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Ongoing human rights violations in the aftermath of the elections in December 2010
The Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) sent today updated information to the Special Rapporteurs on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders and on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression about the human rights violations that continue in the Republic of Belarus.
Заклік да спынення гвалту і вызвалення мірных дэманстрантаў
У звароце на імя прэзідэнта Беларусі арганізацыі Сеткі Дамоў правоў чалавека асудзілі разгон дэманстрантаў, арышты і збіцці журналістаў, праваабаронцаў і апазіцыйных кандыдатаў, што адбыліся пасля прэзідэнцкіх выбараў.
Election aftermath: Call to stop violence and release the detained
Over 50 partners of the Human Rights House Network sent a letter of concern to the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko today, condemning the crackdown on demonstrators, arrests and beatings of journalists, human rights defenders and opposition candidates, which happened in the aftermath of the Presidential elections on 19 December 2010 in the Republic of Belarus.
Concerning the political prisoner Nikol Pashinyan
48 members of the Human Rights House Network and of the South Caucasus Network of Human Rights Defenders have issued a statement in which they express deep concern about the recent attacks on the Armenian political prisoner Nikol Pashinyan and call upon the authorities of the Republic of Armenia to immediately release him.
Online petition calling for respect of human rights
On the International Human Rights Day, 10 December, 12 international civic and human rights organisations start a joint online petition at www.belarus-petition.org. The human rights defenders urge the acting President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and the 19 December 2010 newly elected President to respect and guarantee human rights in the Republic of Belarus.
Parliamentary elections cannot be considered free and fair
Mobile election monitoring group in the Republic of Azerbaijan, consisting of members of the Human Rights House Network, regrets the fact that the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Azerbaijan cannot be considered free and fair because of the widespread irregularities and fraudulent practices.
Call upon Ukraine to stop harassment and repressions of HR defenders, journalists and academics
Concerned about the increased repressions of human rights defenders, journalists and academics in Ukraine, 45 organisations, most of them members of the Human Rights House Network, issued a letter of concern today, calling upon the Ukrainian authorities to respect their international human rights obligations.
Joint open letter to President of Azerbaijan re Eynulla Fatullayev’s case
Eleven organisations have issued a joint open letter to President Aliyev expressing strong concern regarding the continued imprisonment of Editor-in-chief Eynulla Fatullayev, which constitutes a breach of the Republic of Azerbaijan’s international legal obligations and a violation of Mr Fatullayev’s rights.
Об уголовном преследовании Надежды Низовкиной и Татьяны Стецура
Г-ну Матвею ГершевичуПредседателю Народного Хурала Республики Бурятияфакс: +7 (3012) 21-49-61 E-mail: chairman@icm.buryatia.ru Мы, участники международной научно-практической конференции “Права человека: между правом и моралью”, и организации-партнеры проекта «Электронное обучение адвокатов правам человека», выражаем свою обеспокоенность уголовным преследованием юриста и журналиста Надежды Низовкиной и адвоката Татьяны Стецура. По информации, полученной нами во время конференции, Надежда Низовкина и […]