In connection with the annual Rafto Prize award ceremony, the Rafto Foundation hosts a symposium bringing together experts in the field to discuss human rights issues from different perspectives and disciplines.
When: Friday, 5. November 2010 09:00-15:00
To: Friday, 5. November 2010
Where: Bergen, Grand Selskapslokaler
Host: Rafto Human Rights House
More info: www.rafto.no/?page=43&activity=12
The programme for Rafto Symposium 2010 will be available at the beginning of October.
The Rafto Prize Laureate 2010 will be announced on 23 September. Please follow the news on our website.
At the 56th UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) worked alongside civil society partners to highlight the situation for human rights in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Balkans.
On the sidelines of the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights House Foundation underlined several concerns related to freedom of expression in Serbia including Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs), the misuse of the Law on the Prevention of Money-Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism to target civil society organisations, and inadequate protection mechanisms for journalists and the persistent impunity for crimes against them.
On the sidelines of the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights House Foundation argued that Anar Mammadli’s detention should be understood as a direct reprisal for his legitimate election observation efforts and human rights work, and comes in the context of a dramatic deterioration in the human rights situation in Azerbaijan.
