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The pressure on human rights defender Leanid Sudalenka continues
The customs has temporarily seized trying to take human rights defender Leanid Sudalenka to court. However, now “the duty of vigilance and pressure” was tranfered to the tax authorities, which in recent years have repeatedly tried to find law violations in the actions of the human rights defender and his family.
Ціск на праваабаронцу Леаніда Судаленку – мытня ўжо была, цяпер чарга падатковай
На нейкі час спыніліся прэтэнзіі, якія мытня спрабавала «ўзаконіць» праз суд у дачыненні да праваабаронцы Леаніда Судаленкі.Але зараз «вахту пільнасці і ціску» падхапіла падатковая інспекцыя, якая ўжо не першы раз за апошнія гады не пакідае намаганняў знайсці ў дзеяннях праваабаронцы і яго сям’і парушэнні заканадаўства.
Presentation of the book by Belarusian journalist Aliaksandr Tamkovich “Invincible Marynich”.
The Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House is honored to invite you to the presentation of the book by Belarusian journalist Aliaksandr Tamkovich “Invincible Marynich”. Presentation of a book on Mikhail Marynich, Belarusian diplomat and a political prisoner, will be held on 1 December at 15:00 at the Barys Zvozskau Belarusian HRH (Vilnius, Latako st., 3)
Прэзентацыя кнігі беларускага журналіста Аляксандра Тамковіча “Няскораны Марыніч”
Беларускі дом правоў чалавека імя Барыса Звозскава мае гонар запрасіць Вас на прэзентацыю кнігі беларускага журналіста Аляксандра Тамковіча “Няскораны Марыніч”. Прэзентацыя кнігі, прысвечанай Міхаілу Марынічу, беларускаму дыпламату, а потым і палітвязню, пройдзе 1 снежня ў 15.00 у Беларускім ДПЧ імя Б.Звозскава (Вільнюс, вул.Латака, 3).
Hard life of veterans
30 families of the veterans, who participated in the military operations for the territorial integrity of Georgia, have been living in the demolished barracks near the Ketevan Tsamebuli Street # 71, in Tbilisi of more than 20 years.
Georgian TV-companies – media or politics
Television is the most available source of information for the population in Georgia because internet does not have national-wide coverage. Role of the television has increased with the approaching run up to the 2018 parliamentary elections. Almost simultaneous closure of several talk-shows in leading TV-Companies Imedi and First Channel (Georgian Public Broadcasting GPB) and ongoing developments about the most popular TV-Company Rustavi 2 caused concern of local and international communities.
Updated: CAT raises deep concerns over treatment of human rights defenders in Azerbaijan
The UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) concluded its review of Azerbaijan on 10 December. This follows CAT members questioning a large delegation from Azerbaijan in Geneva on 11 and 12 November 2015.
EU must stand up 4 Human Rights Defenders
Launch: The Stand 4 Human Rights Defenders campaign will promote dialogue between civil society organisations and EU actors, to identify practical actions for the EU to implement in order to improve its work for human rights defenders (HRDs).
UN: Georgia’s human rights record under scrutiny
On 10 November, over 70 States questioned Georgia’s human rights record at the UPR review. Progress in certain areas was acknowledged by most, whilst worries in some key areas, such as gender equality and violence against women and torture in detention facilities, were raised by many, echoing the submissions made by civil society in view of this review.
Зварот у памежны камітэт – спроба ціску на службовых асоб?
Беларускія карыстальнікі сацыяльных сетак распачалі акцыю ў падтрымку праваабаронцаў, якім на рэгулярнай аснове ладзілі дадатковыя праверкі пры перасячэнні мяжы. Старшыня Дзяржаўнага памежнага камітэта пракаментаваў зварот, назваўшы яго спробай аказання ціску на службовых асоб у пунктах пропуску.
Human Rights House Tbilisi requests investigation into the case of the lawyer Giorgi Mdinaradze
Human Rights House Tbilisi and its member organizations condemn physical assault of Giorgi Mdinaradze, lawyer at the Tbilisi State Legal Aid Service.