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Draft laws burden Ukrainian NGOs
Two proposed laws introduced in Ukraine would oblige non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to publically publish detailed online reports on their employees and funding, which organisations have labelled as “disproportionate interference” in their activities.
Civil activist and journalist persecuted by the South Ossetia’s de-facto authority
On August 16, in Akhalgori, de-facto law enforcement officers of South Ossetia detained and have brought defamation charges against the Georgian activist and independent journalist Tamar Mearakishvili. Akhalgori municipality is located in Eastern Georgia and has been occupied by Russian armed forces in 2008, after Russian-Georgian armed conflict.
Civil activist and journalist persecuted by the South Ossetia’s de-facto authority
On August 16, in Akhalgori, de-facto law enforcement officers of South Ossetia detained and have brought defamation charges against the Georgian activist and independent journalist Tamar Mearakishvili. Akhalgori municipality is located in Eastern Georgia and has been occupied by Russian armed forces in 2008, after Russian-Georgian armed conflict.
Mother of the missing politician complains to the UN HRC, the Republic of Belarus against
The Republic of Belarus considers inadmissible the complaint to the HRC by Ulyana Zakharanka, the mother of the missing opposition politician and former Minister of Internal Affairs of Belarus.
Маці зніклага палітыка скардзіцца ў КПЧ, Рэспубліка Беларусь – супраць
Рэспубліка Беларусь лічыць непрымальнай скаргу ў КПЧ Ульяны Захаранкі, маці зніклага апазіцыйнага палітыка і былога міністра ўнутраных спраў Беларусі.
Job Opportunity: Advocacy Operations Assistant
We are looking for a skilled, resourceful and qualified candidate to support our international advocacy programme staff. Fluency in French and English is required.
Обучение правам человека на практике
Выпускникам годового курса по международному праву прав человека довелось применить свои знания на практике, когда сотни протестующих и наблюдателей были задержаны в Минске этой весной.
Director of news agency detained
Mehman Aliyev, the director of Azerbaijani independent news agency Turan has been given 3 months pretrial detention and is facing charges for illegal entrepreneurship, tax evasion, and abuse of power. HRHF calls for his immediate and unconditional release.
Human rights training in action in Belarus
Graduates of a one-year course on international human rights standards had their knowledge and skills thoroughly tested when hundreds of protestors and observers were detained in Belarus this spring.