BarCamp Central Asia 2009 took place in the southern capital of Kazakhstan

[ 02.05.2009 ] Italian experience of civil resistance to crime will be presented in Moscow

On May 4 at 1 p.m. the press-conference of the Network "Freedom, Legality and Rights in Europe – FLARE” is to take place in the Independent Press Centre

[ Ïðîõîäèò c 17.04.2009 ïî 19.04.2009 ] BarCamp Central Asia 2009 took place in the southern capital of Kazakhstan

[ 12.02.2009 ] People to People International Scholarships: The Fund for American Studies

PTPI invites qualified applicants of TFAS to apply for PTPI scholarships. The scholarships are $500.00 each and up to four (4) will be selected annually. Each award will be sent to the scholarship winner. Acceptance to TFAS Program will be confirmed before any funds are approved.

[ 02.05.2009 ] International Youth Meeting in Georgia

Youth meeting “Intercultural and Interreligious Diologue v.s. Hate-motivated Violence in Europe” took place on 21-26 April in Bakuriani, Georgia. The major topics of the meeting were: the level of right-wing extremists’ violence in Europe, European and national legislation that addresses hate crimes, methods of counteracting that are available for the youth sector of civil society in Europe.

[ 29.04.2009 ] Meeting in Vilnius on improving human rights education for young people

On 27th of April, 2009, government and civil society experts from Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Russia and Ukraine began a three-day meeting in Vilnius to discuss improving human rights education for young people.

[ 28.04.2009 ] Moscow is repeatedly obliged to approve the reform of the European Court of Human Rights

The spring session of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) opened in Strasbourg. Almost all issues considered by it concern Russia – either expressly or by implication. The most important of them is the reform of the European Court of Human Rights which is for three years in succession blocked by the Russian Federation alone. Having despaired to over persuade Moscow, the Council of Europe member states have found a solution how to do without it.