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China cracks down on free expression
Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières) urged European Union member states and the European Commission to condemn China¹s latest crackdown on independent websites and publications at the same time as holding dialogue on human rights with the EU. While no announcement has been made on the outcome of the 24 September meeting in Beijing, the international press freedom organisation urged them to react to a wave of closures of publications and arrests of journalists. (29-SEP-2004)
Bosnia: The Election campaign in the sign of religious leaders
The election campaigns for local elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina , which will take place on Saturday, 2 October 2004, were conducted in a by and large democratic atmosphere characterized by fairness and absence of any major incidents that might have put in question the validity of the elections. (29-SEP-04)
Azerbaijan: Waiting in pain
In his article, Waiting in Pain, The Guardian´s Moscow correspondent Nick Paton Walsh writes about the protracted conflict between Republic of Armenia and Republic of Azerbaijan that has left families of missing soldiers in agonies of uncertainty. The fate of the so-called “NK missing” has helped keep the two countries´ knives at each other´s throats. Republic of Azerbaijan claims there are 4,959 people “missing” since the war and charges that 783 are still being held captive by Republic of Armenia. Republic of Armenia claims 600 are missing. Republic of Azerbaijan says the Armenian claims they have only held 50 or 60 prisoners at a time are nonsense, as they released 1,086 people between 1993 and 2000. The areticle is published at www.humanrightshouse. org with the consent of the author. (29 Sep 2004)
Opposition activists in Azerbaijan accuse America of double standards
Recently, The Guardian´s Moscow correspondent Nick Paton Walsh wrote an article, “US sidles up to well-oiled autocracy”, which is about the pressures, tortures used against to oppostion activists,and the depression and hopelessness among the Azerbaijani society after the disputed presidential elections of 2003 in Republic of Azerbaijan. The HRH places this article in its website upon the consent of Nick Paton Walsh. (29 Sep 2004)
Bosnia: The Election campaign in the sign of religious leaders
The election campaigns for local elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which will take place on Saturday, 2 October 2004, were conducted mainly in a democratic atmosphere characterized by fairness and absence of any major incidents that might have put in question the validity of the elections. (29-SEP-04)
Kenya: Five prisoners died in crowded cell
Five prisoners were found dead yesterday in a crowded jail in Meru, Kenya. Despite the Government’s commitment to improve the conditions in the prisons, prisoners in the Republic of Kenya continue to die due to very inhuman living conditions. (28-SEP-04)
Break-in at the Human Rights House of Sarajevo
Saturday night, the Human Rights House in Sarajevo was broken into. Computers which contained the complete documentation and archives of the Helsinki Committee were stolen. The organisation suspects that the motive was political. (27-SEP-04)
Files stolen at the Human Rights House of Sarajevo
Saturday night, the Human Rights House in Sarajevo was broken into. Computers containing the complete documentation and archives of the Helsinki Committee were stolen. The organisation suspects that the motive was political. (27-SEP-04)
Activists under attack: Anniversary conference in Oslo
– We are deeply concerned about the deteriorating security and working conditions of human rights defenders, says Executive Director Maria Dahle (picture) at the Human Rights House Foundation (HRH). The organisation hosts a conference on this issue in Oslo 13-14 October, marking the 10th Anniversary of the Human Rights House Network. (27-SEP-04)