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Dramatic in Tunisia
Seven dissidents, among them Lotfi Hajji, the leader of the Independent Union of Journalists, has gone on hunger strike in Tunisia. In a communique, the seven demand the introduction of freedom of assembly, opinion and expression, the media and information. They also request the release of all political prisoners before the opening of the World Summit on the Information Soceity, to take place in Tunisia in less than a month. (19-OCT-05)
Take Burma to the UN Security Council, say Burma activists worldwide
The United Nations Security Council should urgently consider the human rights and political situation in Burma in order to address widespread and systematic abuse of human rights by the military government, Human Rights Watch said today. -So say we, adds Marte Graff Jensen (right), Informaton Officer at the Norwegian Burma Committee. (15-OCT-05)
New report claims Burma is a slow genocide
After several years’ research the report ‘Dying Alive: A Legal Assessment of Human Rights in Burma (Republic of the Union of Myanmar),’ was recently released by the British human rights campaigner Guy Horton. Now, Horton travels the world to convince authorities that what he describes as the slow genocide of Burma is a long overdue case for the UN Security Council. Yesterday, Horton also visited the Human Rights House (right) in Oslo. (14-OCT-05)
Georgian authorities insult respected human rights defender
The Human Rights House Foundation asks Georgian authorities in a protest letter to guarantee the physical and psychological interity of Mr. Ucha Nanuashvili, the Executive Director of the independent Georgian organisation Human Rights Information and Documentation Center (HRIDC). (12-OCT-05)
Tibetans jailed in Nepal, deportation likely
From the Norwegian Tibet Committee, a member of the Norwegian Human Rights House, www.humanrightshouse,org has received the following story, another example of violations of the human rights of Tibetan refugees by Nepalese authorities. As previously reported on this site, the situation for Tibetan refugees in Nepal is getting increasingly difficult. (11-OCT-05)
Norwegian human rights policy criticized in shadow report
The Norwegian government´s decision not to abide by UNHCR guidelines regarding return to unsafe areas is among many areas that seven Norwegian NGOs criticize in a supplementary report submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee last week. The report is an independent examination of Norway’s 5th Periodic Report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. (19-SEP-05)
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Tunisian authorities tightening the grip
-The human rights situation in general, and the freedom of expression situation in particular, is seriously worsened, says international observers. Carl Morten Iversen and Elisabeth Eide; Norwegian PEN’s representatives in the Tunisian Monitoring Group (TMG) have just returned from a five-days’ observation and documentation mission to the North African country. (14-SEP-05)
Geneva rally as China meets with the UN
17 May 1995, the then 6-year old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, also known as Panchen Lama (right), was taken from his home in Tibet by Chinese authorities’ and put into “protective custodyâ€. Panchen Lama has not been seen since. On 19 September, the International Campaign for Tibet confrints the People´s Republic of China, right ahead of the oppressor’s meeting with the UN Committee for the Rights of the Child (CRC) (14-SEP-05)
International observers give Norwegian parliamentary elections a pass
-We are deeply impressed with the standard of Norwegian elections, said the 28 election observers from Central Asia and Caucasus at a press conference at the Norwegian Human Rights House yesterday. -The voting took place in a calm and orderly manner, demonstrating that all actors wanted the procedure to be carried out the best way possible. We have seen no attemps of abusing the system. (14-SEP-05)