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#HRC32 UN Side Event: Human rights in Ukraine two years after Euromaidan
Two years after Euromaidan and the occupation of Crimea, what efforts have been undertaken to prevent unlawful killings and ensure accountability, justice and redress in such cases?
PACE Side Event: Azerbaijan: A year of Attempts to Hide Dire Human Rights Record
Prominent civil society activists, who have spent several months and years in prison or been forced into hiding or exile, will discuss the situation in the country and debunk the myth of progress on human rights.
PACE Side Event: Rule of Law Under Threat in Poland
Bringing attention to worrying developments in Poland, and elaborating on illiberal trends that concern not only Poland, but also several other Council of Europe Member States.
32nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council
The 32nd session of the Human Rights Council has begun in Geneva, and will continue until 1 July 2016.
Конкурс міні-праектаў для правядзення стратэгічнага планавання праваабарончымі арганізацыямі
Беларускі дом правоў чалавека ім. Б. Звозскава абвяшчае конкурс міні-праектаў для правядзення стратэгічнага планавання беларускімі праваабарончымі арганізацыямі і ініцыятывамі.
Асноўнай мэтай конкурсу з’яўляецца ўзмацненне праваабарончых арганізацый, развіццё і ўкараненне стратэгічнага планавання ў іх дзейнасць для прасоўвання каштоўнасцяў правоў чалавека і абароны ахвяр парушэнняў правоў чалавека, узмацнення ўстойлівага развіцця ва ўмовах існуючых абмежаванняў свабоды сходаў і асацыяцый у Беларусі.
40 Protests for Khadija Ismayilova’s 40th birthday: Oslo
Sport for Rights has organised 40 protests for Khadija Ismayilova’s 40th birthday, which she will be spending in prison in Azerbaijan. On Friday 27th, protests and other action will be taking place in cities across the world. Join the action in Oslo at Egertorget. #FreeKhadija
UN World Press Freedom Day
“I call on everyone to stand united in defending and encouraging press freedom and the right to access to information. This is essential for human rights and dignity, for our aspirations for sustainable development, for common determination to build lasting peace.” Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director-General
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein
The presentation of the book “Travlia”
The presentation of the book “Travlia” (“Manhunt”) by Sasha Filipenko, the writer and journalist, the winner of the “Russian Award” 2014 will take place on 4 May.
Back Home: Film screening and HRHN discussion on Crimea
As part of One World Film Festival in Brussels, members of the Human Rights House Kiev will take part in a panel discussion on the human rights situation in Crimea. HRHN will live tweet the discussion.
Panelists:
Mariya Tomak, Civic activist and journalist, Centre for Civil Liberties, Ukraine; Tetyana Pechonchyk, Human rights defender, head of board at Human Rights Information Centre, Ukraine.
Moderator:
Andrew Rettman, EU Observer.
This will follow the screening of Back Home, a documentary covering filmmaker Inna Denisova’s return to her native region on the Crimean peninsula after the annexation by Russia. The film also features footage from the trial of imprisoned director and activist Oleg Sentsov.