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Финальная международная конференция проекта “Дистанционное обучение адвокатов правам человека”
Финальная конференция проекта “Международное право для защиты общественных интересов. Дистанционное обучение адвокатов правам человека” (ILIA-EHREL) проводится для самых успешных участников из Азербайджана, Беларуси, Молдовы, России и Украины.
ILIA-EHREL Final Conference
The final conference of the Project “International Law in Advocacy. Human Rights Education for Lawyers” will be held for the most successful participants from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine.
Azerbaijan UPR advocacy
In preparation of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) is organising advocacy days in Geneva, in connection with the UPR pre-session.
Regional conference for human rights protection in Kiev
The conference aims at analysing the situation and explore opportunities for cooperation between various actors in the area of promotion and protection of human rights within the CIS states.
Join the Belarusian Week Celebrations
Come and celebrate Belarusian Week–a series of events commemorating the Belarusian National Republic’s Independence Day in Vilnius, Lithuania, between 25–30 March–organized by the EHU, the Belarusian Human Rights House in Vilnius, the House of United Belarus, StudAlliance, and the European Belarus campaign.
“Беларускі тыдзень” у Вільні
З 25 па 30 сакавіка ў Вільні пройдзе “Беларускі тыдзень”. У праграму святочнага тыдня ўключаны розныя мерапрыемствы, якія распачнуцца з урачыстага святкавання Дня Волі 25 сакавіка.
Intigam Aliyev receives Homo Homini Award for human rights defenders
People in Need will present its annual Homo Homini human rights award for 2012 to Intigam Aliyev, human rights lawyer from Azerbaijan, for his personal courage and exceptional commitment to defending persecuted individuals.
Criminalisation of human rights defenders: How should the Human Rights Council respond?
Twenty years ago, the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action set out that human rights defenders should “enjoy the rights and freedoms recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the protection of the national law”. Two decades later however, there is mounting evidence that, far from being protected by law, the work of human rights defenders around the world is being impaired, restricted and even criminalised.
Criminalisation of LGBT people and LGBT rights defenders
When: Friday, 8. March 2013 12:00 To: Friday, 8. March 2013 Where: Geneva, Palais des Nations Host: Coalition of NGOs, including the Human Rights House Foundation Contact: Anna Innocenti (