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More than a half of all NGOs, which actually function in the Republic of Belarus, are unregistered. It means their activists work under the “sword of Damocles”, risking criminal prosecution every day. Still, they encounter a great deal of trouble in attempts to legalise their activities.

Пасля чатырохгадовага перапынку 6-7 сакавіка ў Менску прайшла Асамблея няўрадавых арганізацыяў. Мерапрыемства сталася форумам для абмеркавання праблем трэцяга сектару ў Беларусі. Прапануем чытачам агляд спектру думак на гэтую тэму.

On 11 March 2009, the mayor of Likasi, Denis Kalondji Ngoy, ordered the closure of Community Radio of Katanga (RCK) and Radiotélévision Likasi 4 (RTL4). The mayor’s decision was supported by the provincial authorities of Katanga. On 12 March, journalists from the two independent media outlets, who had been threatened and pressured for several days, finally agreed to comply with the mayor’s decision. A third media outlet, All Gospel Radio (RPE) also received orders to close. RPE host Gilbert Nawezi has been ordered off the airways since last week.

The United Nations independent expert on internally displaced people, Walter Kalin, right, called Friday for more attention to be paid to some of the world’s most serious displacement crises, including those caused by natural disasters and by the conflicts in the Republic of Somalia, Sri Lanka and Republic of the Sudan.

The Sudanese government suspended the work of 13 major humanitarian aid agencies in response to an International Criminal Court warrant, issued for the arrest of President al-Bashir on 4 March. Not only does this create an imminent crisis for refugees, but it also provides ammunition for court critics.

The lack of mechanisms for hearing the children’s voice is the reason why their voice hasn’t been heard, as well as the reason why the children are not active participants in the making and creation of changes. The project Building culture for children’s participation is one important step forward to achievement of this aim.

Секретариат международной сети Домов прав человека – Фонд Домов прав человека – объявляет о проведении Международной Конференции «Применение международного права в правозащитной практике» и приеме заявок на участие.

Last week’s capture of Lords Resistance Army commander Thomas Kwoyelo bought Republic of Uganda more time to do what it has been unable to for the past three months: put an end to LRA leader Joseph Kony, right. Kwoyelo was wounded in a clash with Republic of Uganda forces in the remote regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, and became Uganda’s biggest prize in the on-going mission.

To: Monday, 20. April 2009 Where: Turku/Aabo, Finland, Aabo Akademi University, Gezeliusgatan 2, 20500 Host: The Institute for Human Rights at Aabo Akademi University More info: www.abo.fi/instut/imr

The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network( EHAHRD-Net) today joined with Yared Hailemariam, founding member of EHAHRD-Net, in encouraging the international community at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, right, to call on the Ethiopian government for the immediate repeal or amendment of the Charities and Societies Proclamation, which was passed by Parliament in January 2009.

We must do everything in our power to secure the release of the young Afghan journalist, says Padraig Reidy, news editor of Index on Censorship.

In November 2008, Polio Plus, as a Secretariat of the Coalition FYR Macedonia without discrimination, called the NGOs that work on human rights issues in FYR Macedonia to prepare credible and reliable information under UPR as envisaged in the 5/1 resolution adopted by the Council.