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Eight months after the end of joint military operations by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Republic of Uganda, many parts of Orientale Province, in northeastern DRC, are still in turmoil, says the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Attacks on civilians by Ugandan rebels and local militias have left 340,000 people displaced, and 30,000 refugees have fled to Republic of the Sudan.

Kenya’s would-be first gay wedding was violently stopped by protesting youths and police on Friday at Mtwapa near Mombasa, hours before it was due to take place.

A coalition of leading international journalists´, writers´, and publishers´ organisations on 11 February launched a campaign to press the government of Islamic Republic of Iran to release their colleagues imprisoned in the wake of last year´s disputed presidential election in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Freedom of association is only a statement on the paper in the Republic of Belarus. Despite the authorities’ promises the infamous article 193.1 of the Criminal Code still can pave a road to 2 year prison term for activities of unregistered organization. Also membership in any registered NGO is risky enough as well and it could lead to losing a job as it happened to members of the Union of Belarusian Writers.

The small town of Mtwapa in the coastal town of Kilifi may make history if it hosts Kenya’s first gay wedding planned for Friday. Two men are said to have announced the wedding, to be held at a hotel. News of the nuptials is an open secret in the fast-growing town, famous for its vibrant night life. Some gay couples from Western countries are among dozens of guests expected to witness the marriage. News of the wedding has rattled religious leaders — both Muslim and Christian — who have united in their vow to stop it “at all costs”.

If the African Peer Review Mechanism is not to degenerate into meaninglessness, writes L. Muthoni Wanyeki, Africa’s governments, regional councils and citizens will need to revitalise its progress. The coverage of the recent African Union (AU) summit focused, unsurprisingly, on whether Libya’s Muammar al-Gaddafi would retain the chair.

Azerbaijan’s government is considering making changes and amendments to four laws to restrict the operation of the mass media.

On 20 January 2010 European Court of Human Rights communicated the case Grigoryan v. Republic of Armenia. The applicant – Vahe Grigoryan was the intern at Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights 2 years ago. The case concerns the lawyer who was arrested for defending four families living on Byuzand street in Yerevan and who was the most active out of all the defenders.

Today Youth Club Public Union started Norway Days in the Republic of Azerbaijan which will last one month.

On February 05, 2010 the trial of Arshaluys Hakobyan, monitor and human rights
defender continued at the Court of First Instance of Kentron and Nork-Marash districts of Yerevan. The prosecutor declined the charge brought against Hakobyan on the ground of lack of evidence. According to it the Court found the defendant innocent of crime and acquitted him.

According to the judgment of the European Court for Human Rights, Georgia shall introduce amendments to the law which was declared to be obligatory in 1997. The case deals with the citizens who were victims of Stalin’s repressions in 1937 and in fact it is precedential. European Court passed verdict against Georgia in the case “Kiladzes VS Georgia” and imposed the state to pay compensation to the victimized families.

Состав приглашаемой аудитории: сотрудники РИЦПЧ, юристы, в том числе адвокаты, специализирующиеся в области защиты прав человека и сотрудничающие с НКО.

Участников семинара поприветствуют Б.Н. Пантелеев, эксперт, руководитель агентства правовой информации «Человек и Закон», Е. Адрова, координатор проекта «Дистанционное обучение юристов международным механизмам обжалования», Л. Ульяшина, менеджер программы «Международное право в правозащитной деятельности», Фонд Домов прав человека, Норвегия, участники образовательной программы (юристы и адвокаты из регионов России), приглашенное лицо (представитель Информационного Офиса Совета Европы в России или одного из правозащитных НКО)

В рамках семинара участники будут ознакомлены с целью учебной программы, методами обучения, ожидаемыми результатами, программой Moodle и ее использованием в процессе обучения, библиотекой проекта и т.д . Будет проведен обзор тем первой и второй частей, итоговых заданий и их оценки. Планируется также обсуждение учебной программы участниками, включая выявление приоритетных тем, определение общего уровня подготовки участников и их ожиданий от участия в проекте.