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On 4 May 2006 The European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) published a report entitled “Roma and Travellers in Public Education”, which deals with the education of Roma residing in all European Union countries. The fragments devoted to Republic of Poland were written based on the information provided by the National Focal Points RAXEN Network. Agnieszka Mikulska, right, played a key part in the process. The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights is the National Focal Point in the Republic of Poland. (12-MAY-06)
 

The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), at the press conference, has announced direct elections in BiH, which will take place on 1 October 2006 in accord with the existing Constitution of BiH and the Election Law. These elections will be held in line with the BiH Election Law, which has recently undergone significant changes. (12-MAY-06)
 

On 4 May 2006 The European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) published a report entitled “Roma and Travellers in Public Education”, which deals with the education of Roma residing in all European Union countries. The fragments devoted to Republic of Poland were written based on the information provided by the National Focal Points RAXEN Network. The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights is the National Focal Point in the Republic of Poland. (12-MAY-06)
 

The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) announced, at a press conference today, that direct elections will take place on 1 October 2006 in accordance with the existing Constitution of BiH and the Election Law. The Election Law has recently undergone significant changes. (12-MAY-06)
 

Despite recent proposals for reforming and updating media law in the country, the Maldives is amongst the worst offenders against press freedom in Asia. On World Press Freedom Day, ARTICLE 19 and The Friends of the Maldives highlighted the Maldives, a country increasingly coming under scrutiny for its poor free expression record. (11-MAY-06)
 

The Norwegian Helsinki Committee recently launched the textbook “Human Rights – an introduction” in the Uzbek language. In addition to enabling the reader getting familiarized with the international tools that exist in relation to human rights, the book gives a description of the critical human rights situation in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The document may be downloaded here. (08-MAY-2006)
 
 

North Korea – New approaches, the 7th International Conference on North Korean Human Rights & Refugees, will this year be held in Bergen, Norway, between 9 and 11 May. Organisers are The Rafto Human Rights House in Bergen and The Citizens´ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights. We hope that the diverse participation from a wide range of fields will create a framework that will not only enhance dialogue between different views, but also link human rights issues to international security, humanitarian aid, and economic development. (08-MAY-06)
 

The 1 May many May Day rallies and demonstrations were held across the Russian Federation. Overall, 1297 different mass actions took place in 83 regions of the Russian Federation and 1.5 million people participated in rallies and demonstrations. This year the holiday was characterized by sharp political tension. Not only communists and labour activists gathered in rallies but there were also representatives of right forces, nationalists, monarchists and the United the Russian Federation members. During May Day holidays a few protest actions against homosexuals were held by nationalists. (05-MAY-06)

The world day of freedom of the press is celebrated on the 3rd of May. Independent press is the main part of any democratic state and the institute of authorities’ activity control. The present day, according to «Freedom House» research of the level of freedom of press around the world, Republic of Belarus takes 185th place out of 194 possible. (04-MAY-06)

The world day of freedom of the press is celebrated on the 3rd of May. Independent press is an important part of any democratic state and one of the main controller of the authorities’ activity control. Today, according to «Freedom House» research on the level of freedom of press around the world, Republic of Belarus takes 185th place out of 194 possible. (04-MAY-06)
 

Today, on the third of May, World Press Freedom Day is celebrated all around the world. Also in countries with established and emerging Human Rights Houses, Press Freedom Day helps us to be reminded of the fact that every day journalists are censored, harassed, threatened and even killed for exercising their profession. But the third of May is also a date to encourage and develop initiatives in favour of press freedom, and to assess the state of press freedom worldwide. (03-MAY-06)
 

From April 14 to May 11, an exhibition “Human rights in Russia”, which is organized by the Russian Research Center for Human Rights under the aegis of the Ombudsman for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, is being held in the Museum of Contemporary History of the Russian Federation in Moscow. The exhibition is a part of the big project “Getting the younger generation involved in protection of human rights, due to development the volunteer movement” carried out by the Center with the help of the European Union. (28-APR-06)