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Norwegian Parliament withstands Chinese pressure
Norwegian Parliament (called Stortinget) was due to host a luncheon for a visiting
delegation from the People´s Republic of China earlier this week, but the 20 April event turned into a
diplomatic standoff.
Police brutality witnessed against 14-year old Kurdish child
In Hakkari, where people are protesting against operations against the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP), one child has died, and a police officer violently beat another child with his rifle butt.
Annual Meeting of Human Rights House Network
More than 40 Human Rights House Network members and observers from 18 countries will gather to the annual meeting in Oslo.
Kurdish politician on trial following his criticism of Prime Minister
Mahmut Alinak, former Kars province (eastern Turkey) party chair of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP), is on trial and facing a possible prison sentence, for a letter he sent Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in which he said, “You have deceived the people of Kars.”
HRHF and NHC concerned over repeated harrasment of HR defender Svetsik
KGB 220050, MinskProspekt Nesavisimosti 17Tel +375 17-2199299e-mail: info@kgb.gov.by Copy to: Prosecutor’s Office of VitebskVitebsk region210601, ul Zestkova, 14а, Vitebsk, Теl./Fax:+375 212 47-73-27+375 212 47-64-44 The General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of BelarusMr Vasilevich G.A.220050 Internacionalnaja 22, MinskTel. +375 17 2264360 +375 17 2264358 The Ministry of Internal AffairsMr Naumov V.V.220050 Ul. Gorodskoj Val, 2Fax […]
CPJ concerned for welfare of detained Tibetan writer
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Public Security Bureau in China’s Gansu province to disclose the whereabouts and legal status of Kunga Tsayang, a monk from the Amdo Labrang Tashi Kyil Monastery who has written online political commentary.
Nobel Prize Committee protests South Africa’s refusal of visa to Dalai Lama
Latest 11:00 GMT: The organisers of the conference mentioned below has just confirmed their decision to cancel the event. In the announcement, made in Johannesburg this morning, the diplomatic tension that has emerged between South Africa and the People´s Republic of China over the visa to HH Dalai Lama, right, was given as the reason for the cancellation. Read yesterday’s press release from the Norwegian Tibet Committee below.
Tibetan writer Kunga Tseyang arrested
Reporters Without Borders condemns the arrest of Tibetan writer Kunga Tseyang on 17 March 2009, and the re-arrest of Jigme Gyatso, a monk who helped Dhondup Wangchen make “Leaving fear behind,” a 2008 documentary featuring interviews with more than 100 Tibetans, including monks and elderly people.
Meeting with leading Syrian Kurd human rights activist
The activist coming is a representative of PYD. A translator will be present throughout the meeting, to translate both ways between Kurdish and English.