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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 .
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.
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.
Interpol: Prevent misuse of alerts against Leyla and Arif Yunus
Some 25 human rights organisations call on Interpol to act with due diligence to prevent the misuse of Interpol alerts against Azerbaijani human rights defenders Leyla and Arif Yunus.
Continued Human Rights Suppression in Crimea
Despite the hopes raised by the Euromaidan movement and a decrease in the number of civilian causalities in Ukraine, the last two years have shown backsliding in many areas.
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.
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”.
Human rights defenders appeal to authorities after receiving information on torture in the KGB jail
Representatives of the Belarusian human rights organisations demand the immediate release of all defendants in the case of “preparing mass riots”.
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.