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December 21, 2009

Роўнасць СМІ па-беларуску

Снежань у Беларусі адзначыўся новай хваляй ідэалагічнага ціску ў рэгіёнах.
У прыватнасці, распачатая кампанія па прымусовай падпісцы на дзяржаўную прапаганду. У рукі журналістаў трапіў ліст начальніка ідэалагічнага аддзела Слонімскага райвыканкама з загадам ратаваць сітуацыю з кепскай падпіскай на дзяржаўныя газеты.

December 21, 2009

New attacks on human rights defenders in B&H

In Trebinje, the hardest thing today is to be Blazo Stevovic, the president of “Alternative Club Trebinje” and member of “Alliance for Fight Against Corruption and Criminal”.

December 21, 2009

Azerbaijan: 2009 Rafto laureate’s husband seriously beaten

Malahat Nasibova said her husband Ilgar Nasibov, right, and “Democracy and NGO development Resource Center” employee Vafadar Eyvazov suffer from rib fractures. The two men were trying to arrange a seminar in Nakhchivan State University to combat widespread corruption at the University but some fifty students of Sport faculty dragged them out and beat heavily.

December 21, 2009

HRHF and HRIDC nominate human rights defender/journalist for Index on Censorship Award

The Human Rights House Foundation and the Human Rights Center Georgia nominates Saba Tsitsikashvili for the Index on censorship award. Saba Tsitsikashvili is a journalists and a human rights defender who lives and works in conflict region.

December 20, 2009

9th International Film Festival WATCH DOCS

Warsaw’s 9th annual International Film Festival WATCH DOCS took place from 4 to 13 December 2009. The festival competition offered the Warsaw premieres of the world’s top documentary films broadly related to issues of human rights. This year’s competition included 19 films vying for the WATCH DOCS festival Award.

December 20, 2009

CERD: consideration on Reports of Poland

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination presented on 28 August 2009 Consideration of 17, 18 and 19 th Reports submitted by Republic of Poland. The Reports were submitted on 19 February 2008 under article 9 of International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.

December 19, 2009

UN official praises Norwegian PEN for saving an Afghan journalist

In an interview in the Norwegian daily Dagbladet, the UN’s special representative in Islamic Republic of Afghanistan discloses some of the secrecy that has characterized the case of Afghan journalist Sayed Pervez Kambakhsh, right, his release and travel to Scandinavia. Credit is also given to Norwegian PEN and its Vice President Elisabeth Eide for contributing positively to solving this case.

December 19, 2009

Sahara activist wins her battle to return home

Aminatou Haidar’s protest against Morocco’s refusal to allow her to return home had mobilized the world powers to solve the crisis. International pressure had apparently forced Rabat to allow her to return to Laayoun, where she had been refused entry in mid-November. “This is a triumph, a victory for … human rights, international justice and the Saharan cause,” Haidar said.

December 19, 2009

Human Rights Alliance awarded prizes

On 9 December in Minsk the human rights award was announced. Human Rights Alliance, registered in Lithuania, annually gives out the prize. Two out of three laureates are alumni of the Human Rights House Network educational program.

December 18, 2009

Documentary screening about the Belarusian-Lithuanian borderland

15 December Vilnius HRH hosted a presentation of a short documentary Borderland. The film was made with the assistance of BelSat TV crew. The idea was developed by United Centre of Initiatives for Republic of Belarus (JuBIC), a partner-organisation of HRH Foundation.

December 18, 2009

Alternative Reports of Macedonian NGOs

As part of a project activity of the First Children’s Embassy in the World – Megjashi, published the Alternative Reports of NGOs on the occasion of the Second Periodical State Report to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the initial reports on the Optional Protocols, are prepared by the National Alliance for Children’s Rights – Republic of Macedonia.

December 17, 2009

Уручаная прэмія “Праваабарончага альянсу” у галіне правоў чалавека

9 снежня у Менску прайшло ўручэнне штогадовай прэміі у галіне правоў чалавека. Прэмія заснаваная зарэгістраванай у Літве арганізацыяй “Праваабарончы альянс”. Двое з трох лаўрэатаў сёлетняй прэміі – выпускнікі адукацыйнага праекта сеткі Дамоў правоў чалавека.