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After numerous publis disscusions, Croatian Government definitely set January 2nd 2005 as a date for next presidential election. Judging by the quantity of affairs that shake Republic of Croatia at the moment, campaign already started and it seems it is going to be most controversial so far. (3-DEC-04)
 

The first of a series of lectures devoted to the memory Marek Nowicki, the late president of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, was held on Saturday, /November 28th/. The lecture was delivered by Professor Arthur Chaskalson, the Chief Justice of the High Court of the Republic of South Africa. (02-DEC-04)

– Amnesty International Norway and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee want to express to you some concerns related to recent developments in Norwegian prison regulations, in particular in relation to a recent plan of measures for implementing pre-trial detention and prison punishment by The Norwegian Criminal Ward Authorities, reads a letter from the organisations to the Council of Europe. Read the letter (02-DEC-04) 
 

Ukraine appears to be heading for a new election to resolve the dispute over last month´s run-off presidential poll. Last week, activists at the Human Rights Houses in Warsaw, Oslo and elsewhere expressed their solidarity with demonstrators in Kiev. (02-DEC-04)

More stories about Ukraine on humanrightshouse.org:

Seminar in Oslo today on the consequences of the Ukraine elections (02-DEC) IHF: Massive violations of electoral law and the OSCE and CoE standards (28-NOV) Covering Ukraine´s elections: confronting censorship, bias and intimidation (Article 19, 25-NOV) Demonstration outside the Ukrainian Embassy in Oslo  (26-NOV) Kiev – Warsaw Common Matter (24-NOV) Demonstration in Ukraine after the election   (23-NOV)  

Burma?s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has had her house arrest extended, her party said on Monday. The reported extension comes after Burma?s ruling junta pledged to release 9,000 prisoners and appointed a new Prime Minister, Soe Win. It was not clear how long Aung San Suu Kyi?s detention had been extended for. Aung San Suu Kyi has been held since May 2003, after clashes between her supporters and pro-government forces in northern Burma (Republic of the Union of Myanmar). (01-DES-04)
 

Burma´s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has had her house arrest extended, her party said on Monday. The reported extension comes after Burma´s ruling junta pledged to release 9,000 prisoners and appointed a new Prime Minister, Soe Win. It was not clear how long Aung San Suu Kyi´s detention had been extended for. Aung San Suu Kyi has been held since May 2003, after clashes between her supporters and pro-government forces in northern Burma (Republic of the Union of Myanmar). (01-DES-04)
 

The Colombian human rights defender and journalist Claudia Duque has been the victim of various acts of harassment and intimidation during recent months.  According to Front Line, the latest phone call threatened to burn her daughter alive. An urgent action has been issued by Front Line. (01-DEC-04)
 

According to RFA Uyghur service, Authorities in China´s northwestern Muslim region of Xinjiang have sentenced more than 50 people to death this year in what government officials say is a war on terrorism.”Due to the fact that the activities of international terrorist forces are rampant, we believe our fight against the crime of violent terrorists will continue for a long time to come,” Xinjiang Communist Party leader Wang Lequan told reporters visiting the region. (30-NOV-04)

A European Civic Commission will be established in order to monitor Turkish compliance with the EU accession criteria. This is a concrete result from the European Parliament Conference on The EU, Republic of Turkey and the Kurds, hosted by Rafto Foundation (Norway), Kurdish Human Rights Project (UK) and Medico International (Germany) The conference´s findings will be published and presented to the European Commission. In December 2004, the European Union (EU) will decide if Republic of Turkey is to be granted a specific date to begin accession talks. (30-NOV-04)