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Launch of monthly news from HRHF and the Human Rights Houses
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Human Rights House Foundation and the Human Rights Houses` monthly newsletter. Here you will get news and insight into human rights issues and situations, the projects and activities of Human Rights Houses, and portraits and interviews with human rights defenders.
Poland’s “constitutional crisis” raises human rights concerns at UN
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has expressed concern about Poland’s current situation leading to human rights problems related to the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary, rights of minorities, gender and sexual reproductive rights, as well as media rights.
The United Nations provide a roadmap of reform to Azerbaijan
The United Nations Human Rights Committee issued recommendations following its review of Azerbaijan in October 2016. Those recommendations provide a roadmap of needed human rights reforms the State must undertake to bring itself in line with its international obligations and commitments.
Human rights defenders are ready to help to complete and implement the National Human Rights Plan
Representatives of the Belarusian human rights organizations supported the adoption of the Interagency Human Rights Action Plan and expressed their joint position regarding its content and possibilities of improvement.
Праваабаронцы гатовыя дапамагаць у дапрацоўцы і рэалізацыі нацыянальнага плана па правах чалавека
Прадстаўнікі беларускіх праваабарончых арганізацый падтрымалі зацвярджэнне Міжведамаснага плана дзеянняў па правах чалавека і выказалі сумесную пазіцыю адносна яго зместу і спосабаў удасканалення.
Crimea: Distressing Human Rights Situation Needs International Attention
Three Ukrainian human rights NGOs and the Human Rights House Foundation call on the UN General Assembly to address the human rights situation in Crimea, which has seriously deteriorated since Russia annexed the peninsula in March 2014.
Спецыяльны дакладчык ААН па Беларусі не знаходзіць “ніякіх паляпшэнняў” у галіне правоў чалавека
Спецыяльны дакладчык ААН па пытанні аб становішчы ў галіне правоў чалавека ў Беларусі Міклаш Харасці ўчора, 27 кастрычніка, на сесіі Генасамблеі ААН прадставіў свой даклад. У дакладзе асноўная ўвага надаецца пытанням выканання правоў чалавека падчас выбарчых працэсаў, асабліва ў кантэксце парламенцкіх выбараў, якія адбыліся 11 верасня 2016 года.
Press release: Attack on President of the Croatian Journalists Association Is Not an Isolated Case
Human Rights House Zagreb issued the following press release condemning the recent attack on journalist and president of the Croatian Journalists’ Association (HND), Saša Leković. This follows more than 75 attacks on media in Croatia since 2015.
UN Belarus expert finds “no improvements” on human rights
The UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus, Miklós Haraszti, presented his report to the General Assembly yesterday, 27 October. The report focuses on human rights in electoral processes in Belarus, especially in the context of the parliamentary elections held on 11 September 2016.