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Since the November 2004 murder of Frank Kangundu, journalist with the Congolese daily ‘La Référence Plus’, and his wife, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has entered a sad cycle of killings of media professionals. Right, a poster produced after the killing of Kangundu and his wife.

State of Eritrea has the highest number of jailed and exiled journalists in Africa. As the world marked the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ARTICLE 19 called for an end to the persecution of journalists, drawing attention to the government’s poor treatment of the country’s media workers.

The Norwegian Helsinki Committee has filed a complaint to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding actions taken by the State Committee for National Security (GKNB) in Kyrgyz Republic against the NHC Regional Representative, Ivar Dale.

Youth group of Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in B&H held a street action in the centre of Sarajevo on occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

10 снежня былі падведзеныя вынікі конкурсу на найлепшую фатаграфію, якая ілюструе ажыццяўленне якога заўгодна права ці свабоды чалавека ў Беларусі. Конкурс быў арганізаваны Беларускім Домам правоў чалавека і прысвечаны 60-годдзю з дня прыняцця Усеагульнай дэкларацыі правоў чалавека.

Last week in Skopje the first ever community based home for people with disabilities in FYR Macedonia was opened. Home is major step toward ending social exclusion of people with disabilities. The community home will be operated by Polio Plus, a Macedonian NGO, with funding from the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy and the Open Society Mental Health Initiative.

Republic of Belarus celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by mass detentions of participants in peaceful protest actions

60-ыя ўгодкі Ўсеагульнай дэкларацыі правоў чалавека былі адзначаныя ў Беларусі масавымі затрыманнямі ўдзельнікаў мірных акцый.

As the world celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, many Eritrean journalists and political opponents are still detained without charges for more than seven (7) years. State of Eritrea has the highest number of jailed and exiled journalists in Africa.

The Ambassador of France in the Republic of Uganda, Mr. René Forceville, placed a glass slab engraved with the full text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on the wall of the French Embassy building on 10th December 2008. The Solemn unveiling of this slab, which coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, symbolises the making of the French Embassy a place of Human Rights, a symbolism will be done in all the French Diplomatic Missions abroad.
Right: the unveil of the slab

The Juba peace process is stagnant and likely to fail unless the Ugandan government and the international community redirect the negotiations.

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.