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February 6, 2014

100 questions about PRISM: what has been disclosed by Polish authorities?

It has been more than six months since the US mass surveillance programme PRISM was reported in the press and we are yet to learn all the details regarding collaboration between Polish authorities and the US National Security Agency. The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and the Panoptykon Foundation have not yet received answers to all the questions submitted to public bodies.

February 5, 2014

“Людзі выказалі сваю пазіцыю, іх за гэта прыцягнулі,”– міліцыянт пра акцыю салідарнасці з Украінай

27 студзеня ў інтэрнэце з’явіўся здымак, на якім 23 фанаты дзесяціразовага чэмпіёна краіны па футболе барысаўскага клуба БАТЭ сфатаграфаваліся з бел-чырвона-белым сцягам і плакатамі «Трымайся, Украіна, мы з вамі!» і «Героям слава!». Праз некалькі дзён двое фанатаў былі асуджаныя, астатніх дагэтуль шукае міліцыя.

January 31, 2014

Free human rights defender and election observer Anar Mammadli

61 european MPs call for the immediate and unconditional release of Anar Mammadli. On 16 December 2013, the chairman of the Azerbaijani Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center Anar Mammadli was sentenced to 3 months pre-trial detention, in a politically charged case.

January 31, 2014

Ukraine government must stop use of violence

The repressive laws adopted on 16 January 2014 by the Ukrainian parliament have been repealed on 28 January 2014 but violence in the streets of Kyiv and many other cities of the country continues, with police forces aiming at hurting peaceful protestors and not distinguishing between peaceful and violent protestors. PACE condemned the use of violence in Ukraine.

January 29, 2014

Press conference: Alarming situation in Ukraine needs strong international action

Press conference by Ukrainian human rights defenders following the urgent debate on Ukraine of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

January 28, 2014

Police beating violated prohibition of torture

The European Court of Human Rights will look into the case of two men beaten by police officers during interrogation. The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights prepared an application against Poland, alleging a violation of the prohibition of torture.

January 28, 2014

Сябры HRHN заклікаюць прэзідэнта Януковіча накласці вета на закон, які парушае правы

У сваім сумесным лісце да прэзідэнта Віктара Януковіча, сябры Сеткі Дамоў правоў чалавека (HRHN) заклікаць яго накласці вета на закон, прыняты парламентам 16 студзеня 2014 года, які парушае фундаментальныя правы на свабоду выказвання меркаванняў і сходаў, а таксама асноўныя правы на стварэнне асацыяцый і працу ад імя няўрадавых арганізацый, у тым ліку права займацца праваабарончай дзейнасцю

January 27, 2014

Professor Legutko ordered to apologise for “spoilt snots”

The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation complaint filed by Professor Ryszard Legutko. Professor Legutko had been sued by two secondary school students, Zuzanna Niemier and Tomasz Chabinka for the infringement of their personal interests. The Professor once called the students “snots spoilt by their parents”.

January 24, 2014

Semiannual review of 2013: the human rights situation is grave, without significant changes

Belarusian human rights organizations have developed an analytical review, which defines medium-term trends in the field of human rights, socio-political and economic situation in Belarus. The report that covers the period from July to December 2013,was developed by Belarusian Helsinki Committee (RPHA “BHK”), the Belarusian Association of Journalists (HA “BAJ”), the Assembly of Democratic NGOs of Belarus, Legal Transformation Center, the Human Rights Centre “Viasna” educational and charitable institution “Solidarity” Committee “.

January 22, 2014

Second monitoring of guarded centres

The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and the Association for Legal Intervention launched on Monday the monitoring of guarded centres for foreigners. The action, initiated by the Ministry of the Interior, will end on 17 February 2014. The NGO monitoring will be accompanied by internal audits conducted by the Ministry’s officials.

January 22, 2014

Restrictions in Ukraine

Last week, President of the Ukraine signed laws which curb the right to freedom of assembly, speech and religion. The country’s parliament adopted the enactments in December 2013 in contravention of legislative procedures. “The new laws make the Ukraine an authoritarian state”, warn human rights defenders.

January 22, 2014

Аналітычны агляд за другую палову 2013 года: сітуацыя з правамі чалавека цяжкая і без значных зменаў

Беларускія праваабарончыя арганізацыі распрацавалі аналітычны агляд, які вызначае сярэднетэрміновыя тэндэнцыі ў галіне правоў чалавека , сацыяльна-палітычнай і эканамічнай сітуацыі ў Беларусі. Даклад ахоплівае перыяд з ліпеня па снежань 2013 года, а ў яго распрацоўцы прынялі ўдзел Беларускі Хельсінкскі Камітэт (РПГА “БХК” ), Беларуская асацыяцыя журналістаў (ГА “БАЖ”), Асамблея дэмакратычных няўрадавых арганізацый Беларусі, Цэнтр прававой трансфармацыі, Праваабарончы цэнтр “Вясна”, асветніцка-дабрачынная ўстанова “Камітэт “Салідарнасць”.