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HRHF participates at OSCE review conference

HRHF will participate at the OSCE Review Conference in Warsaw, Poland, 6-7 October, and attend the side event “Human Rights defenders in the NIS region: common threats and strategies of defence”. The side event is organized in cooperation with the International Youth Human Rights Movement. Representatives from the South Caucasus Network of Human Rights Defenders will also be present.

Published: October 5, 2010 Author: Ane Tusvik Bonde

When: Wednesday, 6. October 2010
To: Thursday, 7. October 2010
Where: Warsaw
Host: OSCE
Contact: Ane Tusvik Bonde (ane.bonde@humanrightshouse.org / +47 997 43 907)

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Call for support of the right to freedom of association and peaceful assembly in the South Caucasus

Human Rights House Foundation and members of the South Caucasus Network of Human Rights Defenders express concern about the restrictions on the freedom of assembly and association in the South Caucasus and call upon the Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) and its Member States to give priority to strengthen mechanism, ensuring that the right to freedom of association and peaceful assembly are respected. 4 October 2010.

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