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Azerbaijani Human Rights Defenders and activists in Georgia
„Solidarity to Afgan Mukhtarli! Freedom to Afgan Mukhtarli!“ representatives of Human Rights House Tbilisi and its member organizations, other human rights defenders, journalists and civil activists were holding banners with these and other slogans during the protest action in front of the Chancellery of the Government of Georgia. Part of them had polyethylene bags over the heads to protest the abduction of the Azerbaijani journalist and to express their solidarity to him.
The UN Human Rights Committee registered the first “parasite tax” complaint
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHRC) took into consideration the complaint of Vladimir Katsora, one of Homel spring protests activists.
Demonstrations in Tbilisi: “Georgian March” and counter protests of civil society activists
Group of ultranationalists marched along the Aghmashenebeli avenue in the center of Tbilisi on July 14. The protest was called “Georgian march”. The organizers of the Georgian March voiced their “official claim” to make immigration law stricter and to deport “illegal and criminal” migrants from Georgia. However, the statement disseminated by the organizers contained clearly xenophobic demands, like: “For the Georgian Georgia”.
Representatives of the civil society, civil activists, human rights organizations actively protested the so-called March of the Georgians, the July 14 rally of the ultranationalists’ group in Tbilisi.
Камітэт ААН па правах чалавека зарэгістраваў першую “дармаедскую” скаргу
Упраўленне Вярхоўнага камісара ААН па правах чалавека (КПЧ ААН) прыняло да разгляду скаргу аднаго з гомельскіх актывістаў вясновых акцый пратэстаў Уладзіміра Кацоры.
Беларускія праваабаронцы супраць пераследу незалежных прафсаюзаў
Беларускія праваабарончыя арганізацыі выступілі з сумеснай заявай супраць пераследу кіраўнікоў прафсаюза РЭП Ігара Комліка і Генадзя Фядыніча.
Belarusian human rights defenders speak against persecution of trade unions
On 3 August 2017, the Belarusian human rights organizations issued a joint statement against the persecution of the leaders of the REP trade union Igor Komlik and Gennadiy Fedynich. The full text of the statement is below.
Persecution of journalists continues in Azerbaijan
In the latest case of the Azerbaijani authorities targeting journalists and independent media, Faig Amirli, Financial Director of Azadliq (Freedom) newspaper, has been sentenced to three years and three months in prison on charges of inciting religious hatred and tax evasion.
Another 2 death verdicts handed down in Belarus
On 21 July two death verdicts were handed down in relation to 36-year-old Ihar Hershankou and 31-year-old Siamion Berazhnou.
Яшчэ 2 смяротныя прысуды вынесены ў Беларусі
21 ліпеня ў Беларусі былі вынесеныя 2 смяротныя прысуды ў дачыненні да 36-гадовага Ігара Гершанкова і 31-гадовага Сямёна Беражнога.
Polish judiciary law threatens rights
Polish President, Andrzej Duda, has announced that he will veto controversial amendments that would effectively terminate the independence of the country’s Supreme Court, according to human rights organisations and legal experts.
Call for Polish President to veto acts undermining judicial power
In an open letter to the President, Andrzej Duda, 52 civil society organisations call on him to veto the acts undermining judicial power in Poland.
Trial observation workshop in Tbilisi
On July 10-12, 2017 Armenian and Georgian human rights defenders interested in trial observation activities attended the workshop hosted by Human Rights House Tbilisi.