When: Wednesday, 27. January 2016 13:00-13:45
Where: Strasbourg, Room 10, Palais de l’Europe
Host: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Contact: Alexander Sjödin (alexander.sjodin@humanrightshouse.org / +32 497 81 59 18)
Human Rights Defenders & Shrinking Space for Civil Society: Azerbaijan & Russia.
What can the Council of Europe do?
Speakers:
Konstantin Baranov (Youth Human Rights Movement),
Dmitri Makarov (Youth Human Rights Movement),
N!DA CIVIC MOVEMENT Represented by one of their members,
Emin Huseynov (Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety)
When: Wednesday, 27. January 2016 13:00-13:45
Where: Strasbourg, Room 10, Palais de l’Europe
Host: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Contact: Alexander Sjödin (alexander.sjodin@humanrightshouse.org / +32 497 81 59 18)
Vil du bruke din kommunikasjonskraft til å beskytte organisasjonsfriheten, løfte menneskerettighetsforkjempere og styrke sivilsamfunnets stemme?
In November, Serbia marks one year since the Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse, and the subsequent student protests sparked by it. Today, despite growing international attention, concerns over the country’s human rights situation are deepening, and civil society warns about escalating repression as the government responds to dissent. Human Rights House Foundation spoke with Jovana Spremo, Advocacy Director at the Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM), about this situation and more.
Det har blitt langt vanskeligere for menneskerettighetsforsvarere å få visum til Norge og andre Schengen-land. Dermed hindres de i å delta der beslutningene tas, og vi bidrar til å svekke kampen for rettigheter og demokrati.