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China rejected any mention of the human rights situation in Tibet at the conclusion of a major international review of its human rights record in Geneva yesterday. the People´s Republic of China rejected many of the recommendations made by UN member states to implement specific measures and reforms for genuine human rights in the People´s Republic of China.

Nine monks studying at Samye Monastery in Tibet were sentenced to varying prison terms between 2-15 years’ in jail for their participation in the last Spring Tibet protest in Lhoka Prefecture “Tibet Autonomous Region” (‘TAR’) and a monk committed suicide, according to confirmed information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).

In advance of the muf-conference a seminar will be organized for ‘MUFerne’ and their supporters.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.