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Ales Bialiatski: “It is still too early to speak about liberalization”
On September 22, during the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting Belarusian human rights defenders arranged a side event to report on the results of parliamentary elections held in the country on September 11.
Алесь Бяляцкі: “Гаварыць пра лібералізацыю яшчэ рана”
22 верасня беларускія праваабаронцы ў межах канферэнцыі АБСЕ па чалавечым вымярэнні правялі паралельнае мерапрыемства па выніках парламенцкіх выбараў, якія адбыліся ў краіне 11 верасня.
Former Georgian PM slanders NGO sector as “dirty and polluted”
HRHF denounces this smear against non-governmental organisations by the former Georgian Prime Minister and influential political figure Bidzina Ivanishvili, and calls on the Georgian authorities to reject this rhetoric by publicly expressing support for human rights organisations and human rights defenders.
Azerbaijan: “Rethink punitive approach to civil society”
Following recent visits to Azerbaijan by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders and the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, the Human Rights House Foundation calls on Azerbaijan and the international community to ensure these visits lead to positive changes in the country.
HRHF calls for civil society space during electoral processes
At the ongoing session of the United Nations highest human rights body, states and non-governmental organisations raised the shrinking space for civil society as an issue in need of the UN’s attention. Human Rights House Foundation drew particular attention to the situation in Azerbaijan, Belarus, and the Russian Federation.
Side Event during the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2016
Assembly of Pro-Democratic NGOs of Belarus, Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House and Legal Transformation Centre “Lawtrend” in cooperation with the Belarusian domestic election observation group, cordially invite you to a Side Event during the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2016
Armenians awaiting accountability for police violence
“This is the second time in recent years that journalists have been targeted during protests. Last year during the events of ‘Electric Yerevan’ journalists were targeted for the first time in recent years,” commented Helsinki Association for Human Rights, contributor to the report Burnt, Beaten and Betrayed: Armenians Awaiting Accountability for Police Violence.
Belarus / Elections: “Lipstick measures on a face of violations” – UN human rights expert
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Miklós Haraszti, says despite the admission of a token oppositionist there was no real difference between last Sunday’s parliamentary elections and all the previous ones carried out in Belarus.
Беларусь / Выбары: “Касметычныя меры на твары парушэнняў”, – эксперт ААН па правах чалавека
Спецыяльны дакладчык ААН па пытанні аб становішчы ў галіне правоў чалавека ў Беларусі Міклаш Харасці кажа, што нягледзячы на абранне адной прадстаўніцы апазіцыі, не было сапраўднай розніцы паміж парламенцкімі выбарамі ў мінулую нядзелю і ўсімі папярэднімі, праведзенымі ў Беларусі.
Azerbaijan continues to arbitrarily detain critical voices
On the opening day of the the 33rd UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva, Human Rights House Foundation gave a statement to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, raising concerns about Azerbaijan’s ongoing use of arbitrary detention to silence its critics.
MEPs adopt resolution on Poland
On Wednesday 14, a resolution on Poland was adopted with 510 to 160 votes with 29 abstentions, but a solution to developments in Poland referred to as the constitutional crisis remains unclear as the deadline given to the authorities by the Commission approaches.
Беларусі далёка да свабодных і справядлівых выбараў
Пасля выбараў 11 верасня апазіцыя атрымала адно месца ў Парламенце Беларусі, упершыню за апошнія 20 год. Тым не менш, выбары не адпавядалі шэрагу ключавых міжнародных стандартаў справядлівых і свабодных выбараў, кажуць назіральнікі.