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Marking the Norwegian Liberation Day 8. May at the Espeland Prison of War Camp.
For the second consecutive year representatives from the Rafto House participated in marking the Liberation Day (the 8th of May) at Espeland Prison of War Camp. Through lectures in human rights for school children in the 6th, 7th and 8th grade from Ytre Arna, the people from the Rafto House gave their contribution to the Activity Day. (10-MAY-2004).
The conclusions of the Annual Meeting HCHR BiH
The April 2004 at the HCHR BiH ended with a very important happening, a long-prepared Parliamentary Annual Meeting. All members of HCHR BiH, other NGO`s guests and the most of media in BiH, were presented and followed the main conclusions of the annual work of HCHR BiH. (10-MAY-04)
The Rafto Prize to Daddach gives legitimacy to Saharawi people’s struggle
Erik Hagen is a member of the Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara. He was arrested on April 5
by Moroccan security forces in the capital of Western Sahara, l’Ayoune, and deported to the
neighbouring country of Mauritania. Hagen was in the Moroccan occupied territory to interview
human rights activists and former political prisoners, among them Sidi Mohammed Daddach,
who two years ago was awarded the Rafto Prize for his lifelong struggle for an independent
Western Sahara.(20-APR-2004)
“Renesansa” helps through orthopaedic expedients
Association „Renesansa“ together with “Zene Zenama” and “Korak Vise”successfully finished the campaign named „Modification and addition the statutory code in getting orthopaedic expedients for women operated from breast cancer“. The campaign lasted a few months, and officially finished in the middle of March, when this bylaw was modified by the Government of Sarajevo’s Canton . (15-APR-04)
HCHR BiH reacts on the vandalism in BiH
After the conflicts that happened in Kosovo and Serbia last week, reaction spread out on the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina as well. Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina sharply reacted on the attacks on religious sacraments in some places in the country. (24-MAR-04)
Wednesday Dialogue – “Iran”
Wednesday 10th March 2004. 19:00 –22:30.
Raftohuset hosted Mr. Kjetil Selvil and Dr.Uichol Kim in the monthly Wednesday Dialogue, which was titled
“Past and Prospects for the Iranian Reforms-Movement” (22-MAR-2004)
The Silesian Nation – is there such a thing?
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg turned down a complaint filed against Republic of Poland concerning the violation of Article 11 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms associated with the Polish courts´ refusal to register the Union of People of Silesian Nationality. (MAR-19-04)
Youth against xenophobia
On the 10th of March a group of young people, who participated in the seminar “Youth Against Racism, Xenophobia and Anti-Semitism”, left Warsaw. 16 students from all over Republic of Poland worked together for 5 days, reflecting on what exactly xenophobia is and how it should be combated.(12-MAR-04)
SCC celebrates ten years of existance
Today, on 12-MAR-04, Serbian Civil Council – Movement for equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina promoted the book “10 years` existence of the Serbian Civil Council – Movement for equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina”. The book characterizes a ten-year existence of the Serbian Civil Council – Movement for equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina . (12-MAR-04)