Archive April 2009 year

published 29.04.2009

Meeting in Vilnius on improving human rights education for young people

(Lithuania)

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. in detail »»

published 28.04.2009

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

Main (No Region)

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. in detail »»

published 27.04.2009

OSCE helps regional experts discuss ways to improve human rights education at Vilnius meeting

(Lithuania)

Government and civil society experts from Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Russia and Ukraine began a three-day meeting in Vilnius today to discuss improving human rights education for young people. in detail »»

published 21.04.2009

International project “Youth for open Europe!” searches for people

Network News (No Region)

On May, 5th the “Young Europe” international network together with the YHRM and a number of other organisations and networks are going to celebrate the Europe Day – anniversary of the foundation of the Council of Europe – by starting a new international project “Youth for open Europe!” devoted to visa practices of the embassies of the European countries in Russia. in detail »»

published 20.04.2009

Voronezh House of Human Rights is to be put up for sale

(Russian Federation)

One of the biggest regional Human Rights centres in Russia may become “homeless” in some months to come.

Voronezh House of Human Rights – a union of regional and inter-regional human rights and civil organizations – was founded at the beginning of 2009 to strengthen the positions of the human rights organizations in the region, building dialogue with the authorities, joining the efforts in defending and promoting Human Rights. in detail »»

published 17.04.2009

President Medvedev’s meeting with human rights defenders from the “Pamfilova’s Council”

Main (No Region)

During the meeting of human rights defenders from the “Pamfilova’s Council” with President Medvedev, which took place on April 15th, many issues were discussed starting with independency of courts and up to beatings of human rights defenders. in detail »»

published 14.04.2009

Human rights defenders - on liberalization of NGO legislation

(Russian Federation)

The initiatives to change the NGO legislation concern establishment and registration, reporting and inspections of the Russian non-governmental organizations. in detail »»

published 10.04.2009

Join the creation of the Civic Journalism Network!

Network News (No Region)

We, correspondents and participants of the International Network – Youth Human Rights Movement (YHRM), invite you to take part in creating the Civic Journalism Network.

The Network is supposed to become a lively communicative ground, the space for discussing urgent social problems as well as the opportunity for implementing common projects in the sphere of civic journalism. We are eager to create new alternative media-spaces that would enable effective transmission of civil news, journalistic and analytical texts of high quality. in detail »»

published 08.04.2009

European Conscience and Totalitarianism

Main (No Region)

The European Parliament accepted a resolution devoted to the problem of overcoming the heritage of totalitarianism in Europe. Inter alia, the Parliament urged “to support and defend non-governmental organizations, such as the “Memorial” society, in the Russian Federation”. in detail »»

published 08.04.2009

Solidarity: Political conscription in Belarus

Network News (No Region)

The pressure upon activists continues in Belarus. As usual, the state uses all the possible mechanisms for this purpose. In autumn 2008 – winter 2009 three activists: Ivan Shilo, Dmitry Fedoruk and Franak Vechyorko were conscribed to military service with rough violations of the Republic of Belarus legislation. in detail »»

published 07.04.2009

Research “New tactics of confronting racism and discrimination”

Network News (No Region)

The research is carried out within the project “New tactics of Human rights Defense and Civil Actions” with support of the Antifascist Archive of nonviolent actions and the international Youth Human Rights Movement.

Activists, groups and organizations from different cities and countries work out various interesting and effective methods of confronting xenophobia, racism and intolerance. Thereby, their experience often remains unknown to anyone except themselves. This research is an attempt to overcome such a situation and give chance to activists of civil organizations, primarily the young ones, to exchange their experience in these issues. in detail »»