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Political prisoner dying in Belarusian prison
The state of health of political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich worsened sharply and comes close to critical. The prisoner who went on hunger-strike has been joined by 29 democratic activists.
Megjashi appeals to Government: Protect the children
The First Children’s Embassy in the World – Megjashi, reacts on more frequent cases of family defilement and sexual abuse of children in FYR Macedonia, as well as on the inappropriate treatment towards the children-victims of incest and pedophilia.
У беларускай турме памірае палітвязень
Стан здароўя палітвязня Мікалая Аўтуховіча рэзка пагоршыўся і набліжаецца да крытычнага. Да галадоўкі палітвязня далучыліся яшчэ 29 чалавек.
-In Congo, sexual violence is a weapon of war
-In Eastern DR Congo, sexual violence is definitely used as a weapon of war, says Bernard Kalume, a public information officer for MONUC, the UN Mission in Congo. Kalume, who visited Norway recently, calls for more international attention to one of the world’s most serious crises. 75% of the rapes committed worldwide happen in Congo. And even if we will never know theexact figures, a reasonable estimate is that several hundred thousand women have been raped – so far.
UN Security Council to visit Africa
The United Nations Security Council should focus on the protection of civilians, justice, and human rights during its upcoming visit to Africa, from May 14-21, 2009, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the council member states.
ARTICLE 19 calls on new EU partnership to probe attacks on freedom of expression
Following the launch of the European Union (EU)’s Eastern Partnership on 7 May, ARTICLE 19 calls on the EU to keep protection for human rights and freedom of expression at the heart of the Eastern Partnership and its dialogue.
Botswana’s president asked to go easy on Al-Bashir
A Sudanese legislator has said that Botswana’s president Ian Khama’s position that Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir should be brought before the International Criminal Court is perhaps due to the fact that Botswana has never experienced ethnic violence and violent confrontation with government.
New declaration in Croatia: Youth and Peacebuilding
The conference “The Role of Youth in Peace Building Process” was organized in Donja Stubica, in the end of March this year. As a result of the conference, participants have made a declaration on the role of youth in peace building processes, which will be the basis of advocating for institutional and legal changes on national and European level.
Allowed to men but not to women?
In spite of formal gender equality, considering women’s equal political rights is something a long way away for the Belarusian leadership. A round table discussion in HRH-Vilnius brings interesting facts about gender relations and attempts of power succession from father to son in the Republic of Belarus.
-Stop wounding journalists, says NUSOJ to warring parties in Mogadishu
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) calls on the warring parties in Mogadishu to cease hostilities and respect journalists’ rights to do their job without harm. Today, the fighting in Mogadishu resulted in four journalists, all working for private media outlets, being wounded in shelling.