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10 December: mass detentions in Belarus
Republic of Belarus celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by mass detentions of participants in peaceful protest actions
10 снежня: масавыя затрыманні ў Беларусі
60-ыя ўгодкі Ўсеагульнай дэкларацыі правоў чалавека былі адзначаныя ў Беларусі масавымі затрыманнямі ўдзельнікаў мірных акцый.
The UDHR slab unveiled in Uganda
The Ambassador of France in the Republic of Uganda, Mr. René Forceville, placed a glass slab engraved with the full text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on the wall of the French Embassy building on 10th December 2008. The Solemn unveiling of this slab, which coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, symbolises the making of the French Embassy a place of Human Rights, a symbolism will be done in all the French Diplomatic Missions abroad.
Right: the unveil of the slab
Northern Uganda: The Road to Peace, with or without Kony
The Juba peace process is stagnant and likely to fail unless the Ugandan government and the international community redirect the negotiations.
The joint statement by the FIDH and Human Rights Center “Viasna” (in brief)
The International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” are urging the Government of the Republic of Belarus to adhere to its international human rights obligations.
Norway does not give human rights defenders the protection they need
“Norway does not provide human rights defenders the protection they need, and thus the government violates its own stated mission to support and protect human rights defenders in practice, as Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has stated in a speech in connection with today’s 60-year anniversary of the World Declaration on Human Rights,” says Norwegian Helsinki Committee’s adviser Aage Borchgrevink.
Norwegian Helsinki Committee’s employees fined in Murmansk
On Saturday, 6 December, General Secretary Bjørn Engesland and Enver Djuliman, Director of Human Rights Education, were fined for having violated Russian visa regulations. While the Russian authorities stated that this was a routine visa control, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee fears the action appends to the pattern of authorities’ ongoing efforts to prevent human rights groups from working in the Russian Federation.
Anniversary of Declaration on Human Rights Defenders
Five UN and regional human rights mechanisms and representatives launch a joint warning on the persistent challenges facing human rights defenders on the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on Human Rights defenders.
Political prisoner set free but found guilty
On 8-9 December, political prisoner Aliaksandr Barazenka stood trial in Minsk. The last participant of the Process of Fourteen was found guilty and sentenced to one year of restricted freedom.