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– The environment in which human rights defenders operate is becoming more and more hostile, limiting the space for negotiation. Those who stand up for human rights often pay high price for their courage, said Musa Gassama, Deputy Director and Manager of the Human Rights Defenders Office in Geneva, at the HRH Anniversary conference opening today in Oslo. (13-OKT-04)
 

Due to insufficient legal protection, violence against women has increased alarmingly, says Programme Co-ordinator Ann Gathumbi of Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW). – Many of the victims remain with their families out of fear of what might happen to their children if the women leave their husbands, explains Gathumbi.  
 

International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) – Canadian section in co-operation with Croatian Helsinki Committee and Croatian Law Centre organized national and regional conference in Bjelolasica, Republic of Croatia, in order to present results of the project «Impartiallity and independence of judiciary». (11-OCT-04)
 

The Human Rights House Foundation (HRH) congratulates Wangari Maathai as winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2004. -The award is a tremendous inspiration for the huge, but largely over-looked efforts of non-governmental organizations world-wide, not only for the environment and sustainable development, but also for peace and human rights, says Niels Jacob Harbitz, HRH’s Project Manager for East Africa. (08-OCT-04)

Human Rights House Foundation (HRH) congratulates Wangari Maathai as winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2004. -The award is a tremendous inspiration for the huge, but largely over-looked efforts of non-governmental organizations world-wide, not only for the environment and sustainable development, but also for peace and human rights, says Niels Jacob Harbitz, HRH’s Project Manager for East Africa. (08-OCT-04)
 

Two Russian human rights activists – Natalya Estemirova, 40, a journalist and teacher, and Sergey Kovalev (picture), president of Russia´s Human Rights Institute – are nominees for the European Parliament´s top human rights award. Both have been actively campaigning against use of force in the Chechen Republic. (06-OCT-2004)
 

Russian Federation before and after Beslan in Human Rights Watch discussion. In September, 2004 the World has been shocked by the awful tragedy which has occurred in Beslan. The problem of terrorism rises in our everyday life more sharply. (07-OCT-04)
 

The Helsinki Commission has released a report on violations of human rights in OSCE member states that are taking part in the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation meeting that starts in Warsaw on Monday. In particular, the authors of the report surveyed the plight of people from the Caucasus region and the Romany minority in the Russian Federation. (05-OCT-04)
 

The Belarusian government registers all state employees’ travels and memberships in parties and NGOs, according to the Human Rights Center “Viasna”. – A return to the Soviet past, says Valiantsin Stefanovich at “Viasna”.