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Russia: Draft Amendment to the Criminal Code Aimed at Countering Insult of Religious Beliefs

29.05.2013

ARTICLE 19 calls on the State Duma of the Russian Federation to reject the Draft Law Amending the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and Some Legal Acts of the Russian Federation Aimed at Countering Insult of Religious Beliefs and Feelings of Citizens, Desecration of Religious Objects and Subjects of Worship (Pilgrimage) and Sites of Religi

U.S.-Azerbaijan relations must depend on respect for human rights and the rule of law

29.05.2013

Azerbaijan

The Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) is disappointed that more than fifty U.S.

Azerbaijani Government blocks media reform by watering down the draft defamation bill

24.05.2013

Azerbaijan

The reform of Azerbaijan’s ‘chilling’ defamation laws to prevent authorities from silencing their critics risks being derailed

Azerbaijan: New laws further erode rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly

17.05.2013

Azerbaijan

The International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan (IPGA) strongly condemns a series of repressive legislative amendments that Azerbaijan’s National Assembly (Milli Majlis) adopted on 14 May 2013.

Belarus: imprisonment is a form of “cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment”

15.05.2013

Belarus

Imprisonment in many penal facilities of Belarus is a form of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. This is one of the main conclusions of monitoring of prison conditions in the country conducted by the Human Rights Centre Viasna.

Russia: increasingly hostile environment for NGOs and rights defenders is unacceptable

14.05.2013

Russia

Three United Nations independent human rights experts today expressed serious concern at the “obstructive, intimidating and stigmatizing effects” brought about by the current implementation in the Russian Federation of the law on ‘non-commercial organizations’ (NCOs), adopted on 21 November 2012 by the Duma.

Azerbaijani NGOs protest against tougher administrative law

09.05.2013

Azerbaijan

A group of Azerbaijani non-governmental organizations issued a statement on recent plans of the government of the country to toughen punishment for several administrative offences.

Religious freedom: world’s worst violators identified

01.05.2013

"The state of international religious freedom is increasingly dire due to the presence of forces that fuel instability."

Uzbekistan's partners should push for implementation of UN recommendations

28.04.2013

Uzbekistan

A review of Uzbekistan by the UN Human Rights Council ended with the adoption of an outcome report containing a set of recommendations in Geneva.

Human rights situation in Belarus sees no improvements

02.04.2013

Belarus

The human rights situation in Belarus remained consistently negative in 2012. The lack of progress concerning the release of political prisoners and the continuation of human rights violations were the main cause of self-isolation of the country.

Belarus: Political prisonners in critical situations

14.03.2013

Belarus

International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its Belarusian member organization, Human Rights Center Viasna, are outraged at the large-scale and systematic acts of repression being inflicted upon both political prisoners and individuals whose freedom has been restricted for political reasons.

Azerbaijan: The international community must ask for the release of prisoners targeted for exercising their right to freedom of expression and association

19.02.2013

Azerbaijan

The International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan (IPGA), the Civic Solidarity Platform and local organisations condemn the latest crackdown on freedom of expression and association in Azerbaijan.

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