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The joint statement by the FIDH and Human Rights Center “Viasna” (in brief)
The International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” are urging the Government of the Republic of Belarus to adhere to its international human rights obligations.
Norway does not give human rights defenders the protection they need
“Norway does not provide human rights defenders the protection they need, and thus the government violates its own stated mission to support and protect human rights defenders in practice, as Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has stated in a speech in connection with today’s 60-year anniversary of the World Declaration on Human Rights,” says Norwegian Helsinki Committee’s adviser Aage Borchgrevink.
Norwegian Helsinki Committee’s employees fined in Murmansk
On Saturday, 6 December, General Secretary Bjørn Engesland and Enver Djuliman, Director of Human Rights Education, were fined for having violated Russian visa regulations. While the Russian authorities stated that this was a routine visa control, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee fears the action appends to the pattern of authorities’ ongoing efforts to prevent human rights groups from working in the Russian Federation.
Anniversary of Declaration on Human Rights Defenders
Five UN and regional human rights mechanisms and representatives launch a joint warning on the persistent challenges facing human rights defenders on the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on Human Rights defenders.
Political prisoner set free but found guilty
On 8-9 December, political prisoner Aliaksandr Barazenka stood trial in Minsk. The last participant of the Process of Fourteen was found guilty and sentenced to one year of restricted freedom.
Сумесная заява FIDH і Праваабарончага цэнтра “Вясна”
Міжнародная федэрацыя правоў чалавека (FIDH) і Праваабарончы цэнтр “Вясна” заклікаюць урад Рэспублікі Беларусь выконваць міжнародныя абавязацельствы ў галіне правоў чалавека
Палітвязень – на волі, прысуд – абвінаваўчы
8-9 снежня ў Цэнтральным судзе Менску адбыўся разгляд справы актывіста грамадзянскай кампаніі “Еўрапейская Беларусь” Аляксандра Баразенкі, апошняга з фігурантаў нашумелага сёлетняга “Працэсу 14-ці”. Абвінавачаны прызнаны вінаватым і асуджаны да 1 году абмежавання волі без накіравання ў спецустановы.
Much done, yet much left to do for human rights defenders
The situation of human rights defenders remains extremely worrying in a number of countries. “Threats, ill-treatments, torture and judicial harassment against human rights defenders remain commonplace,” says Souhayr Belhassen, right, President of FIDH.
Ten years on, human rights defenders continue to pay a high price
Five UN and regional human rights mechanisms and representatives launch a joint warning on the persistent challenges facing human rights defenders on the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on Human Rights defenders.
Three years’ imprisonment for human rights advocate in Iranian Kurdistan
Sama Bahmani, a member of the Coalition of Human Rights Advocates in Islamic Republic of Iran, was detained on July 23, along with three teachers and civil rights activists in the Kurd part of Islamic Republic of Iran. All four were charged with efforts to prepare a report on human rights violations in the region. Right, Sanandaj, the city where they were held and allegedly mistreated and kept in solitary confinement.
Kenyan Civil Society finally awake
“We, members of the National Civil Society Congress, concerned that the crisis now facing the nation have resulted from a leadership crisis and led to much suffering, hereby call on all Kenyans to take part in a national boycott of oil and oil products,” a notice issued last week read.
Juba Declaration of Concern by the Sudan National Roundtable
The National Roundtable meeting on democratic media legislation in the Republic of the Sudan held under the auspices of the Republic of the Sudan Consortium ‘promoting freedom of expression and civil society involvement in the development of democratic media legislation in Sudan’ met in Juba, South Republic of the Sudan on 1st to 2nd December, 2008.