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After an early release of former colonel Yuri Budanov, accused in rape and murder of a young Chechen woman Elza Kungayeva, evidence of his involvement in murder of three more Chechen residents is revealed.

As the trial of Florence Hartmann approaches, ARTICLE 19 has expressed concerns that the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) is not upholding international standards on freedom of expression.

In a comment released by the Council of Europe, Thomas Hammerberg, its Human Rights Commissioner, advocates that current methods dealing with child offenders not only fail to be effective, but actually exacerbate problems. He proposes measures that move beyond the rigidly focused debate to decide an appropriate age for criminal responsibility.

It’s just a few short weeks into the year and two journalists have lost their lives,
simply for doing their jobs. In the Republic of Kenya, freelance journalist Francis Nyaruri was
abducted and killed, and in the Republic of Somalia, radio journalist Said Tahlil Ahmed was
shot dead in a market. These killings are a reminder of the continued danger
that so many media workers currently face in the East and Horn of Africa.

After a string of murders targeting journalists in the Russian Federation, their security is still in question.

-The government and the international community must respond to the crisis and put in place the protection that society needs including defending the right of journalists to work without intimidation,-Aidan White, IFJ General Secretary.

Belarusian law enforcement agencies decided to celebrate the International Day Against Torture in their own, unique style. Detained a day earlier, on 3 February, opposition activists from Homiel were forced to strip naked during a search.

The founder of the Election Monitoring Center, Anar Mammedli, has filed a lawsuit in the Sabayil District Court against the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

On the morning of 4 February 2009, the Working Group on the UPR examined the human rights situation in the Russian Federation. The large delegation was led by the Justice Minister, Aleksandr Konovalov, right. Over 60 States attempted to present a broad range of questions and recommendations, although time constraints resulted in over 20 States being unable to speak.