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Conference on muf-refugees from Kurdish Iraq
The objective of the conference is to create the political will to find a human solution to the muf-matter, and to strengthen and unify the broad involvement many already have in this matter.
Seminar about resource management in Kurdistan
The seminar will focus on both the hydropower resources in Turkish Kurdistan, exemplified by the controversial Illusudam project, and the management of oil resources after the 2005 constitution in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Dreaming about Europe
Throughout history, young people have always aspired to a better life. Previous generations dreamed of America. Today Europe is the great attraction. On 13 February photographer Rune Eraker’s exhibition The Dream of Europe opens at the Nobel Peace Center.
Memorial in Oslo for Markelov and Baburova
Today, 28 January, a memorial was held outside the Russian Embassy in Oslo for human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, who were brutally murdered in the center of Moscow on 19 January. In their appeals, human rights defenders and Norwegian politicians demanded the Russian Federation to take responsibility and lead a proper investigation into the murders.
In remembrance of Markelov and Baburova
Amnesty International, The Norwegian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights House Foundation will hold a memorial for lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova who were killed in Moscow on 19 January.
Mohammad Sadegh Kaboudvand awarded Hellman/Hammett Grant for persecuted writers
Human Rights Watch gives Hellman/Hammett grant to Mohammad Sadegh Kaboudvand–founder of the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan. Kaboudvand is serving a 10 year prison term in Islamic Republic of Iran for his writings and human rights work.
ECtHR Condemns the Russian Federation in Three Cases from Chechnya
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) today unanimously condemned the Russian Federation for the enforced disappearance of five young men and the extra-judicial killing of another man in different locations the Chechen Republic between October 2002 and April 2004, Russian Justice Initiative said today.
Suspicious death of a Kurdish citizen detained for political actions
Kurdish citizen, Hashem Ramezani, found dead after being detained by the Ministry of Intelligence in Islamic Republic of Iran.
HRHF concerned about conscription of civil and political activists in Belarus
The Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) sent a letter to the Defense Minister of Republic of Belarus today, expressing its concerns about the conscription of civil and political activits in the Republic of Belarus.