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June 8, 2017

Need to support civil society

“Imagine a world without civil society; it is bleak,” said Human Rights House Foundation in a statement at the UN Human Rights Council, as it alerted the Council about State policies which aim to limit and silence their own civil societies.

June 8, 2017

У сувязі з інфармацыяй пра катаванні ў СІЗА КДБ праваабаронцы звярнуліся да ўладаў

Прадстаўнікі беларускіх праваабарончых арганізацый патрабуюць неадкладнага вызвалення ўсіх фігурантаў справы “аб падрыхтоўцы масавых беспарадкаў”.

June 7, 2017

Deep concern at abduction of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli in Tbilisi

In a letter to the Prime Minister and Parliament of Georgia, some 23 international human rights organisations express deep concern about the abduction of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli in Tbilisi, and his subsequent illegal deportation to Azerbaijan.

June 6, 2017

Human Rights Council 35

On 6 June 2017, the Human Rights Council opened its thirty-fifth regular session.

June 5, 2017

HRHT statement on the abduction and arrest of Azerbaijani journalist in Georgia

Human Rights House Tbilisi and its member organisations call upon Georgian authorities to take all necessary steps to promptly and efficiently investigate the case of alleged abduction and forcible return to Azerbaijan of Azerbaijani journalist, Afgan Mukhtarli

June 5, 2017

Address by Human Rights House Tbilisi about alleged abduction of Azerbaijani journalist in Georgia

Human Rights House Tbilisi and its member organisations call upon Georgian authorities to take all necessary steps to promptly and efficiently investigate the case of alleged abduction and forcible return to Azerbaijan of Azerbaijani journalist, Afgan Mukhtarli

June 3, 2017

Belarusian human rights defenders urged UN HRC to extend Special Rapporteur’s mandate

From 30 May to 1 June, Valiantsin Stefanovich, lawyer of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, and Anna Gerasimova, Director of the Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House, met with the delegations of various countries to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva to inform them about the situation with human rights in Belarus.

June 3, 2017

Беларускія праваабаронцы заклікалі Савет па правах чалавека ААН працягнуць мандат спецдакладчыка

Юрыст Праваабарончага цэнтра “Вясна” Валянцін Стэфановіч і дырэктарка Беларускага дома правоў чалавека імя Барыса Звозскава Ганна Герасімава з 30 траўня па 1 чэрвеня сустракаліся з прадстаўніцтвамі розных краінаў-сябраў Савета па правах чалавека ААН у Жэневе, каб праінфармаваць іх пра сітуацыю з правамі чалавека ў Беларусі.

May 31, 2017

FOAA Online: Easily accessible legal arguments on assembly and association rights

FOAA Online! is a web-based collection of easily accessible legal arguments for lawyers, activists and judges involved in freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association (FOAA) cases.

May 31, 2017

UN mandate on Belarus must be renewed

The Government of Belarus has returned to “the policy of large-scale repression against citizens who exercise or defend their rights,” says the UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus, Miklós Haraszti.

May 30, 2017

HRH Tbilisi, Belarusian HRH, HRHF urge Georgia to support renewal of UN Belarus mandate

Human Rights House Tbilisi and the Belarusian Human Rights House, with HRHF, have written to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, urging support at the June 2017 session of the Human Rights Council for the renewal of the UN mandate on Belarus.