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Вызначаны шорт-ліст Нацыянальнай прэміі беларускіх праваабаронцаў
30 лістапада праваабарончая супольнасць Беларусі вызначыла шорт-ліст штогадовай Нацыянальнай прэміі за дасягненні ў галіне правоў чалавека.
“Stopping more brutal affronts and violations” in Belarus
Reflecting on his six years as UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus, as his tenure comes to an end, Miklós Haraszti recalls “fighting an uphill battle” in the mandate, but how ultimately it has ensured international scrutiny of the human rights situation and provided a bulwark against some of the worst violations.
Rights of Defenders on agenda of Committee of Ministers
During a rare engagement between the Council of Europe’s decision-making body and civil society, human rights defenders and the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights highlighted the need to support human rights defenders and raise awareness of their work in society.
HRH Zagreb on presumption of innocence, disability rights, and whistleblowers
Human Rights House Zagreb has completed research and undertaken advocacy work to strengthen standards on the presumption of innocence, disability rights, and protection for whistleblowers.
Belarus needs “true desire” to improve human rights
Following its first review of Belarus in 21 years, the UN Human Rights Committee concluded that there are “many issues to address.” Human rights defenders warn that these findings need to translate to changes in the country.
Конкурс на падтрымку праектаў у галіне правоў чалавека і дэмакратычных каштоўнасцяў
Беларускі дом правоў чалавека імя Б. Звозскава абвяшчае конкурс на падтрымку праектаў, накіраваных на абарону і прасоўванне правоў чалавека і дэмакратычных каштоўнасцяў. Конкурс ладзіцца пры фінансавай падтрымцы Еўрасаюза. Заяўкі на конкурс прымаюцца да 28 лютага 2019 года.
Расшифровка трансляции рассмотрения доклада Беларуси на 124 сессии КПЧ ООН. День 1
8 и 9 октября 2018 года в Женеве на 124 сессии Комитета по правам человека ООН рассматривали доклад Беларуси, который государство представило впервые за 20 лет.
Court rejects Mehman Huseynov’s appeal for conditional release
The Azerbaijani video journalist found no justice in his trial for defamation, and in August his first application for conditional release was rejected. His so far unsuccessful appeals against this rejection include an accuser not summoned to court and warnings against informing people of their rights. Such events are a repeat of the injustices that took place during his arrest and trial.
Human Rights in Theatre: “Justice for the Dictator”
Human rights organisations in Voronezh, Russia, staged the play “Justice for the Dictator”, a performance reading of the play “The Trial of Mussolini”. Once again, they showed their creative and innovative approach to reaching out on human rights.