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Azerbaijan Bar Association Suspended Advocacy License to Afgan Mukhtarli’s Lawyer for One Year
Human Rights House Tbilisi (HRHT) and its member organizations respond to the decision of the Azerbaijan Bar Association [ABA] to suspend the license to practice law to Afgan Mukhtarli’s lawyer Nemat Karimli for one year and state that it is another clear violation of Afgan Mukhtarli’s rights alongside with the restriction of lawyer’s right to his professional activities.
Russia: Telegram block leads to widespread assault on freedom of expression online
We, the undersigned 26 international human rights, media and Internet freedom organisations, strongly condemn the attempts by the Russian Federation to block the Internet messaging service Telegram, which have resulted in extensive violations of freedom of expression and access to information, including mass collateral website blocking
Конкурс на выкананне працы аналітыка
Беларускі дом правоў чалавека імя Б. Звозскава аб’яўляе конкурс на выкананне працы аналітыка у працэсе распрацоўкі “Нацыянальнага індэксу стану правоў чалавека ў Беларусі”.
“The School Is an Area for Human Rights”
For students, it’s important that there is a team of teachers and others who are knowledgeable about human rights and who help students to understand rights in their daily lives.
Human Rights in Croatia
Human Rights House Zagreb has published two reports, one providing in-depth insight into the human rights situation in Croatia, the other a thematic report into primary legal aid in the country.
Croatia: Police pressuring human rights defenders and lawyers protecting refugees
Civil society organisations and lawyers express serious concern about pressure coming from the Croatian Ministry of Interior (MOI).
Belarus human rights engagement yet to bring concrete results
Raising concerns about the lack of progress on human rights in Belarus, the European Parliament has demanded that the European Union sets clear benchmarks in its engagement.
Human rights defenders detained amid Armenia protests
As peaceful protests against the long-time rule of Serzh Sargsyan continue in Armenia, authorities today targeted human rights defenders and journalists, adding to arrests and violence against protesters in recent days.
Azerbaijan Election: “Increased restrictions” observed
Election monitors in Azerbaijan observed an environment of “increasing restrictions on freedoms of expression, assembly, and association” during last week’s presidential election.
We are hiring: Programme Administrative Assistant
Human Rights House Foundation is looking for a skilled, resourceful and qualified candidate to fill the position of Programme Administrative Assistant in Geneva. Fluency in French and English is required.
Spotlight on Ukraine at United Nations
In the week following the fourth anniversary of the illegal annexation of Crimea, the United Nations has seized on several opportunities to highlight the dire human rights situation on the peninsula.
Enhance the process to select new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
In a letter to the UN Secretary-General, a coalition of more than 70 civil society organisations has put forward proposals to revitalise and enhance the process to select the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.