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December 1, 2016

Poland must drop restrictive amendments to law on assemblies

Polish authorities have proposed restrictive amendments to the law on assemblies. HRHF sees this law as retaliation against those protesting in the past year against government policies. It creates a hurdle for organisers critical of the government and the Church, while ensuring that their own supporters are able to protest.

November 30, 2016

Парламент ЕС прытрымліваецца прынцыповай пазіцыі ў Рэзалюцыі па Беларусі

У чацвер 24 лістапада Еўрапейскі парламент (ЕП) прыняў Рэзалюцыю аб сітуацыі ў Беларусі. Яна закранае пытанне выбараў у краіне, выказвае заклапочанасць у сувязі з адсутнасцю паляпшэнняў і заклікае беларускія ўлады да вырашэння гэтых праблемаў.

November 30, 2016

Парламент ЕС прытрымліваецца прынцыповай пазіцыі ў Рэзалюцыі па Беларусі

У чацвер 24 лістапада Еўрапейскі парламент (ЕП) прыняў Рэзалюцыю аб сітуацыі ў Беларусі. Яна закранае пытанне выбараў у краіне, выказвае заклапочанасць у сувязі з адсутнасцю паляпшэнняў і заклікае беларускія ўлады да вырашэння гэтых праблемаў.

November 30, 2016

Three death convicts were executed in Belarus on the same day (updated)

For several days Belarusian human rights defenders continue receiving information about death sentences being carried out. Henadz Yakavitski, Ivan Kulesh and Siarhei Khmialeuski were shot on the same day – 5 November.

November 30, 2016

EU Parliament maintains principled position in resolution on Belarus

On Thursday 24 November, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on the situation in Belarus. This addresses elections in the country, expresses concern at the lack of progress, and calls on the Belarusian authorites to address these concerns.

November 29, 2016

Women’s Resource Center Armenia receives “With and For Girls Award”

Women’s Resource Center Armenia (WRCA), member of Human Rights House Yerevan, has received the “With and For Girls Award” in recognition of its work to improve the lives of girls. The award is administered by the With and For Girls Collective – a group of seven organisations united by a common belief that girls are agents of change.

November 29, 2016

У адзін дзень у Беларусі пакараныя смерцю адразу 3 чалавекі (абноўлена)

Некалькі дзен запар беларускія праваабаронцы атрымліваюць інфармацыю пра смяротныя прысуды, прыведзеныя ў выкананне. Генадзь Якавіцкі, Іван Кулеш і Сяргей Хмялеўскі былі расстраляныя ў адзін дзень – 5 лістапада.

November 28, 2016

Society encourages femicide, which permanently blames the woman in the facts of violence

In accordance to the survey report by the UN Population Fund, every 11th women is victim of domestic violence. According to the report of the Public Defender of Georgia, 21 women were killed in Georgia in 2013, 23 women were killed in 2014 and 28 facts of femicide and attempted femicide were observed in 2015. It is brief and alarming statistics provided by the civil society in Georgia.

November 24, 2016

How can we resist illiberal democracy and populism?

On day two of the #HRHN2016 Assembly, the Human Rights Houses, joined by external experts, discussed the growing trend toward illiberal democracy, autocracy, and populism, and proposed solutions for how civil society can resist this trend.