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A new report by the independent Russian HR organisation Memorial on the human rights situation in the Chechen Republic and Ingushetia concludes that the situation in both republics have gone from bad to worse in the last 18 months. More people are getting abducted and killed, fewer dare to report these incidents, and women’s rights are constantly violated, the report concludes. Right, Svetlana Gannushkina of Memorial.

На адзін дзень, 6 чэрвеня, Універсітэцкі пляц у Осла ператварыўся ў трыбуну для мясцовых і міжнародных праваабаронцаў, прадстаўнікоў Сеткі Дамоў правоў чалавека. У самым цэнтры нарвежскай сталіцы актывісты заклікалі ўлады краін Усходняй Еўропы і Каўказу спыніць гвалт над сваімі грамадзянамі. У тым ліку, і над беларусамі.

Fiery television debates, and the tactics of Ahmadinejad’s own supporters, have emboldened Iran’s newspapers, says Meir Javedanfar.

On August 20, 2008 a legally organized demonstration took place in front of the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw. The aim of this demonstration was to publicly voice their disagreement with U.S. policy and contest the plan to built an anti-missile shield in the Republic of Poland. To be more persuasive the demonstrators (an action was performed by one of them – August G.) burned a U.S. flag. This action was filmed by media and thereafter disseminated through numerous broadcasts.

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) expresses its alarm over aggressive attacks against two broadcast journalists in southwestern Republic of Somalia. Reporter Omar Abdirahman Mohamoud (Jaajaa) and newscaster Sahra Ali Mohamoud, both working for the privately owned Markabley Radio, were seriously beaten last night by four masked Al-Shabab militias.

Public in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the region, is still in shock after watching recently broadcasted new video materials of top war crimes fugitive, Ratko Mladic in the special edition of TV political magazine “60 minuta” on Federal Television. The videos broke the rumors that Mladic is hiding in Serbia. He is in fact, not hiding at all.

On June 9 the Legal Policy Committee adopted the amendments to the Law on NGO (Funds). Several human rights organizations are concerned that if the proposed changes are approved, the work of non-governmental organisations in the Republic of Azerbaijan will be severely limited and restricted. Right, the Azeri parliament assembled.

On 17-18 June 2009 the Human Rights House will become a venue for a regional meeting and workshop within the framework of the International Law in Advocacy. Electronic Human Rights Education for Lawyers Project. The project is implemented by the Human Rights House Network in cooperation with partner organizations in different countries.

17-18 чэрвеня 2009 г. у Доме правоў чалавека ў Вільні адбудзецца рэгіянальная сустрэча і трэнінг у рамках праекту «Міжнароднае права ў праваабарончай дзейнасці. Дыстанцыйнае навучанне адвакатаў правам чалавека», які ажыццяўляецца Сеткай Дамоў правоў чалавека супольна з партнёрскімі арганізацыямі з розных краін.

As many as 23 human rights organisations from seven countries, all members of the Human Rights House Network, have urged the Armenian authorities to release Arshaluys Hakobyan, member of the Helsinki Association and press photographer, who was arrested on 5 June 2009 after he had observed the elections of the Mayor of Yerevan on 31 May 2009

Belarusian authorities continue to abuse human rights and are not willing to stop this despicable practice. Local human rights defenders are calling those out and express their strong objections. Besides protecting the rights of ordinary citizens, activists are also forced to defend their own.

The Republic of Kenya Government has ten weeks to form a local tribunal to try last year’s post election violence suspects or have their names sent to The International Criminal Court, former UN secretary general Kofi Annan has said.