings relating to physical and verbal attacks on journalists of political TV magazine ’60 Minuta’.