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On March 4, the Azeri Ombudsman Elmira Suleymanova, right, presented her annual report in the Azeri Parliament. Suleymanova touched issues such as the situation of speech freedom in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The ombudsperson was criticized by members of parliament for not doing enough to get imprisoned journalists released. (08-MAR-08)
 

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, expressed “great regret” at the decision of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour to step down at the end of her first four-year term, which she confirmed today in Geneva. (07-MAR-08)
 

Last week, the Norwegian NGO-forum for Human Rights handed over its annual document called ´Recommendations to the Norwegian Government on Human Rights at the United Nations in 2008´. HRH F is an active member of the forum and notes that a number of our key concerns are worked into the document. (06-MAR-08)
 

Last week, the Norwegian NGO-forum for Human Rights handed over its annual document called ´Recommendations to the Norwegian Government on Human Rights at the United Nations in 2008´. HRH F is an active member of the forum and notes that a number of our key concerns are worked into the document. (06-MAR-08)
 

The imprisonment of journalist Bersihar Lubis, right, columnist with the leading Indonesian-language daily Koran Tempo , shows how colonial-era laws are being used to stifle historical debate in Indonesia. Lubis was sentenced to one month in prison for “insulting” state prosecutors from the Attorney General’s Office (AGO). (05-MAR-08)
 

A seminar organized by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights as part of the program “Anti-Discrimination and Diversity training; VT/2006/009”, funded by the European Commission, took place in Warsaw on 29 February – 1 March 2008. Representatives of nongovernmental organizations and trade unions dealing with the subject matter of anti-discrimination throughout Republic of Poland participated in seminar.(05-MAR-08)

3 March 2008 opposition protesters held rallies in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg against the election of  Dmitry Medvedev, Vladidmir Putin`s protege. The Moscow authorities without any reason didn`t give an official permission for conducting the March, so it was unauthorized. As a result, dozens of people were beaten and more than 100 arrested by police. (05-MARCH-08)
 

3 March 2008 opposition protesters held rallies in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg against the election of  Dmitry Medvedev, Vladidmir Putin`s protégé. The Moscow authorities without any reason didn`t give an official permission for conducting the March, so it was unauthorized. As a result, dozens of people were beaten and more than 100 arrested by police. (05-MAR-08)
 

The imprisonment of journalist Bersihar Lubis, right, columnist with the leading Indonesian-language daily Koran Tempo, shows how colonial-era laws are being used to stifle historical debate in Indonesia. Lubis was sentenced to one month in prison for “insulting” state prosecutors from the Attorney General’s Office (AGO). (05-MAR-08)
 

The preliminary investigation of the criminal case on ‘mass riot on 10 January 2008 in Minsk’ is over. That day several thousand representatives of small businesses came to Kastrychnitskaya Square to protest against the president’s decree #760 by which they were prohibited to employ more than three close relatives since 1 January. This decree made redundant thousands of people who worked in small business. (04-MAR-08)
 

In a silent, yet powerful protest against China´s despiccable human right record, Prince Charles of England will not be going to the Beijing Olympics later this year. -Follow his example, says Chungdak Koren, right, Chairperson of the Norwegian Tibet Committee to the Norwegian king, queen and crown prince, who plan to travel. (04-MAR-08)
 

In a silent, yet powerful protest against China´s despiccable human right record, Prince Charles of England will not be going to the Beijing Olympics later this year. -Follow his example, says Chungdak Koren, Chairperson of the Norwegian Tibet Committee to the Norwegian king, queen and crown prince, who plan to travel. (04-MAR-08)