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Protests against the President’s Decree No. 3 “On the prevention of social encumbrance” were held on Sunday, 26 February in four major cities of Belarus. Now participants of the “Marches of Non-Parasites” are massively becoming subjects to the administrative violation protocols.

Акцыі супраць Дэкрэту № 3 аб папярэджанні сацыяльнага ўтрыманства прайшлі ў нядзелю, 26 лютага, у чатырох буйных гарадах Беларусі. Цяпер на ўдзельнікаў “Маршаў недармаедаў” пачалі масава складаць пратаколы аб адміністрацыйных правапарушэннях.

“In Croatia, constitutional values are now questioned in the media and by government officials. Yet 65 percent of people support the rights in the constitution, such as gender equality and women’s rights; we need these people to not stay silent and to stand up to defend these rights.”

“We, as human rights defenders, do not believe that people stand beside sufferance without compassion. People said “never again,” and their will has been a lasting peace.”

The Human Rights Council opens today in Geneva. For Croatia, it carries strong symbolic value: it is the first time that it will attend as a member of the United Nations’ highest body to promote human rights.

This year, Belarusian human rights defenders celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Belarusian Human Rights House, established in exile in Vilnius, Lithuania.

HRHF is establishing a Human Rights House working group on international advocacy. This will formalise HRHF and the Human Rights Houses’ bottom-up approach that is our strength in international advocacy, and increase coordination on advocacy among Houses.

Azerbaijani authorities have repeatedly ignored international and European warnings and recommendations to improve the human rights situation in the country. It is time for States to act when they attend the UN Human Rights Council next week.

On February 15, 2017 Human Rights House Tbilisi (HRHT) hosted the Delegation of Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs headed by State Secretary Marit Berger Røsland.