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State of Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2005
Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, eleventh year in a row, reported about a state of Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the PRESS Conference, held today, in the Human Rights House of Sarajevo, at the presence of more than 20 media agencies, Srdjan Dizdarevic, president of the Helsinki Committee, shortly presented mayor sequences of their findings on Human Rights situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2005. (17-JAN-2006)
The 16th of January Is Belarusian Solidarity Day
On September 16, 1999 in the Republic of Belarus a vice-speaker of the Supreme Soviet Viktar Hanchar and his friend businessman Anatoly Krasouski were abducted. The fates of the former Minister of Internal Affairs Yury Zakharanka and a cameraman of the ORT channel Dzmitry Zavadsky are unknown as well. Representatives of the civil society of Republic of Belarus proposed holding Days of Solidarity in the country. They called upon the citizens SIMPLY TO SWITCH OFF THE LIGHT at 8 p.m. on the 16th day of every month, and to light candles of Freedom for 15 minutes, as a sign of solidarity with political prisoners, disappeared oppositionists, their families, and independent journalists, with all who fight for freedom and democracy in the Republic of Belarus. (16-JAN-06)
The importance of civil society
Tuesday 17 January, the Norwegian Council for Africa and HRH co-hosted a seminar called ?Aid and the troubled democracies of East Africa?. The four speakers coming from Republic of Kenya and Republic of Uganda, including the well-known human rights defender Beatrice Kamau and the former editor at the Monitor, Republic of Uganda, Charles Onyango-Obbo all agreed upon the importance of a strong civil society for the functioning of a democracy (18-JAN-06)
A new HFHR Programme is about to begin!
The I edition of the Refugee and Migration Law Clinic organised by the Helsinski Foundation for Human Rights will begin on 1 March. Recruitment for the clinic will be held until the end of February. (14-JAN-06)
Seminar in Oslo: The importance of civil society
Tuesday 17 January, the Norwegian Council for Africa and HRH co-hosted a seminar called ‘Aid and the troubled democracies of East Africa’.at The Human Rights House in Oslo. The four speakers coming from Republic of Kenya and Republic of Uganda, including the well-known human rights defender Beatrice Kamau and the former editor at the Monitor, Republic of Uganda, Charles Onyango-Obbo all agreed upon the importance of a strong civil society for the functioning of a democracy (18-JAN-06)
The government makes no action despite of 16-days hunger strike
The hunger strike targeted at restoration of the education rights of two expelled students – Turan Aliyev and Namik Feyziyev continues for 16 days. The health condition of Emin Huseynov deteriorated so much, that he has urgently been hospitalized today. The other 3 strikers have serious pains and weakness. Nevertheless, there is still no action taken by the Ministry of Education or the Ombudsman in the direction of protecting the strikers’ rights. The picket of the young activists in front of the Ministry of Education has been dispersed today. (12-JAN-2006)
Bird flu reveals further discrimination of Kurds in Turkey
Turkish authorities have done little or nothing to inform the Kurdish population about the bird flu disease, currently spreading across the country. When bird flew was detected in the non-Kurdish western Republic of Turkey last year, however, the authorities instantly presented information on how life stocks were to be killed. Follow-up guidance on possibly infected people was also given. (12-JAN-06)
Humanitarian worker imprisoned in Georgia
On December 27, Georgian authorities sentenced Mahomed Mahaev to three months preliminary imprisonment on suspicion of al-Qaeda-membership. Mahaev is a Chechen refugee and founder of the humanitarian organisation Imedi (‘Hope’) that assists Chechen refugees. Local members of the Human Rights House Network are worried about the serious risk of extradition and torture. (12-JAN-06)
HRH asks Azeri authorities to restore rights striking student
The Human Rights House Foundation is deeply concerned about the condition of the 6 students that are in hunger strike in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan. Therefore a letter was sent to both the Minister of Education and the Ombudsman, asking for the immediate restoration of their rights to education. After 15 days without food some of the strikers are at the end of their reserves. There are strong indications that their expulsion from university was politically motivated. Read the letters here. (11-JAN-06)