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The United Nations World Food Program says it has been forced to cut its aid to displaced Azerbaijanis due to scarce funding. The agency´s decision is likely to make life much harder for the tens of thousands of civilians in the country who depend heavily on such foreign aid. Thousands of others — refugees from recent wars in the Caucasus and elsewhere — are also living in the Republic of Azerbaijan, and in even worse conditions, reports Jean-Christophe Peuch of Radio Free Europe. (20-OCT-2004) 

– Haven’t we done so, we should do it, said Norwegian Minister of Justice Odd Einar Dørum, when confronted with the fact that Norway – unlike the EU – still hasn’t developed a transparent, comprehensive policy on human rights defenders. (20-OCT-04) 
 

– Human rights defenders have a fundamental role to play in any political system. Not even one government can claim that there is no need for watchdogs that follow their actions and report about human rights violations, said HRH´s Executive Director Maria Dahle at the opening of the anniversary conference 13 October in Oslo. (19-OCT-04)
  
 

On Friday, the malicious damage charge initially filed against the group of human rights defenders who last week painted graffiti on a monument downtown Nairobi demanding that their government deliver on its promise to establish a truth, justice and reconciliation commission, was dropped. The incitement and illegal assembly charges, however, were referred to High Court for for a Constitutional reference. (19-OCT-04)
 

– Human rights defenders have a fundamental role to play in any political system. Not even one government can claim that there is no need for watchdogs that follow their actions and report about human rights violations, said HRH´s Executive Director Maria Dahle at the opening of the anniversary conference 13 October in Oslo. (19-OCT-04) 
 
 

Documentary by Nenad Puhovski «Lora – testimonies» had its first run on Friday, October 15th within the Human Rights Film Festival in Zagreb. The documentary shows shocking testimonies of torture inside the Croatian military prison «Lora» during the war. (OCT-17-04)
 

To prevent the perpetration of violations against defenders and the consequent worsening of human rights situations, the Human Rights House Network and the participants at the Anniversary conference in Oslo 13-14 October address national governments, regional bodies and international organisations, with a number of urgent recommendations. (18-OCT-04) 
 

On 14 October, after waiting nearly 10 years, Leyla Zana was able to personally collect the 1995 European Parliament´s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. (15-OCT-04)

To prevent the perpetration of violations against defenders and the consequent worsening of human rights situations, the Human Rights House Network and the participants at the Anniversary conference in Oslo 13-14 October 2004 address national governments, regional bodies and international organisations, with a number of urgent recommendations.

– Human rights defenders are central in the dialogue between civilizations, said Shirin Ebadi at the opening of the HRH conference 13 October in Oslo. The Iranian Nobel Laureate expressed the need for a Human Rights House in Iran where defenders can come together. (13-OCT-04)
 

– Under the presidency of Alaksandr Lukashenka, Belarusian government limited political and cultural liberties and established close contacts with the world’s most repressive regimes in order to create a kind of world-wide antidemocratic international, said Vice President of the Belarusian Pen Center, Andrej Dynko, at the Anniversary conference of the Human Rights House Network that opened in Oslo today. (13-OCT-04)
 

– Human rights defenders are central in the dialogue between civilizations, said Shirin Ebadi at the opening of the HRH conference 13 October in Oslo. The Iranian Nobel Laureate expressed the need for a Human Rights House in Iran where defenders can come together.