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26-28 февраля участники, выпускники и эксперты Программы Сети Домов прав человека “Международное право для защиты общественных интересов” встретились в Вильнюсе, в Конституционном суде, чтобы отметить успешное завершение третьего цикла программы, и поприветствовать новую группу целеустремленных и мотивированных адвокатов прав человека в сообществе ILIA.

On 26–28 February, participants, alumni, and experts from Human Rights House Network’s International Law in Advocacy (ILIA) program met in Vilnius, at the Constitutional Court, to mark a successful conclusion to the third cycle of the program, and to welcome a new cohort of dedicated and enthusiastic human rights lawyers into the ILIA community.

On Monday 29 February, the EU’s High Representative Federica Mogherini arrived in Baku on her first ever visit to Azerbaijan, in the frame of her tour of Eastern Partnership countries that started at the end of last year.

The answer: to get authorities to understand and acknowledge the value of engaging positively with a strong, independent civil society. This was the overriding message delivered by high-level speakers at a side event hosted by the Permanent Mission of Lithuania and by the Human Rights House Network, held on 1 March 2016 at the 31st session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Human Rights House Network delivered a statement to a panel discussion at the Human Rights Council. This Panel discussion was sponsored by the Russian Federation with the participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov.

The Assembly of Democratic NGOs and the Center for Legal Transformation Lawtrend have prepared an annual report “Freedom of Associations and Legal Conditions for Non-Profit Organizations In Belarus” in 2015. The paper analyzes the development of legislation in the sphere of non-profit law during the previous year, identifying the main constraints faced by non-profit organizations (NPOs), presenting statistics on the registration of new NGOs and a review of denials of registration practices.

Асамблея няўрадавых дэмакратычных арганізацый і Цэнтр прававой трансфармацыі падрыхтавалі гадавы агляд “Свабода асацыяцый і прававы стан некамерцыйных арганізацый у Беларусі” за 2015 год. У дакуменце даецца аналіз развіцця заканадаўства ў сферы некамерцыйнага права ў мінулым годзе, акрэсленыя асноўныя абмежаванні, з якімі сутыкаюцца некамерцыйныя арганізацыі (НКА), прадстаўленыя статыстыка па рэгістрацыі новых НКА і агляд практыкі адмоваў у рэгістрацыі.

When: Tuesday, 1. March 2016 12:30 – 14:30 To: Tuesday, 1. March 2016 Where: Geneva, Palais des Nations Host: The Permanent Mission of Lithuania and the Human Rights House Network Speakers: Linas Antanas LINKEVICIUS, Minister of foreign affairs of Lithuania,  Mikheil JANELIDZE, Minister of foreign affairs of Georgia, Peggy HICKS, Director of Research and Right […]

27-28 February, International experts joined ILIA program lawyers from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine to discuss the application of UN and Council of Europe human rights mechanisms.

On 24 February 2016, Azerbaijan Supreme Court rejects Intigam Aliyev’s appeal, upholding the politically motivated case against the human rights lawyer.

A total of 115 lawyers from five countries have participated in the third cycle of Human Rights House Network’s “International Advocacy in Law” (ILIA) program, of which 82 alumni will be awarded diplomas and certificates, and the 24 most successful graduates will participate in a concluding conference in Vilnius.

В общей сложности 115 юристов из пяти стран приняли участие в третьем цикле программы Сети домов прав человека “Международное право для защиты общественных интересов”, из которых 82 выпускника будут награждены дипломами и сертификатами, а 24 наиболее успешных выпускника примут участие в заключительной конференции в Вильнюсе.