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Request for immediate and unconditional release of Eynulla Emin Fatullayev
Members of the Human Rights House Network call upon the Azerbaijani authorities to immediately execute the decision of the European Court of Human Rights from 22 April 2010 in the case ‘Fatullayev v. Azerbaijan’ (application no 40984/07), to release the journalist from detention and compensate him for the damages he has suffered.
Ператрусы, канфіскацыі, допыты журналістаў – законныя?
Афіцыйная ўлада Беларусі чарговы раз паказала сваё стаўленне да незалежнай прэсы. Па меркаванні пракуратуры, ператрусы, допыты і канфіскацыя працоўных матэрыялаў не з’яўляюцца парушэннем закона. Прынамсі, такі адказ сябры асцыяцыі журналістаў атрымалі на свой зварот, прымеркаваны да нядаўняй серыі ператрусаў незалежных журналістаў.
HCHR in MK made Constitutional Court analysis
The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in the Republic of Macedonia – HCHR in MK, made the analysis of the Constitutional Court institution, reviewing its position in the legal system of the Republic of Macedonia, pressures which are made or being made on it, international perspective of such courts, concluding it all with several official standpoints on this topic and recommendations.
2010 Impunity Index anounced by Committee to Project Journalists
Committee to Project Journalists newly updated its Impunity Index, a list of countries where journalists are killed regularly and governments fail to solve the crimes. According to the list deadly, unpunished violence against the press has soared in the Philippines and Republic of Somalia. Impunity in journalist murders also rose significantly in the Russian Federation and Mexico, two countries with long records of entrenched, anti-press violence.
Threats against Iranian reporter Maziar Bahari
Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari, the keynote speaker at 2010 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards, has reportedly been subject to threats by Iranian officials. Human rights organizations have condemned the Iranian authorities’ move.
NGO Forum: Let’s develop a common civil society in BiH
Three-day forum of NGOs from BiH, Balkan and EU took place in Sarajevo from Apil 14-16 2010. It was organized by the Youth Initiative for Human Rights in BiH, the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in BiH, Centre Andre Malraux Sarajevo and CCFD Terre solidaire from France.
Right of access to information violated in Croatia
A group of Croatian NGOs, including the organisations at the Human Rights House of Zagreb, has issued a press release regarding the recent police action towards Marko Rakar, right, Croatian blogger and columnist, calling state officials to respect international standards of citizens’ rights of access to information.
GAW: Public debate / Forum
Educational inclusion of children who do not attend schools
Croatian NGOs submitted the UPR report to the UN
Nineteen non-governmental organizations for the protection and promotion of human rights in the Republic of Croatia, gathered in an ad hoc coalition, and made the UPR report on the current situation and level of respect of the human rights in this country.