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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.
UN Human Rights Committee adopted Concluding Observations on Poland
On 29 September 2010 UN Human Rights Committee published Concluding Observations on Republic of Poland. They were adopted as a result of the consideration of the Committee of the sixth periodic report of Republic of Poland (CCPR/C/POL/6) at its meetings with Polish delegation held on 12 and 13 October 2010.
Statement on visits of EU politicians to Minsk
Belarusian HRH has signed a joint statement, calling upon the Ministers of Foreign Affairs from Republic of Poland and Germany to support values of democracy and human rights during their joint visit to Minsk. The statement was approved by Belarusian HR defenders and supported by various European organisations.
Заява перад візітам у Мінск міністраў Польшчы і Нямеччыны
Беларускі Дом правоў чалавека далучыўся да заявы, у якой заклікаў Радослава Сікорскага і Гіда Вэстэрвэле падчас візіту ў Беларусь падтрымаць каштоўнасці дэмакратыі і правоў чалавека. Заяву напярэдадні прыезду двух міністраў замежных спраў у Мінск падтрымалі арганізацыі розных еўрапейскіх краін.
Take action to free Iranian blogger
Today marks two years since the arrest of Canadian-Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan in his parents’ home in Tehran. Index on Censorship, Article 19 and other organisations join in condemnation of Iran’s treatment of Derakhshan, sentenced to 19 and a half years for his writing and calls to sign the petition to free him.
Fate of Uyghur journalist and website editor ‘unknown’
A court in China’s western region of Xinjiang, which was rocked by ethnic violence in 2009, appears to be stalling an appeal hearing in the case of an ethnic Uyghur journalist handed a 15-year jail term, Radio Free Asia reports. Gheyret Niyaz a 51-year-old journalist and webmaster was accused of criticizing the Chinese authorities in 2009 and was given 15 years in jail.
Election of new HCHR president
Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in BiH elects new president in November
International conference ‘Media Ownership, Freedom of Speech, and the Democratic Debate’,
We are very pleased to invite you to the international conference ‘Media Ownership, Freedom of Speech, and the Democratic Debate’ organized as a part of Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights project called “Freedom of Media Observatory in Poland”.
Solidarity 31
On 31 October eight Norwegian organizations will show their solidarity with Russian pro-democracy NGOs by gathering in front of parliament and claiming democracy in Russia.