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Baku: The hunger strike of the activists of the youth movements in the Republic of Azerbaijan continues even though some of the strikers have been without food for 14 days. The strike is directed to restore the education rights of two students Turan Aliyev and Namiq Feyziyev expelled from the universities on political motives. (10-JAN-2006)
 

Kjell Magne Bondevik, (right, pictured at the opening of the Norwegian Human Rights House, August 2004), until last September Prime Minister of Norway, launched his plans today for an independent centre for peace, reconciliation in conflict-ridden areas and international human rights. (09-JAN-05)
 

The Norwegian Council for the Rights of the Kurdish People (RKR) has now published its first magazine with a thematic focus. As an ethnic minority the Kurds has been oppressed and harassed, both politically and militarily for decades. Women are especially endangered by violence and harassment in time of war and conflict. This together with the fear for new assaults affects Kurdish women in a special way and this makes out the thematic focus addressed in this new Norwegian publication. The magazine costs NOK 50,- and orders can be placed at www.kurdistan.no. (09-JAN-06)
 

The hunger strike of activists of youth movements in the Republic of Azerbaijan continues for 11 days. The strike is directed to restore the education rights of two students Turan Aliyev and Namiq Feyziyev expelled from the universities on political motives. (07-JAN-2006)

The trial of five members of the Serb para-military formation ‘Scorpions’ for murder of six imprisoned Bosnian Muslims from Srebrenica in July 1995 started the 20th of December before the Belgrade District Court War Crimes Chamber. They were arrested this year and accused of war crimes after the International War Crimes Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague had presented, at the beginning of June, a video showing the murders. (30-DEC-05)
 

The activists of youth movement continue the hunger strike for the 7-th day. The strikers are demanding the restoration of education rights of two students Turan Aliyev and Namig Feiziyev who were expelled from the universities for their political views. Though the health state of the strikers gets deteriorated there is still no official reaction from the side of officials to the action. The Ombudsman Elmira Suleymanova visited the strikers on the 31-st of December and promised to make the efforts to restore the students’ rights, but it can be only after the 5-th of January, official working day. The strikers intend to continue the protest action until the restoration of their rights. (03-JAN-2006)

Activists of youth movements in Azerbaijan continue their hunger strike for the 7-th day in a row. The strikers are demanding the restoration of education rights of two students who were expelled from their universities for their political views. Though the health state of the strikers gets deteriorated there is still no official reaction from the side of officials to the action. The strikers intend to continue the protest action until the restoration of their rights. (03-JAN-2006)
  

From 15th December there is an opportunity to see at the Dom Kultury Srodmiescie Nick Danziger’s photography exhibition CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE. (29-DEC-05)

The 2nd session of the 4th International Advanced Course on Human Rights, organized by Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, was completed on 10 December. 48 people from countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States participated in the course. (29-DEC-05)