Ales Bialiatski, sentenced to four and a half years of jail - 24 November 2011
Ales Bialiatski, president of the Belarusian Human Rights Center “Viasna” and vice-president of FIDH, was sentenced on Thursday 24 November to four and half years detention, the payment of a fine, as well as the confiscation of his property. AEDH condemns this arbitrary decision aiming at silencing this human rights defender, and encourages you to join the general mobilisation launched by FIDH and calling for its immediate and unconditional release.
Support Ales Bialiatski, Vice-president of FIDH, detained since August 4th 2011 - 24 October 2011
Ales Bialiatski, Vice President of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) and Chairman of the Viasna Human Rights Center has been detained since August 4th in Belarus.
Prosecuted for tax evasion, Ales Bialiatski was sentenced to three to seven years in prison.
The International Community is mobilizing around him, as a symbol of the struggle for the rights of the Belarusian people.
Migrant rights: the big losers in the new European strategy directed at the countries of the southern Mediterranean in transition to democracy? - 29 June 2011
The EMRHN published, right before the European Council of June 23rd and 24th, a position paper on migrants’ rights related to the strategy of member States in the field of migrations.
The EMHRN network publishes the report "Calais, the violence of the border" - 4 May 2011
AEDH participated in the writing of the report "Calais, the violence of the border", issued by the EMHRN Network which details the results of a fact-finding mission to Calais and the surrounding area in order to investigate impacts of the police clamp down on the situation of migrants and refugees rights in the region.
April, 14th 2009 - European Civic Forum: Manifesto for a genuine European Civil Dialogue
Mobilized beyond the diversity of their field of work for the European elections 2009, around a Manifesto for a genuine civil dialogue, NGOs networks wished to call on European political parties about the role of civil society organizations in a more participative democracy.
February, 26th 2009 - European Civic Forum: The European Parliament upholds the creation of European statutes for associations, mutual societies and foundations
The European Parliament adopted on 19 February by a large majority the report on social economy drawn up by the MEP Patrizia Toia, Commission “Employment and social affairs”.
November, 18th 2008 - HRDN: Manifesto on Human rights for the 2009 new European Parliament
Human rights obligations are enshrined in the treaty basis of the EU. The EU has created a number of instruments to protect and fulfil human rights at home and abroad. Building on this, the new European Parliament should push the EU to do much more to ensure that it delivers effectively on its human rights commitment. The manifesto is available in French, English, Spanish, German, Italian, Polish and Czech.
