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Editor of Caucasian Knot threatened by Chechen official
On 4 January, Magomed Daudov, the speaker of the Chechen Parliament, posted on Instagram an image of a dog with its tongue tied in an apparent threatening caricature of Caucasian Knot editor-in-chief Grigory Shvedov. HRHF calls on the the local and Russian Federal authorities to condemn the threat.
Mehman Huseynov detained in Azerbaijan
Video blogger and chairperson of the Institute for Reporters` Freedom and Safety (IRFS), Mehman Huseynov, was pushed into a vehicle in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 9 January. He was arrested by police agents on administrative charges of resisting police. Updated: Mehman Huseynov has been released.
2008 August War and investigation by the International Criminal Court
“There is a reasonable basis to proceed with an investigation into the Situation of Georgia in relation to alleged crimes committed in the context of the August 2008 armed conflict,” Fatou Bensuda, the International Criminal Court prosecutor, stated in The Hague on October 13, 2015. The Prosecutor officially requested authorization to the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the Court to open an investigation into the August war. The Justices of the Court satisfied her solicitation on January 27, 2016 and the investigation was commenced.
The second international conference on the abolition of the death penalty was held in Minsk
The second international conference “Abolition of the death penalty and public opinion” opened on 13 December in Minsk. The conference is organized by the Council of Europe in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus.
У Мінску прайшла другая міжнародная канферэнцыя па смяротным пакаранні
13 снежня ў Мінску распачалася другая міжнародная канферэнцыя “Адмена смяротнага пакарання і грамадскае меркаванне”, якую арганізуе Савет Еўропы ў супрацоўніцтве з Міністэрствам замежных спраў Беларусі.
UN resolution on Crimea: Crimeans deserve better
The human rights situation in Crimea will now be examined by the international community gathered in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
Poland: Two small setbacks on the road to illiberal democracy
A single diversion from democratic principles does not necessarily make a Government authoritarian, but what about a year of continually undermining democratic principles? To understand events in Poland, one must not just judge individual incidents, as is often the case in human rights work, but instead look at the way the different legislative changes come together and the picture this combination creates.
Educational Human Rights House Chernihiv
The House was bought in January 2014, in the middle of the Euromaidan protests and just ahead of restrictive laws being adopted on freedom of assembly and association. Still, amid this chaos, the founders established the House that year, and included organisations from across Ukraine.
10-year Anniversary of International Law in Advocacy (ILIA)
After ten years, the education in international human rights standards, the ILIA programme, boasts an alumni community of hundreds of experts, lawyers, and human rights defenders, who protect and advance human rights in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus.
UN Human Rights Committee review of Serbia
The Committee will review Serbia’s state party report.
5th Warsaw Dialogue for Democracy
Florian Irminger, Head of Advocacy at HRHF, will be one of the participants and speakers at the event organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland
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International attention on Crimea human rights must lead to action
HRHF is appalled by the human rights situation in Crimea, and by the constant harassment and persecution of journalists and human rights defenders. Crimea is currently on the agenda at the UN Human Rights Council and the General Assembly. This attention is welcome, but it must translate into action.