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-The Norwegian Helsinki Committee welcomes this important move, says Secretary General Bjørn Engesland. – Protocol 14 simplifies the procedures of European Court, adds Deputy Secretary General Gunnar M. Ekeløve-Slydal. – But it may not solve the problem of the precarious human rights situation in the Russian Federation and lack of trust by its citizens in domestic institutions and remedies.

Despite the fact that Moscow authorities allowed two demonstrations on January 19 to mark the anniversary of the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, some 60 citizens were taken to the police, accused of violating the law.

In December, 2009 Dosh will issue next edition of its magazine devoted to 15th anniversary of First Chechen War. Within the period from 1994 to 2005 tenths of sounds of people including children died there, lots of people have gone missing. The magazine focuses on chronicle of these tragic events, interviews with politicians involved, it will also include publications on situation with human rights in Dagestan, kidnappings of citizens in Ingushetia, etc.

The International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) requests your URGENT intervention in a recent case of enforced disappearance, with allegations of torture and other forms of ill-treatment, death threats, fear for safety, and risk of impunity in the Russian Federation / the Chechen Republic. The Norwegian Helsinki Committee and HRHF has written a joint letter to Russian authorities on the same case. Follow the link to the letter below.

The 2009 Reporters Without Borders – Fnac Press Freedom Prize was awarded today to Israeli newspaper reporter Amira Hass and the Chechen quarterly Dosh at a ceremony hosted by journalist Bernard de La Villardière at the Espace Fondation EDF in Paris.

Russian human rights defenders are concerned about the human rights situation in the Chechen Republic. The alarm is progressing because the powers, both on federal and on regional levels do not make any serious efforts to investigate the violations of human rights in the region and sometimes even stand in the way of independent investigations.

The Human Rights House Foundation together with HRH Network members in the Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation and partners in Georgia has launched a new project, Electronic Human Rights Education for Lawyers.

Секретариат международной Сети Домов прав человека вместе с партнерами в Азербайджане, Беларуси, Грузии и России объявляют набор для участия в программе дистанционного обучения международному праву прав человека. Отбор участников производится на конкурсной основе.