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Member of the European Parliament Marek Migalski (right), who initiated the campaign of solidarity with two political prisoners – the leader of the “Young Front” Zmitser Dashkevich and former presidential candidate in the 2010 elections Mikalai Statkevich,- appealed to the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a request to meet with them in prison.

Member of the European Parliament Marek Migalski (right), who initiated the campaign of solidarity with two political prisoners – the leader of the “Young Front” Zmitser Dashkevich and former presidential candidate in the 2010 elections Mikalai Statkevich,- appealed to the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a request to meet with them in prison.

Hundreds of people peacefully protested in the streets of Baku on Saturday 26 January 2013 and 47 were arrested, including prominent human rights defenders and journalists.

Call for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights defenders, journalists and activists detained in relation to the peaceful protest held in Baku on Saturday 26 January 2013.

Over the last two years, the HFHR has carried out the programme “Health Care in Polish Prisons – The Pursuit of Compliance with Human Rights Standards”. “After two years of our programme we are well aware of numerous systemic problems in the area of prison health care”, says Maria Ejchart, project coordinator. “

Еўрадэпутат Марэк Мігальскі (на фота), які з’явіўся ініцыятарам кампаніі салідарнасці з двума палітычнымі вязнямі – лідэрам «Маладога фронту» Змітром Дашкевічам і экс-кандыдатам у прэзідэнты на выбарах 2010 г. Мікалаем Статкевічам – звярнуўся да Міністэрства замежных спраў з просьбай сустрэцца з імі ў месцах зняволення.

In 2011 Józef Głuchowski sued two bank establishments in Warsaw alleging that his personal interests had been infringed upon as the banks had denied him access to toilet facilities.In October 2009 Mr Głuchowski visited two banks located at Plac Bankowy, a busy business area in Warsaw city centre. He had to use the toilet there. For that purpose he went to the room which, according to his knowledge, was a designated toilet facility. Yet the door was locked and the room marked as ‘utility area’.

European Court of Human Rights passed guilty verdicts on Georgian state in three cases. They are: “Jashi vs Georgia,” “Jeladze vs Georgia” and “Baisuev and Anzorov vs Georgia.” In the first two cases the ECHR concluded violation of the Article III of the European Convention on Human Rights (torture, inhuman and degrading treatment) and violation of the Article V Part 2 of the Convention (right to liberty and security). All three cases were sent to the European Court of Human Rights by Human Rights House Tbilisi member local nongovernmental organization Article 42 of the Constitution.

In Baku, Azerbaijan’s capital, the police arrested on 26 January 2013 around 40 demonstrators who protested against the rule of President Ilham Alijew and expressed support for residents of the city of Ismayilli, whose earlier protests had been brutally dispersed.

At its 64th session, the United Nations (UN) Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) adopted decision, in which it found that the detention of Mr. Ales Bialiatski, President of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Viasna” and FIDH Vice-President, was arbitrary.

На сваёй 64-й сесіі Працоўная група па адвольных затрыманнях Арганізацыі Аб’яднаных Нацый (ААН) прыняла рашэнне, у якім яна прызнала, што затрыманне беларускага праваабаронцы Алеся Бяляцкага, прэзідэнта Праваабарончага цэнтру “Вясна” і віцэ-прэзідэнт FIDH, было адвольным.

On 27-29 November 2012 a group of 22 Belarusian alumni, students, organizers and experts of “International Law in Advocacy” program, implemented by Human Rights House Network, was on a study visit to Strasbourg.