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Human Rights House Zagreb sent open letters to the president of the Republic of Croatia, Ivo Josipovic and the Prime Minister, Jadranka Kosor, regarding the almost forgotten case of Vesna Balenovic (on right), who was removed from her position after pointing out criminal actions in the company she was working.

Head of Studio “Reporter”, journalist Vakhtang Komakhidze requests the Government of Switzerland political asylum because he fears for his own and his familys life. His wife reports to the Interpress news that her husband has received several threatening phone calls where his family members were threatened with death. Currently, Komakhidze is in Geneva, in a refugee asylum.

The South Caucasus Network of Human Rights Defenders, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a joint programme of the World Organisation Against Torture – OMCT and the International Federation for Human Rights – FIDH), Human Rights House Foundation, Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Front Line and ARTICLE 19 condemn the pressure and intimidation exerted by Georgian authorities against leading investigative journalist Vakhtang Komakhidze, and denounce a continuous defamation campaign against Mr. Komakhidze.

Amnesty International calls on both sides to protect Afghan civilians as NATO and Afghan forces continue a major military offensive against Taleban in the southern province of Helmand.

More than sixty media, civil society and human rights representatives from the North Caucasus gathered in Moscow on 16 February 2010, together with leading Russian NGOs to discuss joint actions for improving the state of freedom of expression in the North Caucasus.

Myanmar’s government must halt its repression of ethnic minority activists before forthcoming national and local elections, Amnesty International warned in a major report released on 16 February 2010.

Група прадстаўнікоў праваабарончых арганізацый Беларусі 19 лютага накіравала шэрагу кіраўнікоў сілавых структур лісты з заклікам да перамоваў з праваабаронцамі. Тэмай для абмеркавання павінны стаць свабода сходаў і забеспячэнне правапарадку пры іх правядзенні, у тым ліку перашкоды дзейнасці СМІ пры ажыццяўленні імі сваіх прафесійных абавязкаў на вулічных акцыях.

The International Criminal Court (ICC), right, today asked for additional information as it decides whether or not to go forward with an investigation into the deadly post-election violence clashes which rocked Republic of Kenya in December 2007 and January 2008.

The Russian authorities responded with indignation to the publication of the report on secret prisons.

In a letter to the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre on February 18, the NGO forum for human rights has sent its recommendations for cases in need of particular attention during this years’ sessions in the UN Human Rights Council, in the general Assembly and in Norway’s bilateral consultations.

In Almaty, the city court yesterday lifted the ban put on opposition newspapers earlier this month by the same court on statements criticizing president Nazarbayev’s son in law Kulibayev. The court also rejected libel complaints filed by Mr.Kulibayev.