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19.09.2011
Protection of human rights defenders in the OSCE discussed at the Dublin Platform

Over 100 human rights defenders from almost 90 countries have once again met in Dublin (Ireland) at the Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders, which took place from 14 to 16 September. FRONTLINE organizes the Dublin Platform every two years, allowing human rights defenders to meet each other, to share their experience and ideas, and to discuss with each other and with representatives of governmental and intergovernmental organizations the problems of their countries and regions.

14.09.2011
The first in the world Museum of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is looking for volunteers!

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a unique international document passed by the United Nations in 1948. It was created by experts from Australia, Canada, China, Lebanon, the USSR, France and other countries.

Declaration was the first global document which stated value of human life, human dignity, freedom, and equality. For the first time in history of mankind these ideals formed the basis for international laws.

16.08.2011
In Voronezh young people were trained to non-formal education without racist prejudices

On 15th of August  the first  training “Non- racism like a principal of non-formal education”, based on methods of German handbook for non-racism education, finished in Voronezh. More over it was the first not only in Russia, but in all field of CIS. This meeting was organized from 13th to 15th August by the International Youth Human Rights Movement and the Human Rights House- Voronezh in cooperation with the authors of handbook Baustein zur nicht-rassistischen Bildungsarbeit (Германия) with support of the European network UNITED for Intercultural Action.

11.07.2011
The IV Summer Human Rights School took place in Moscow

The IV Summer Human Rights School, which was organized by the Moscow Helsinki Group and the  International Youth Human Rights Movement from 3rd to 10th of July in Moscow, finished at last week. The School brought together human rights defenders and civil activists, volunteers and experienced NGO’s workers and those, who work in human rights state institutes.  

10.07.2011
At the meeting of the OSCE the YHRM participants told about “silent protests” in Belarus and the Internet censorship in Ukraine

The Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting of OSCE took place in July 7-8 in Vienna. This meeting was about promoting of pluralism in new media. YHRM representatives from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine participated in it.
The feature of this kind of meetings is that official representatives of 56 OSCE members and observers sit at one table and speak on equal terms with NGO. This is a unique mechanism of participation in meetings and debates with states and civil society representatives.

06.07.2011
Youth Network of civil journalism: the second birth

Something very interesting happened in early June in Moscow: YHRM participants and correspondents - initiators of new born Youth Network of civil journalism managed to came together and worked out a common vision of the network development. 

18.06.2011
Ales Krot was reinstated in the University by the Court decision

On the 16th of June at 3 p.m. in the Soviet Court of Minsk (Belarus) decision on the case of Ales Krot, who challenged his expultion from the Belarusian National Technical University (BNTU), was accepted.

10.06.2011
The court gave a hope to justice in the case of Congolese Boris

On 8th of June in the case of citizen of Congo Boris Desten Misamu, who was unlawfully expelled from the Moscow State University of Provision (MSUP), finally happened positive changes. We should remind, that in result of fight near the MSUP student hostel on 9 of May, 2010 Boris Desten was the only  who got injured and was offended because of his skin color and was then expelled from the University.

06.05.2011
Special operation against the Special Rapporteur: Belarus is afraid of independent assessment of the human rights situation

May 4, 2011, Minsk, Belarus. Human rights defenders from different OSCE countries were again detained in Minsk, in the office of “Viasna” Human Rights Center ahead of a press-conference where the Interim Report on events of 19th December, 2010 in Minsk, produced by the Special Rapporteur of Committee of International Control, was to be presented. Two representatives of the International Observation Mission were told to leave the country in 24 hours and are banned from entering Belarus for two years.

22.04.2011
Statement of the Steering Council of the Committee on International Control over the Situation with Human Rights regarding violations by Belarus of the OSCE commitments related to assistance to NGOs in monitoring conditions in the human dimension

We suggest you the Statement of the Steering Council of the Committee on International Control over the Situation with Human Rights in Belarus regarding violations by the Republic of Belarus of the OSCE commitments related to assistance to non-governmental organizations in monitoring conditions in the human dimension issued on 22nd of April, 2011 as a reaction on the several events.

09.03.2011
In memory of Galina Kozhevnikova
Galina Kozhevnikova, co-founder and deputy director of the SOVA Center for Information and Analysis, YHRM Honorary participant, passed away on March 5th.
22.02.2011
Human rights activists discussed the situation in Belarus with the UN High Commissioner for human rights

 February 13, 2011, a meeting between Russian and international civil society organizations and the UN High Commissioner for human rights Navanethem Pillay was held. Wide range of points was discussed during the meeting, including the human rights activists’ status. The meeting was led by Yuri Dzhibladze, President of the Centre for the Development of Democracy and Human Rights, the participating organization of the Committee of International Control over human rights situation in Belarus.

22.02.2011
Youth Network civil journalism invites to unite

 Perhaps you've heard about the reregistration of correspondents and participants of the international Youth Human Rights Movement (YHRM), which started in late 2010. It goes step by step, by now it is almost completed in two thematic networks - Youth Network against Racism and Intolerance and the International Network for Students' Rights. Now the reregistration has started in Youth Network of civil journalism.

22.02.2011
The 4th Winter School for Human Rights

 The Fourth Winter School for Human Rights organized by the Moscow Helsinki Group, Youth Human Rights Movement and the Free University was held in Moscow from 22 to 30 January, 2011.

22.02.2011
ODIHR publishes final report on Belarus presidential election

 The 19 December presidential election in Belarus was marked by a lack of independence and impartiality of the election administration, an uneven playing field and a restrictive media environment, as well as a lack of transparency at key stages of the electoral process, concludes ODIHR’s final report published on 22 February.


 

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