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Azerbaijan reviewed under the UPR
Republic of Azerbaijan was reviewed by the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group on February 4. Its delegation was led by Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Khalaf Khalafov, right. During the session it was a challenge to create a constructive dialogue with the Azerbaijani delegation on the problems the country has with the implementation of its legal framework.
Murder of Markelov and Baburova: more than two weeks later
More than two weeks have passed since the murder of human rights defender Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova. What has been done to investigate the crime and bring the persons responsible to justice?
Death threats to journalists in B&H
The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute, is deeply concerned over recent death threats made against journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Remembering the Ghulja Massacre
Today, the Ghulja massacre is being marked worldwide. The Rafto Foundation pays its respect to the hundreds of Uyghurs who were killed or imprisoned after participating in a peaceful demonstration in Ghulja in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, the People´s Republic of China in 1997.
Sudanese reaction to the possible indictment of President Bashir by the ICC
Representatives of independent Sudanese civil society organizations, media and rights activists called on Sudanese government, political actors and civil society members to urgently convene a conference to discuss the crisis brought on by the Sudanese government’s reaction to the charges brought by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court against the President of Republic of the Sudan.
У Беларусі катуюць апазіцыянераў
Міжнародны дзень забароны катаванняў беларускія сілавыя структуры адзначылі на ўласны капыл. Затрыманых напярэдадні, 3 лютага, гомельскіх апазіцыянераў у час дагляду прымусілі распрануцца дагала.
IFJ calls for urgent action as fears grow over ordeal of journalist in Eritrea
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called for urgent humanitarian action by the international community over the plight of Dawit Isaak, a journalist and writer who has been held in State of Eritrea without trial for almost eight years and who is believed to be seriously ill.
African Union should respect and support universal jurisdiction
On the occasion of the 12thsummit of the African Union (AU), Member States’ discussions included the fight against impunity for serious international crimes and the principle of universal jurisdiction. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) urges the African Union to use this opportunity to explore ways of how best to support an exercise of universal jurisdiction and to clarify misconceptions of the principle, thereby contributing to global accountability for the most serious crimes.
Prominent Somali journalist assassinated in Mogadishu
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) strongly condemns today’s brutal assassination of Said Tahlil Ahmed, Director of HornAfrik Radio in Mogadishu at around 14:45 hrs local time. Three men with pistols shot Said Tahlil Ahmed four times in the head in Bakara Market.