May 2007 ойлик архив

Glasgow: In Defence of the Defenders

25 May 07 – New defence is being considered for defenders of civil society rights by the nearly 1,000 participants in the Civicus world assembly under way in Glasgow this week.

Sanjay Suri/IPS, Glasgow – Members of Civicus, the Johannesburg-based international civil society alliance, and of other non-governmental organisations are debating whether to support a proposal for a new declaration on defence of the rights of civil society campaigners.

EU – Uzbekistan: Continue the pressure on Uzbek government in order to free all prisoners of conscience

The release of Umida Niyazova demonstrates that the Uzbek authorities will yield to international pressure: the EU must act now to oblige the Uzbek authorities to free all prisoners of conscience.