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The official visit of OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović (right) to Minsk started on 3 June. The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media plans to meet with representatives of the authorities and journalists in Minsk

A public hearing on the topic “The problem of realisation of citizen rights to judicial protection in the Novgorod region” was held in Novgorod in February 2013. Preparation and conduct of hearings is a part of activities aimed at enhancing the fulfillment of obligations in the field of human rights by the state Public hearings were prepared by local human rights defenders in close cooperation with the graduates of the educational project “Electronic Human Rights Education for Lawyers” Gennady Okolov and Yegor Mylnikov.

To: Sunday, 9. June 2013 Where: Вільня

Intiqam Aliyev (right), a human rights lawyer from Azerbaijan, the president of the Legal Education Society and a national expert of the project “International law in Advocacy. Electronic Human Rights Education for Lawyers” was considered the best human rights defender of the year 2012. In March in Prague The international NGO “‘People in Need”, presented its annual Homo Homini human rights award for 2012 to Intigam Aliyev for exceptional commitment to defending human rights.

International human rights organizations drew attention to the unjust imprisonment of Ales Bialiatski (right) and urged the Belarusian authorities to release and rehabilitate human rights defender.

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Belarus will present his report on 4 June to the Human Rights Council. At the opening of the 23rd session of the Human Rights Council on Monday 27 May, a coalition of NGOs organises a side-event on the situation in Belarus.

Dmytro Zharyi (right), the Ukrainian participant of the Human Rights House Network project “International Law in Advocacy. Electronic Human Rights Education for Lawyers” won a case, forcing the state to meet international obligations to create favourable conditions for people with disabilities to access the pharmacies and medical institutions.

On 13-15 of May Vilnius hosted the final conference of the Human Rights House Network’s project “International Law in Advocacy. The Electronic Human Rights Education for Lawyers”. The participants of this conference were the best lawyers and advocates from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. During the year they were studying online, performing tasks, discussing the problems of legal protection on the forums and at the same time practicing their skills of applying the international standards into professional activities.

A group of former Belarusian lawyers, who have been persecuted by the authorities, addressed their Ukrainian colleagues with words of support. They sent a letter to the Higher Qualification and Disciplinary Bar Commission of Ukraine.