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Афіцыйна адчынілася Інтэрнэт-старонка праекту па назіранні за выбарамі “Назіранне за выбарамі: тэорыя і практыка” www.eotp.info.

115 civil society organizations, including the Norwegian Burma Committee, and political parties from 20 countries today submitted an open letter to China’s President Hu Jintao calling for the suspension of oil and gas pipelines through Burma in order to prevent rights abuses and regional instability, avoiding financial and image risks to the People´s Republic of China.

When: Thursday, 29. October 2009 17:00 – 20:30 Where: Oslo, P-Hotels Oslo, limit 19 Host: Independent Democratic Kurdish Women’s association, Kurdocice Watch Chak, Female selection in RKR in cooperation with Integration and Diversity IMDI More info: www.kurdistan.no/1051085761/1256119918 Program 17:00 – 18:00 Dr Isamel Fahmi Mohammed Saeed Ass. Professor of Language & Literature Violence against women […]

The trial of Radovan Karadzic, former Bosnian Serb leader seen as the mastermind of the worst ethnic pogroms in Europe in the post-war era, goes on today without him, since Karadzic, who is representing himself, boycotted the first day of the trial, saying he has not had enough time to prepare.

ARTICLE 19, English PEN and Index on Censorship welcome the UK
government’s drive to repeal criminal libel and sedition: outdated laws that continue to cast a chill over free speech worldwide.

A new report on State of Eritrea has been commissioned by the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights. Contributions were also made by other NGOs, including Human Rights House Foundation. “The HR violations are extensive and systematic, and the oppression by the authorities is total”, says the president of the Oslo Center, Kjell Magne Bondevik.

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has received confirmed information from reliable sources that Lobsang Gyaltsen, Loyak (right), Penkyi and an unnamed Tibetan were executed on 20 October 2009 under the supervision of the Lhasa Municipality Intermediate People’s Court for their alleged involvement in last year’s mass protest in the Tibetan capital.

Both EU and US are pressed to change attitude towards the issue of occupied Western Sahara. Neither the long-time American friendship with Morocco, nor EU’s fishing interests can be an excuse for human rights violations, claim HR activists – a standpoint supported by an Australian firm’s announcement about a phasing out of phosphate imports from the occupied country.

The Kenyan government has proposed new regulations seeking to take back broadcast licences and vet content of programmes. The government-owned Communications Commission of Republic of Kenya (CCK) is also proposing to introduce a rule that allows operators only one frequency per area or region, otherwise known as one frequency per spot. Right, Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki speaking to his people.

Helsinki Foundation for Human Right and Open Society Institute – Budapest invite for a lecture pro memoriam Marek Nowicki. This year guest – Asma Jahangir (United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief) will give a lecture „End of Human Rights? Religious Fundamentalism in Pakistan”

On 16-18 October 2009 in the Human Rights House was held a training session on the program “International Law in Advocacy”. Two participants – 4-year students of the program of “International Law” of the European Humanities University in Vilnius – have shared their impressions with www.humanrightshouse.org.

16-18 кастрычніка 2009 года ў Доме правоў чалавека адбылася навучальная сесія па праграме “Выкарыстанне міжнароднага права ў праваабарончай дзейнасці”. Прапануем азнаёміцца з уражаннямі ад семінару дзвюх яго ўдзельніц – студэнтак 4 курса праграмы «Міжнароднае права» ЕГУ.