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Everyone has the right, individually and in association with others, to promote and to strive for the protection and realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms at the national and international levels - UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders (1999)
The South Caucasus Network of Human Rights Defenders unites 30 human rights NGOs in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The Network seeks to facilitate creation of a safer and enabling environment for human rights defenders in the South Caucasus and to strengthen their voices in the region and internationally.
52 organisations jointly condemn demolishion of Leyla Yunus house in Baku
[02.09.2011]
52 human rights organisations from 14 countries sent a joint letter of concern to the Azerbaijani authorities today, condemning the demolishing of the property of the human rights defender Leyla Yunus, which was a home for three human rights organizations in the centre of Baku.


The right to a fair trial for the Arrested Photo-Journalists in Tbilisi must be respected
[20.07.2011]
18 July, 2011 - Paris, Geneva, Oslo, The Hague, London - We, international human rights organizations, call on the Government of Georgia to guarantee the right to a fair and public trial for the detained photographers and to carry out an impartial and transparent investigation in accordance with international human rights standards. See in PDF
Georgia: International NGOs rise concern for continued use of violence against demonstrators
[20.06.2011]
The Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the Norwegian  Helsinki Committee (NHC) condemn the excessive use of force by the police against peaceful anti-government protest in Tbilisi on the night of 26 May 2011. Our organisations are concerned that this is yet another example of the lack of respect of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly by the Georgian authorities. Previous peaceful protests held on 3 January and 25 March 2011were also violently dispersed by police.  See Futher
Президент Азербайджана помиловал 90 человек
[28.05.2011]
Президент Азербайджана Ильхам Алиев помиловал 90 человек, в том числе журналиста Эйнуллу Фатуллаева, сообщает "Интерфакс". Свое решение Алиев принял на основании принципов гуманизма, обращениях к нему, он также учитывал здоровье осужденных, их семейное положение и поведение в период заключения. 
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Members of the South Caucasus Network of Human Rights Defenders condemn theviolent crackdown on the opposition manifestation in Tbilisi on the night from 25thto 26th of May 2011 and call upon the Georgian authorities to investigate theincident.See in PDF

Investigate Operation to Disperse Crowd

May 26, 2011

(New York) - Riot police in Georgian capital Tbilisi beat demonstrators while trying to disperse a peaceful anti-government protest, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should launch an immediate, thorough, and impartial investigation into excessive and disproportionate use of force, Human Rights Watch said.


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