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Whatever may be the National report of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the up-coming UPR in February 2010, according to the journalist of the magazine “Pogledi”, the UN Human Rights Council will not consider it reliable. And the report of the Ombudsmen in B&H reveals why.

A seminar is entitled “The development of civil society in Afghanistan – where was it from?” Norwegian PEN succeded to invite the recently retired military chief, Sverre Diesen.

Award given for outstanding achievements within the field of freedom of expression. Carl von Ossietzky (1889 – 1938) was a German pacifist and the recipient of the 1935 Nobel Peace Prize.

Lawyer Eren Keskin, theatre actor Murat Batgi and writer Edip Polat were sentenced to one year in Turkish prison for using the terms “Kurdistan” and “Kurds.” Furthermore, they were deprived of many of their civil rights.

Macedonian Women’s Rights Centre – Shelter Centre took an active role in the regional conference on “Domestic Violence : Order and Procedures as Response” held on 28th and 29th September in Skopje. The conference was organized by the French Embassy in Skopje and “France Coopération Internationale”.

Uganda’s constitutional near-death experience continues. The over 800 youth arrested over the early September rioting remain in detention or remand. Robert Kalundi Serumaga, right, a leading Ugandan journalist and the author of this article, was arrested during the riots.

The 2009 Rafto Laureate, Malahat Nasibova, reminds us of journalists in the Republic of Azerbaijan facing prison and trials for crimes of free speech. Below you can read the letter from Malahat Nasibova after receiving the message that she was awarded the 2009 Rafto Prize for Human Rights.

On 18-20 September the first graduates of the Bring International Standards Home program gathered in Vilnius Human Rights House. One of the participants offers his reflections and impressions about the meeting.

The process of development of living and working conditions and possibilities for persons with disabilities in FYR Macedonia is still going on thanks to the implementation of the project “Closing time for discrimination against disability”, done by Polio Plus. The results and action within this process are even more remarkable comparing the period of the beginning of this year.

A top human rights watchdog official’s driver was carjacked moments after dropping off his boss. Mr Hassan Omar, right, the outspoken vice chairman of the Republic of Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, on Sunday said the hijackers were after him. The driver had just left Mr Omar at Kilimani at about 8.30 pm on Friday night and was heading to an Administration Police camp in Riruta to park the car when he was accosted by two armed men.

18-20 верасня ў Доме правоў чалавека (Вільня) прайшла сустрэча беларускіх праваабаронцаў, першых выпускнікоў адукацыйнай міжнароднай праграмы “Фактычнае выкананне міжнародных абавязанняў Рэспублікі Беларусь у галіне грамадзянскіх правоў і свабод”. Прапануем вашай увазе ўражанні ад сустрэчы, выкладзеныя адным з удзельнікаў.

The government-owned Republic of Uganda Broadcasting Council today, 02 October 2009, issued gagging orders to all radio stations in the country against any news coverage on issues touching on the traditional Buganda king Kabaka or his Mengo traditional complex.