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House-to-House collaboration in 2017
At the beginning of 2017, Human Rights House Foundation launched a House-to-House project fund that aims at supporting collaboration among Human Rights Houses. Now, several Human Rights Houses have joint projects planned for the summer of 2017 with events including summer schools and training sessions.
Armenian HRDs trained in documenting freedom of assembly violations
On the last weekend of March 2017, at Human Rights House Yerevan, experts from five Human Rights Houses (HRHs) delivered training on documenting human rights violations of freedom of assembly. 20 Armenian human rights defenders (HRDs), both from the House and the wider civil society, took part in the training focused on rally dispersals and professional and ethical human rights violations in Armenia.
The reality of LGBT+ activism in Armenia
Mamikon Hovsepyan is an Armenian human rights defender who has been promoting equality and diversity and defending human rights in Armenia for 15 years.
Mental health and gender-based violence manual launched in Russian and Arabic
Health and Human Rights Info (HHRI), a member of Human Rights House Oslo has released Russian and Arabic language versions of their training manual “Mental health and gender-based violence: Helping survivors of sexual violence in conflict”.
ААН рэагуе на разгон дэманстрацый у Беларусі: Мандат Спецдакладчыка адноўлены
Савет па правах чалавека ААН (СПЧ) адказаў на нядаўні разгон мірных пратэстаў беларускімі ўладамі, а таксама на шматлікія праблемы, пра наяўнасць якіх паведамлялі Фонд Дамоў правоў чалавека (ФДПЧ) і яго партнёры, прыняўшы больш моцную Рэзалюцыю па Беларусі, за якую прагаласавала больш пераважваючая большасць у параўнанні з 2016 годам. Рэзалюцыя працягнула мандат Спецыяльнага дакладчыка ААН па Беларусі яшчэ на адзін год.
UN responds to Belarus crackdown; renews mandate
The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has responded to the recent crackdown on peaceful protests by the Belarusian government, and to the multiple concerns raised by Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) and its partners, by passing a stronger resolution with an increased majority from 2016 on Belarus which has also renewed the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus for a further year.
UN strengthens framework protecting lawyers
The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has passed an important resolution on the independence of lawyers, incorporating robust language against reprisals, and strengthening the implementation of guarantees and immunities.
UN must follow EP’s lead on Azerbaijan
On 15 June, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a vital resolution on the enforced disappearance of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli from Georgia. HRHF welcomes this swift response, which occurred as HRHF delivered a statement at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) calling for action on the deteriorating situation in Azerbaijan.
UN expert urges to maintain international control over the human rights situation in Belarus
On 14 June Miklós Haraszti presented the fifth report on the situation with human rights in Belarus during the 35th UN Human Rights Council session.
Эксперт ААН заклікае захаваць міжнародны кантроль за сітуацыяй з правамі чалавека ў Беларусі
14 чэрвеня Міклаш Харасці прадставіў пяты даклад па сітуацыі з правамі чалавека ў Беларусі на 35 сесіі Савета па правах чалавека ААН .
Azerbaijan’s repression spreads to Georgia
Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli suddenly went missing in Tbilisi, Georgia, on the night of 29 May, leaving his relatives and colleagues without news until the next day, when he was able to contact his lawyer from the State Border Service İnvestigation Unit in Azerbaijan.
#GlobalCampusVisualContest
The Global Campus of Human Rights is glad to announce the launch of the third edition of the GC Visual Contest, open to photographers and video-makers, professionals and amateurs, from any part of the world.