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Poland: Healthy democracies are open to dialogue
Despite two years of calls from key international mechanisms and experts, the Polish authorities continue to rebuff criticism and implement measures impeding human rights, the rule of law, and the independence of the judiciary.
When will he find justice?
Mehman Huseynov’s appeals for justice and freedom continue.
Croatia: Ill Democracies – Europe Between Democracy and Autocracy
As part of this year’s edition of the Human Rights Film Festival in Zagreb, the two-day international conference “Il(l)iberal democracies: Europe between democracy and autocracy” was held on Friday 8 to Saturday 9 December, in the Müller Hall of the Cinema Europa.
Award for independent journalism in North Caucasus
Initiative Center for the Caucasus (ICC), organisation within the network of Human Rights Houses, has been recognised in France with an award in the category of freedom of information, freedom of the press and journalism.
The winners of the National Human Rights Prize were awarded in Minsk
On December 8, Belarusian human rights community solemnly awarded the winners of the ninth National Human Rights Prize in three categories: “The human rights defender of the year”, “The journalist of the year” and “The campaign/initiative of the year”. The ceremony was held in the Minsk book store “Lohvinau”.
У Мінску прайшло ўзнагароджанне лаўрэатаў Нацыянальнай праваабарончай прэміі
8 снежня ў мінскай кнігарні “ЛогвінаЎ” беларуская праваабарончая супольнасць урачыста ўзнагародзіла лаўрэатаў дзевятай Нацыянальняй прэміі беларускіх праваабаронцаў 2017 года ў трох намінацыях – “Праваабаронца года”, “Журналіст года” і “Кампанія/ініцыятыва года”.
Resisting Ill Democracies in Europe
From emerging democracies in transition, illiberal governments have rapidly transformed Hungary and Poland into ill democracies, have attempted to do so in Croatia, and are slowly and carefully entertaining an illiberal platform in Serbia, according to the new case study Resisting Ill Democracies in Europe.
The UN adopted a resolution on the role of human rights defenders. Belarus overlooked the document
Belarus is not among the 75 countries that clearly stated the need to protect human rights defenders. By doing this, the Belarusian authorities have witnessed their true position towards the human rights community, thinks Ales Bialiatski, head of the HRC “Viasna”.
У ААН прынялі Рэзалюцыю аб ролі праваабаронцаў. Дакумент застаўся па-за ўвагай Беларусі
Сярод 75 краінаў-суаўтараў рэзалюцыі, якія выразна заявілі пра неабходнасць абароны праваабаронцаў, Беларусь не значыцца. Такім чынам беларускія ўлады засведчылі сваю рэальную пазіцыю адносна праваабарончай супольнасці, лічыць кіраўнік ПЦ “Вясна” Алесь Бяляцкі.