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У Беларусі рэпрэсуюць адвакатаў палітвязняў. Ліцэнзіі скасавалі чатыром юрыстам; фармальная прычына – за адмову абараняць кліентаў. Адвакаты насамрэч былі вымушаныя адмовіць палітвязням у паслугах, бо іх прымусіла КДБ, пагражаючы адняць ліцэнзію. Абуральныя факты ціску на беларускую адвакатуру – у звароце праваабаронцаў да адпаведнага спецдакладчыка ААН.

Amnesty International (AI) is concerned about the ongoing impunity for war crimes in Croatia and calls on authorities to investigate and prosecute all cases committed during the 1991-1995 war in Croatia. Witnesses, who could provide necessary evidence through their testimonies, are reluctant to do so due to ongoing threats and intimidation against them. The victims and their relatives are left without access to justice and reparation.

In January 2011, a Mongolian family was taken into custody of the Border Guard. The family lived in Poland for the last eleven years and faced deportation after failed efforts to legitimize their stay in the country. In January 2011 the eldest of the three children of the family made headlines when he defended his engineering thesis at Krakow’s University of Science and Technology (AGH) in the escort of Border Guard functionaries.

In January 2011 a lawyer of Al – Nashiri, former prisoner of CIA black site in Poland, appealed to the Polish Prime Minister for the support of the Polish Prosecutor’s requests to the U.S. authorities for legal assistance concerning extraordinary rendition. The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights joined this call and pionted at the necessity to guarantee the observance of the MLAT.

February 17, 2011 ‘Mother’s Right’ Foundation summed up the results of the activities for 2010. Press conference was held under the title ‘We need other army!’ The Chairwoman of the Board Mrs. Veronika Marchenko presented Annual report 2010 of the organization.

On January 28, 2011, in the framework of the 10th Session of the UN Human Rights Council’s Periodic Review, the Government of Georgia presented a national report on the current human rights situation. The UN Human Rights Council discussed the human rights situation in Georgia between the periods of 2006-2010 through interactive dialogue spanning three hours. Georgian authorities received 163 recommendations in total and immediately accepted 96 of them; refused 5 and discussions over 62 of the recommendations will take place over the next few months. After this time, the Government of Georgia will elaborate its final position.

Шэраг беларускіх праваабарончых арганізацый і асобных праваабаронцаў накіравалі супольны зварот на імя спецдакладчыцы ААН па пытанні аб становішчы праваабаронцаў Маргарэт Секагія. У лісце апісваецца небяспечная сітуацыя, у якую трапілі абаронцы правоў грамадзян у Беларусі, у прыватнасці, старшыня цэнтру “Вясна” Алесь Бяляцкі (на фота).

Join English PEN and other members of the Belarus Committee for a peaceful demonstration to call for the release of all prisoners of conscience and to show our solidarity with the people of Belarus.

Several Belarusian HR organisations and respected HR defenders sent a joint address to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders Margaret Sekaggya. Their letter vividly describes a tight if not dangerous situation where most Belarusian HR defenders find themselves at the moment. In particular, the address centres on the faith of Ales Bialiatski, right, the HR Centre Viasna co-chair.

Leading Iranian journalist Taghi Rahmani arrested on 9 February, several journalists and bloggers have been summoned for questioning by the Revolutionary Guards and the intelligence ministry in various parts of the country ahead of a demonstration called by government opponents for 14 February in solidarity with the Egyptian and Tunisian peoples.

On February, 15 President Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting with UN Human Rights High Commissioner Navanethem Pillay and representatives of human rights organizations.

Georgia is among those states where over the course of a year, many legislative changes are made. Some experts and members of the public have responded positively to the corresponding changes, and others have expressed disapproval. This article briefly discusses the amendments implemented in the Georgian legislation during 2009-2010.