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Slavic Gay Pride 2010 was forcefully dispersed by police and its participants arrested on 15 May in Minsk. After 2 days in a detention centre gay rights activists received steep fines instead of apologies and moral compensation.

Four monks of Wara Monastery in Thangpu Township, Jomda County (Jiangda xian) in Chamdo Prefecture, “Tibet Autonomous Region” were arrested on 15 May under suspicion of leading and instigating protest at the county headquarters in Spring 2008 and two other official monks of the same monastery were arrested on 16 May for their failure to ‘educate’ the monks under ‘Patriotic education’ campaign.

Initiative meeting of NGOs in BiH for CERD up-coming session

Amnesty International, Article 19, and International PEN call on the Azerbaijani government to comply with the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights and immediately release imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist Eynulla Fatullayev.

The Moroccan-EFTA free trade agreement does not cover Western Sahara, according to Norwegian and Swiss authorities. This will have multi-million euro consequences for a Norwegian firm that systematically mislabeled Western Sahara imports as Moroccan, and illustrates how the European Commission is on collision course with rest of the international community. This case follows Western Sahara phosphate export scandals in last two years.

Удзельнікі “Славянскага гей- прайду 2010”, што прайшоў 15 траўня у Мінску, былі затрыманыя супрацоўнікамі міліцыі з ужываннем сілы. Правёўшы 2 дні у следчым ізалятары, затрыманыя удзельнікі шэсця замест прабачэнняў і маральнай кампенсацыі атрымалі грашовыя штрафы.

When: Thursday, 3. June 2010 08.30-13.00 To: Thursday, 3. June 2010 Where: Oslo, Literature House, Wergelandsveien 29, Host: Norwegian Helsnki Committee Program[1]    08.30 Registration and coffee    09.00  Welcome. Recognition and remembrance of the   Srebrenica genocide in Norway Bjørn Engesland, Secretary-   General, Norwegian Helsinki Committee    09.10 Opening   State Secretary Gry Larsen, Norwegian Ministry […]

Late last year, the BiH Parliament ruled that the Communication’s Regulatory Agency – CRA, along with several other regulatory institutions, are to be categorised as administrative units. The decision, still standing, represents a threat to independence of regulatory agencies in BiH, since their classification as administrative units places them under the control of various ministries and the BiH Government.

Harassment of human rights defenders in the Republic of Belarus has not gone unnoticed by the UN Human Rights Council. A report for 2009, produced by the watchdog’s Special Rapporteur, contains concerns about a ‘very restrictive’ environment in which Belarusian human rights defenders are able to operate. The case of Leanid Svetsik, right, duly covered on this website, is given in-depth attention.

Tibetan writer Tagyal (pen-name Shogdung) was arrested on 23 April 2010 in the People´s Republic of China after criticising the authorities in an open letter. Tagyal may be held solely for peacefully exercising his right to free expression which is protected under Article 19 of the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which the People´s Republic of China is a signatory.

12 траўня ў Жэневе адбылося абмеркаванне справаздачы беларускага ўраду ў межах працэдуры Універсальнага перыядычнага агляду ў Савеце па правах чалавека ААН. Пазіцыі афіцыйнага дакладчыка і прадстаўнікоў праваабарончацкага сектару прадказальна адрозніваліся і нават супярэчылі адна адной. Сітуацыю каментуе вядомы беларускі праваабаронца Алесь Бяляцкі, які прысутнічаў на абмеркаванні справаздачы.

ARTICLE 19, the West African Journalists Association and other partners welcome the ECOWAS Commission’s initiative to develop a regional Protocol on the Right to Information, and to involve civil society and media associations in its drafting.