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Tibet committee encourages people to join light protest
Tomorrow, the 7th of August, is the day before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing. The Norwegian Tibet Committee joins a grassroots campaign called ‘Candle for Tibet’ and urges people to light a candle in solidarity with all oppressed people in Tibet. A collective candle protest will be held in the centre of Oslo. (06-AUG-08)
Norwegian Tibet Committee encourages people to join light protest
Tomorrow, the 7th of August, is the day before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing. The Norwegian Tibet Committee joins a grassroots campaign called ‘Candle for Tibet’ and urges people to light a candle in solidarity with all oppressed people in Tibet. A collective candle protest will be held in the centre of Oslo. (06-AUG-08)
Roundtable Talk on Poverty and Human Rights
The Rafto Foundation in association with the Bergen Summer Research School is holding a roundtable between activists, academics and policymakers on 10 August. Poverty and human rights violations are the issues to be addressed. Special attention will be given to the particular case-study of the “untouchables” or Dalits in India to illustrate how human rights violations can be directly connected to people being stuck in poverty. (05-AUG-08)
War For Free Press Stopped, But Guns Still Kept Ready
“Turan” News Agency’s Director Mehman Aliyev (right) in his article “War For Free Press Stopped, But Guns Still Kept Ready” highlights the situation on freedom of press, giving examples from historical moments of Republic of Azerbaijan and the whole world concerning this issue. (5-AUG-2008)
Roundtable Talk on Poverty and Human Rights
The Rafto Foundation in association with the Bergen Summer Research School is holding a roundtable between activists, academics and policymakers on 10 August. Poverty and human rights violations are the issues to be addressed. Special attention will be given to the particular case-study of the “untouchables” or Dalits in India to illustrate how human rights violations can be directly connected to people being stuck in poverty. (05-AUG-08)
Persecution of civic activists in the Russian Federation. Results of the first half of 2008 year
Human rights analysts of the Regional Human Rights Association “Agora” summarized the facts of persecuting Russian civic activists and non-governmental organizations of the first half-year of 2008. (31-JULY-08)
President Allocates Funds to Mass Media
On 31 July President Ilham Aliyev (right) signed a decree to give out one time financial aid to mass media institutions. According to the decree, 38 mass media institutions will each receive one time aid in the amount of 5000 AZN (6200 USD approximately) from the president’s reserve fund. (1-AUG-2008)
Gay-pride march in Moscow imposed 155 bans
The organizers of the gay-pride march in Moscow are trying to appeal in court 155 bans on their march. On 17 July, several complaints were sent to the Tverskaya District Court of Moscow to ban marches from 12 to 31 May. Earlier, organizers appealed in court the ban on the gay-pride march, which was planed to be held from 1 to 11 May 2008. (31-JULY-08)
Gay-pride march in Moscow imposed 155 bans
The organizers of the gay-pride march in Moscow are trying to appeal in court 155 bans on their march. On 17 July, several complaints were sent to the Tverskaya District Court of Moscow to ban marches from 12 to 31 May. Earlier, organizers appealed in court the ban on the gay-pride march, which was planed to be held from 1 to 11 May 2008. (31-JULY-08)
ARTICLE 19 Gives Expert Evidence to Court in Indonesia
On 23 July, Toby Mendel, Senior Director of Law at ARTICLE 19, appeared before the Indonesian Constitutional Court as an expert witness in a case challenging, among other things, imprisonment for defamation. Mendel, who appeared before the Court via video-link, argued that imprisonment for defamation is inconsistent with international guarantees of freedom of expression and that it is increasingly rare for democratic states around the world to impose criminal penalties in defamation cases. (30-JULY-08)
ARTICLE 19 Gives Expert Evidence to Court in Indonesia
On 23 July, Toby Mendel, Senior Director of Law at ARTICLE 19, appeared before the Indonesian Constitutional Court as an expert witness in a case challenging, among other things, imprisonment for defamation. Mendel, who appeared before the Court via video-link, argued that imprisonment for defamation is inconsistent with international guarantees of freedom of expression and that it is increasingly rare for democratic states around the world to impose criminal penalties in defamation cases. (30-JULY-08)
Criminal case was initiated against the organizers of the exhibition “Forbidden Art-2006”
A criminal case was initiated under article 282 Criminal Code of the RF – ” to stir up hatred or hostility” in connection with organizing and holding the exhibition “Forbidden Art-2006” at the Andrei Sakharov Museum and Public Center in March 2007. (29-JULY-08)