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In a joint report, the Belarusian Human Rights House and the Human Rights House Foundation underline the lack of willingness by the Belarusian authorities to fully cooperate with the United Nations human rights system. The report also stresses the consequences.

For over a month, Liubou Kavaliova (right), the mother of Uladzislau Kavaliou who was executed for terrorism, has been waiting for a reply from the KGB detention facility in regard to her request about her son’s missing notes. She filed a complaint to the chairman of the KGB Vadzim Zaytsau.

This week both houses of the Russian parliament passed and Russia’s president signed a legislative amendment that dramatically increases fines for people found guilty of participating in unsanctioned rallies. This amendment seriously threatens the right to freedom of assembly in Russia.

Peaceful demonstrations celebrating the 10th anniversary of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, and the International Day against Homophobia were met with violence and retaliation.

The Armenian government needs to take legal measures to eradicate the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, and needs to implement change in practices that amount to torture. This was made clear at its review at the Committee against Torture.

Public conference on the human rights situation in the Republic of Belarus. Simultaneous Russian/English interpretation will be provided.

Andrei Bondarenko’s work as a human rights defender appears to be behind the Belarusian government’s decision to issue travel restrictions against him

The HFHR presented its comments on the latest legislative proposal of the regulation of correction in press law to the Senate’s Legislative Committee. In its position statement, the HFHR positively assessed the proposed modifications to the current draft amendment. The new proposals changed its previous version which received wide criticism from, among others, the Helsinki Foundation, press publishers and journalists or even the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

Любоў Кавалёва (на фота), маці расстралянага Уладзіслава Кавалёва, абвінавачанага ў тэрарызме, больш за месяц чакала адказу адказу з СІЗА КДБ на свой запыт пра зніклыя запісы сына. У скарзе на імя старшыні КДБ Вадзіма Зайцава яна піша, што ягоныя падначаленыя парушаюць прэзідэнцкі ўказ пра звароты грамадзянаў.

On 29 May 2012 former Belarusian political prisoner Vasil Parfiankou was found guilty of violating the terms of preventive supervision, and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment.

In February 2012, the Circuit Court in Nowy Sącz ruled that former Moscow prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko may be extradited to Russia. A month later, the Appellate Court in Cracow upheld the first-instance court decision. The case files were sent to the Minister of Justice who is to finally decide on Mr Ignatenko’s extradition. The HFHR issued an opinion in this case.

The government of Azerbaijan does not fulfil its obligations to ensure freedom of expression. The commitment to guarantee freedom of expression in the country was made by Azerbaijan to become a member of the Council of Europe. The status of freedom of expression in Azerbaijan has however deteriorated in recent years