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The Ministry of Justice speaks about the overpopulation in prison facilities. According to the information provided, as of 7 September 2011 44,300 court rulings concerning 37,113 individuals were pending enforcement. This included 33,399 cases of violations of a prison committal warrant. In total, in the first half of 2011, there were 68,126 defendants with prison sentences who had not been committed to prisons.

It is said there are reforms going on in Burma after the election last year. At the same time there are still around 2000 political prisoners in Burmese jails and the level of conflict in ethnic areas have escalated.

On 20 September, the International Federation for Human Rights and the Human Rights House Foundation held a side event in Geneva on the prosecution of vice-president of the Federation and Chairman of the Human Rights Centre “Viasna” Ales Bialiatski, arrested on 4 August 2011.

Inconvenient Films, Belarusian Human Rights House and Belarus Watch are inviting you to watch a movie about the Belarusian Free Theatre and to discuss: can people enjoy their freedom of expression and freedom of assembly in Belarus? Why more and more Belarusian citizens, journalists, artists, scientists, and others are seek political asylum in Lithuania and other countries? What is the human rights situation in Belarus?

Літоўскі кінафестываль “Нязручнае кіно”, Беларускі Дом правоў чалавека і арганізацыя Belarus Watch запрашаюць на прагляд фільма пра беларускі Вольны тэатр і дыскусію: ці можа чалавек карыстацца сваёй свабодай выказвання меркаванняў і свабоды сходаў у Беларусі? Чаму ўсё больш і больш грамадзян Беларусі, журналісты, мастакі, навукоўцы і іншыя просяць палітычнага прытулку ў Літве і іншых краінах? Якая сітуацыя з правамі чалавека ў Беларусі?

20 верасня ў Жэневе Міжнародная Федэрацыя за правы чалавека і Фундацыя дамоў правоў чалавека правялі паралельнае мерапрыемства на тэму крымінальнага пераследу віцэ-прэзідэнта Федэрацыі і старшыні Праваабарончага цэнтру “Вясна” Алеся Бяляцкага, арыштаванага 4 жніўня 2011 г.

The Norwegian Helsinki Committee regrets the decision of the National Security Council of the Serbian Parliament to ban Belgrade Pride 2011. The statement made by the Serbian president Boris Tadić that “This way the citizens and members of the LGBT population are protected” is a clear indicator that the rights of sexual and gender minorities are still not being taken seriously by Serbian authorities.

Frank Mugisha-Executive Director of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) will be awarded Rafto prize on November 6th

A delegation of the Human Rights House Foundation and Human Rights House Network´s members from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are taking part at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. The delegation will have meetings with the country rapporteurs, the Commissioner for Human Rights and the rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders in the Council of Europe.

FRITT ORD FOUNDATION and BORGEN PRODUCTION AS
Invite the public to a seminar at Saga Kino (Saga Cinema), Oslo
Thursday, 6 October 2011, 10.00–12.30

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed concern over the Deutsche Bank issue of Belarusian government bonds after the post-election crackdown in which seven of the nine presidential candidates and 600 opposition activists were jailed. She promised to contact the bank directly over the issue.

The 2011 Rafto Prize is awarded to Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG). Frank Mugisha, Executive Director of SMUG, will receive the award on behalf of the organisation. The Prize is awarded to SMUG for its work to make fundamental human rights apply to everyone, and to eliminate discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.