Human Rights Watch Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 …read more Source: Human Rights...
Mongolian Dam Funding Paused Over Russian Concerns
In a rare show of unity, the Kremlin and environmental groups concur on the risks posed to unique Lake Baikal by the proposed dam. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Still a Mystery: The Tunguska Explosion
Most scientists believe that “the most powerful explosion in documented history,” as the BBC put it, was caused by a meteor or a comet. All agree it left part of Siberia a wasteland. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Role of Sanctions in U.S.-Russian Relations
Sanctions are a critical tool in persuading Russia to change its Ukraine policy. But the West’s overreliance on them risks undercutting their long-term effectiveness. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
OSCE/ODIHR Director Link welcomes Kyrgyzstan’s review of Askarov’s case, calls on Kyrgyz authorities to implement UN Human Rights Committee decision
WARSAW, 9 July 2016 ─ Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today welcomed the decision by the Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan to reconsider the case of human rights defender Azimjan Askarov, and again called on the Kyrgyz authorities to heed a decision of the UN Human Rights Committee...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 7 July 2016
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region compared to the previous day. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded a number of ceasefire violations, compared to none the previous day. The SMM followed up on reports of shelling in Novooleksandrivka and Verhulivka. The Mission...
Amnesty Says Belarus Using Telecoms to Spy
The government only lets communication companies operate in country if willing to provide nearly unlimited data to authorities, says report. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Russia, and European Security
On the eve of the Warsaw NATO Summit, Professor Burns and his Co-Chair of a recent Atlantic Council report on NATO, General Jim Jones, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee. They described the current situation in Europe—including Putin’s widespread aggression, a weakening European Union, the tsunami of instability from the...
As NATO Summit Approaches, More Fear of Russia
As leaders start to gather in Poland, talk of a build-up of Russian forces in Kaliningrad only the latest worry for some member states. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Concerns expressed over amendments proposed to the Law on Freedom of Conscience
The religious community in Ukraine have criticized some aspects of amendments proposed to the Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations in draft law No. 4128. Particular concern was express about the changes to how religious communities are to change their subordination …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
