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HRHN delegation to Azerbaijan
Human rights defenders from Human Rights House Foundation, Norway, Article 42, Georgia and the Ukrainian Helsinki Union are in Azerbaijan to support local human rights organisations and report about their problems during the up-coming parliamentary elections 7 November.
Ukrainian Parliament urged to adopt law on access to public information
Article 19 and International Media Support (IMS) urge the Ukrainian Parliament to demonstrate their commitment to transparency and public accountability by adopting a new Access to Public Information Law. The law had been scheduled for consideration on 2 November, but was unexpectedly removed.
Abuses in using surveillance methods against journalists – the need of legislative changes in Poland
Over the last few years the question of the abuse of the surveillance methods against journalists in the Republic of Poland returns on a regular basis. In reference to the information revealed recently that special services regularly carried out surveillance of top Polish journalists in order to reveal their sources of information, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights issued two letters to Prime Minister expressing its concern in this respect.
Norwegian NGOs showed solidarity with Russian pro-democracy movement
Eight Norwegian nongovernmental human rights organisations, including Amnesty International Norway, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee and Human Rights House Foundation, showed their support to a pro-democracy civil Russian movement “Strategy 31“ by organising a demonstration in Oslo.
Burma after elections: what role for the ethnic nationalities?
Norwegian Mission to the East invites to an open seminar in Burma: Aftermath of the Burmese elections and the road map to democracy: What role for the ethnic nationalities?
Burma after elections: what role for the ethnic nationalities?
Norwegian Mission to the East invites to an open seminar in Burma: Aftermath of the Burmese elections and the road map to democracy: What role for the ethnic nationalities?
-Room for improvement regarding torture, admits Ethiopia
For its review before the United Nations Committee Against Torture, Ethiopia’s State report only admits to limited problems with regards to torture. The report, however, does not reflect the grave human rights violations that continue to be reported, also on torture, in the country.
15 год БХК: “жывем, і спадзяемся выжыць далей”
Учора споўнілася 15 гадоў з дня заснавання Беларускага Хельсінкскага Камітэта — адзінай афіцыйна зарэгістраванай у краіне праваабарончай арганізацыі рэспубліканскага ўзроўню. Хоць у краіне і застаюцца сур’ёзныя парушэнні ў сферы правоў чалавека, але шмат чаго арганізацыі дасягнуць удалося. Аб гэтым красамоўна кажуць некаторыя факты.