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As underlined by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2012, “In just two months we have seen a worrying shift in the legislative environment governing the enjoyment of the freedoms of assembly, association, speech and information in the Russian Federation. At least four new legal provisions have been made which will have a detrimental effect on human rights in the country.”

Priorities of the Human Rights House Network at this session: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Russia, and human rights defenders and peaceful protests.

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.

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 (

HRHW 2013 tries to convey and illustrate the complexity of human rights issues through documentaries. By melding unconventional elements participants gain a better understanding of the complex array of legal, political, social, and cultural issues involved in human rights and human wrongs. Hence every day during the festival, different focal points are shared in the selected movies and seminars.

The Human Rights Human Wrongs Film Festival (HRHW) is organised by The Human Rights House Oslo and
Oslo Dokumentarkino (the Oslo Documentary Cinema).

Belarusian Human Rights House is honored to invite you to the premier screening of “The Dress” documentary and presentation of the “Eliminating Gender Ignorance” toolkit for the adult education on gender sensitivity, created by Belarusian experts and participants of the project “Development of gender sensitivity in Belarus.”

Беларускі дом правоў чалавека мае гонар запрасіць Вас на прэм’ерны паказ фільма “Сукенка” і рэсурснага пакета «Гендэрны лікбез» для навучання дарослых па пытаннях гендэрнай адчувальнасці, створанага беларускімі ўдзельніцамі і экспертамі праекта “Развіццё гендэрнай адчувальнасці ў Беларусі”.

Norwegian PEN continues to monitor developments in Turkey. On 22 January Norwegian PEN shows the documentary film of Swedish filmmaker Deniz Hell “Many faces of Turkey.”

Index on Censorship is partnering with the Editors Guild of India and the India International Centre for a debate on the subject, ‘Is freedom of expression under threat in the digital age?’