Human rights organizations are adamant that the extradition of the "Ivanovo Uzbeks" would be a grave violation of human rights, yet the last appeal court has already upheld the Prosecutor’s decision in 11 of the cases

Another disturbing estimate published by the Committee to Protect Journalists is that seven of every ten reporters killed were writing material in which the actions of the authorities were subjected to harsh criticism

Another disturbing estimate published by the Committee to Protect Journalists is that seven of every ten reporters killed were writing material in which the actions of the authorities were subjected to harsh criticism

On 26 September a roundtable discussion, organized by the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, is to take place on “Regional features of the observance of human rights in Ukraine”

47 Deputies have put forward a submission to the Constitutional Court demanding that the amendments to the Law “On the Constitutional Court” containing such a norm be declared unconstitutional.

On the mysterious ways of some State Deputies and on a human rights post that is much too serious for political hide and seek

Petition to the Russian Human Rights Ombudsperson on behalf of the Novosibirsk forum user charged with inciting inter-ethnic emnity through his unflattering references to Russians

Petition to the Russian Human Rights Ombudsperson on behalf of the Novosibirsk forum user charged with inciting inter-ethnic emnity through his unflattering references to Russians

Lawyers from the “Dobrochyn” Centre and consultants from partner organizations will travel around 16 districts of the Chernihiv region providing human rights information and advice on how to defend ones rights

When the public proves that the stamps being used to hide normative acts are illegal, the authorities could change their ways. Some unfortunately prefer to change the words

In Minsk on 16 September thousands lit candles in memory of those who disappeared and called for an end to dictatorship (updated)

The action was held without any party or organization emblems by ordinary individuals for whom Gongadze’s memory was not a means of gaining political mileage

This was stated by Party of the Regions lawyer and State Deputy Olena Lukash, following her Party colleague’s tabling of the draft law and the outrage expressed by journalists and human rights groups

Thousands of Belarusians today honoured the memory of Viktor Gonchar and Anatoly Krasovsky who disappeared in Belarus on 16 September 1999, exactly seven years ago

In response to the disturbing incident in a Chernivtsi school involving bullying and worse, the Ministry of Justice is introducing new measures which can be welcomed – and monitored …

On a trip as part of the program of international visits “Protection of civil rights in the USA Army”, 7-25 August 2006

On Saturday 16 September at 19.00 a meeting will be held on Maidan Nezalezhnosti [Independence Square] to mark the sixth anniversary of Georgy Gongadze’s disappearance (updated)

On Saturday 16 September at 19.00 a meeting will be held on Maidan Nezalezhnosti [Independence Square] to mark the sixth anniversary of Georgy Gongadze’s disappearance (updated)

On 15 and 16 September the Media Trade Union and a number of civic organizations are holding a series of actions both to mark the sixth anniversary of Georgy Gongadze’s disappearance and to draw attention to the increased difficulties in carrying out their work which journalists have been confronting over the last two months.

The new Resolution passed by the Cabinet of Ministers enables representatives of civic organizations and others at their own initiative to be included on the boards of local state administrations