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On November 30 2010, FRA presented a report entitled “Homophobia, transphobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity – 2010 Update” to the members of the European Parliament. According to the report in some of the Member States the level of protection has improved – due to both legal developments and the changes in practice, while there are still countries where the rights of LGBT persons are limited or neglected.

Three decades ago the People´s Republic of China changed it policy: opened itself to the international trade and invited world community to cooperate. Since then its economy is growing impressively. Unfortunately there has been not much progress in political reforms. The question is: can the recent situation continue?

The new Norwegian Helsinki Committee’s report shows that over the past several years, six members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have developed a common system, where individuals who are denied entry to one of the six member states automatically are denied entry to the others. This means an attempt of the states to limit contact between human rights activists at home with their colleagues abroad.

Deeply entrenched political interests, lack of political cohesion, weak institutional structures and elite groups keen to maintain status quo are some of the challenges facing implementation of Kenya’s new constitution. president Mwai Kibaki, right, is keen to leave a legacy. But what legacy it will be – reformist or reactionary – remains an open question.

2 декабря сотрудники Независимой психиатрической ассоциации России Ю.С.Савенко (врач-психиатр), Л.Н.Виноградова (медицинский психолог) и Н.В.Спиридонова (врач-психиатр) совместно с представителями Аппарата Уполномоченного по правам человека г. Москвы посетили Московскую психиатрическую больницу № 5 в связи с большим количеством жалоб, поступающих от пациентов больницы и их родственников.

On the 2nd of December, 2010 representatives of Independent Psychiatric of the Russian Federation (IPA) psychiatrists Yuri Savenko and Natalia Spiridonova and Liubov Vinogradova, medical psychologist, in cooperation with representatives of Federal Ombudsman’s Administration visited Moscow Metal Health Facility №5 in connection of large number complaints from the patients of hospital and their relatives.

Coalition of three Polish NGOs: Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (Helsińska Fundacja Praw Człowieka), Inpris (Inpris Instytut Prawa i Społeczeństwa) and Polish Section of The International Commission of Jurists (Polska Sekcja Międzynarodowej Komisji Prawników) monitors the elections of judges of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal.

On the 14 of December in the building of Government of Moscow region new mandates of the Public Supervising Committees will be handing out.

14 декабря в здании Правительства Московской области состоится вручение мандатов Общественной наблюдательной комиссии по Московской области нового созыва.

Romania needs a moral awakening, the 1989 Rafto laureate Doina Cornea tells Norwegian activists. Doina Cornea (81) was awarded the Rafto Prize in 1989 for her work as a dissident during the communist regime of Nicolae Ceauşescu. Today she sadly speaks about youth’s moral decay, corruption and dirty politics in her country.

The government of Republic of Kazakhstan has failed to fulfil their commitment to improve the situation for journalists and media before their chairmanship of the OSCE ends. Article 19 and Adil Soz is concerned that they have failed to promote democracy or enhance freedom of expression during their chairmanship.

As the election campaign is gathering pace, the authorities are doing everything to create an appearance of freedom and equality for all candidates. Ten contenders for the main office were all registered without problems. However, looking closely, it becomes clear that the liberalization is strictly controlled by the authorities, and the equal opportunity is no more than an elaborate farce.