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We are very pleased to invite you to the international conference ‘Media Ownership, Freedom of Speech, and the Democratic Debate’ organized as a part of Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights project called “Freedom of Media Observatory in Poland”.

Polish officials investigating a now-shuttered secret CIA prison in this country have given a Saudi terror suspect victim status, a legal advance in the detainee’s effort to show he was mistreated by interrogators, officials said Wednesday. Legal experts said Poland’s move to grant the status of victim to Abn al-Rahim al-Nashiri recognizes the validity of his claims even as U.S. courts have refused to allow cases involving rendition to move forward for national security reasons.

We are very pleased to invite you to the international conference ‘Media Ownership, Freedom of Speech, and the Democratic Debate’ organized as a part of Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights project called “Freedom of Media Observatory in Poland”.

On the 100th session of the UN Human Rights Committee held in Geneva on October 13-14 2010, the Human Rights Committee recognised the answers of the Polish Government to the list of issues prepared in connection with the VI Periodic Report on the realisation of the resolutions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

On October 14 2010, Helsinki Foundation of Human Rights issued a statement concerning steps taken by the state authorities against the so called designer drugs – psychoactive drugs whose influence on the organism may be harmful. Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights underscored that this statement is a result of the concern for democratic standards.

In the 2010/2011 academic year, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR) launches a pilot educational program “Human Rights and Taxes” concerning the widely understood issues of tax law. The aim of this initiative is to study the problems associated with legislation and practical application of tax law regulations from the perspective of citizens – taxpayers.

Between 14 and 16 September 2010, as part of the “Strategic Litigation in the South Caucasus” project supported by the Netherlands Helsinki Committee, a group of twenty four lawyers from Republic of Azerbaijan visited the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights. Among participants of the study visit was an Republic of Azerbaijan lawyer being at time an intern of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights.

The issue of security regime as set for the so called „dangerous prisoners” (hereinafter the „N” regime), has recently been one of the most controversial issues in Poland’s penitentiary practice. The most concerning are the procedure of classifying prisoners as „N” prisoners and the protracted detention in the „N” units, which is often extended without duly justified reasons.

Equality Parade organised as a part of the international event “EuroPride” took place in Warsaw on the day of 17 July 2010. Ten representatives from the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights were present at the pride and were observing the course of the pride as well as actions taken by the Police.