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What’s Wrong With Lukashenka: a movie screening
Welcome to the first of social-educational events series called “Inconvenient Films: Discussion Club”. The event is called “What’s wrong with Lukashenka?” and is dedicated to discuss the human rights situation in Belarus, especially in relation to the recent events during and after the Presidential elections. Therefore, we will screen documentary film called “The Kingdom of the Dead Mice” (2009, 88 min., director Viktar Dashuk).
Afterwards we will have a discussion with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Belarusian Human Rights House, Belarus Watch, Eastern Europe Studies Centre and actual participants of demonstrations that took place in Minks on 19th December, 2010. The discussion will be held in English.
Rafto Prize: Call for nominations dead-line
Voluntary organisations, institutions and individuals worldwide are welcome to nominate candidates for the 2011 Rafto Prize for Human Rights. The Rafto Prize, awarded in memory of Norwegian professor Thorolf Rafto, is awarded to an individual or organisation that embodies and upholds the principles of the Human Rights Charter through activism or engagement.
Rafto Prize: Call for nominations dead-line
Voluntary organisations, institutions and individuals worldwide are welcome to nominate candidates for the 2011 Rafto Prize for Human Rights. The Rafto Prize, awarded in memory of Norwegian professor Thorolf Rafto, is awarded to an individual or organisation that embodies and upholds the principles of the Human Rights Charter through activism or engagement.
Rafto Prize: Call for nominations dead-line
Voluntary organisations, institutions and individuals worldwide are welcome to nominate candidates for the 2011 Rafto Prize for Human Rights. The Rafto Prize, awarded in memory of Norwegian professor Thorolf Rafto, is awarded to an individual or organisation that embodies and upholds the principles of the Human Rights Charter through activism or engagement.
Demonstration: Take action for Belarusian prisoners of conscience!
Join English PEN and other members of the Belarus Committee for a peaceful demonstration to call for the release of all prisoners of conscience and to show our solidarity with the people of Belarus.
The Human Rights Center Screens Documentary “The Disappeared” about Lesser-Known Facts
On February 16, at 4:00 pm, the video-studio of the Human Rights Center HRIDC.TV will screen a new documentary entitled “The Disappeared”, which focuses on the puzzling disappearances of several individuals within Georgia. This film by Giorgi Janelidze highlights the lesser-known facts and aspects to these disappearances.
In June of 2005, a religious man Sadardin Palangov, “Gara Mola”, disappeared under strange circumstances in Sadakhlo village in the Marneuli district.
In October of 2009, ethnic Chechen, Deputy Culture Minister of the Chechen Republic Ichkeria (in exile) Said-Husein Tazbaev disappeared in Tbilisi.
Nothing is known about 17-year-old Giga Elizbarashvili, who disappeared in the Vachnadzeani village in Gurjaani district on September 17, 2010.
Vasil Tsiklauri, 14, disappeared from the village of Arkhiloskalo in Dedoplistskaro district on September 26, 2010.
The resulting investigation has not been unable to provide any resolution to the abovementioned incidents, nor has it been able shed light on the reasons behind these disappearances.
Currently, 907 people have disappeared in Georgia that is serious number for such a small country like Georgia.
The screening will take place at the Cinema House, in Dzmebi Kakabadzeebi Str. 2 Tbilisi.
The Human Rights Center
The Human Rights Center Screens Documentary “The Disappeared” about Lesser-Known Facts
Where: Tbilisi, Dzmebi Kakabadzeebi Str. 2 Host: Cinema House
Press-conference of ‘Mother’s Right’ Foundation
February 17, 2011 ‘Mother’s Right’ Foundation will hold its annual press-conference ‘We need other army’.
The Chairwoman of the Board Veronika Marchenko will present a report.
She will focus on such urgent problems as death of soldiers in the army, statistics of complaints from soldiers’ parents, presentation of social poster, problems of conscripts, etc.
Пресс-конференция Фонда “Право Матери”
В четверг, 17 февраля в 12-00 часов Фонд «Право Матери», с 1990 года
защищающий права родителей погибших солдат, – проводит большую ежегодную
пресс-конференцию на тему: «Нам нужна ДРУГАЯ армия!».
На пресс-конференции выступят:Председатель Правления Фонда «Право Матери» Марченко В.А.
Основные темы выступлений: причины гибели солдат в российской армии, статистика обращений в Фонд 2010 года, акция памяти «Я погиб в российской армии», презентация
социального плаката Фонда, проблемы призывников, анонс-приглашение на мероприятие 23 февраля «День Памяти и Скорби по всем погибшим в армии».