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Le fonds de protection des défenseurs des doits de l'homme dans la région des Grands Lacs va voir le jour. Que ce soit au Burundi, en République démocratique du Congo mais aussi au Kenya, en Tanzanie, au Rwanda et en Ouganda, les défenseurs des droits de l'homme, menacés dans l'exercice de leur travail, pourront désormais bénéficier de la protection et des conseils d'avocats spécialisés dans le domaine.

It is unacceptable to speak with Russia using ultimatums, Russia President Vladimir Putin said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Friday.

A zöld szervezetek tiltakozása ellenére az illetékes Kovászna megyei intézmények képviselőiből álló szakbizottságok jóváhagyták az osztrák Holzindustrie Schweighofer székelyföldi fűrészüzeme környezetvédelmi engedélyét – közölte a Háromszék napilap.
Kategória: Aktuális/Háromszék

Global decisions, such as the US exit from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, push Russia into the new round of arms race, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the ST Petersburg International Economic Forum Friday.

La classe moyenne africaine évaluée plus de 350 millions de personnes par la Banque africaine de développement est jugée surévaluée.

Alexey Miller and Rovnag Abdullayev held a meeting.

Mokhtar Belmokhtar l'un des principaux chefs jihadistes au Sahel. A-t-il été tué dimanche dernier dans un raid américain en Libye ? C’est très probable, estimait encore ce jeudi le ministre français de la Défense, Jean-Yves Le Drian. Mais depuis une semaine, pas moins de trois organisations jihadistes ont démenti sa mort.

További változtatásokat tart szükségesnek a magyar médiaszabályozásban a sajtószabadság javítása érdekében a Velencei Bizottság, amely pénteken fogadta el a tárgyban készült véleményét.

PEKING. A MERS-koronavírus kimutatására 15 perces gyorstesztet fejlesztettek ki hongkongi és kínai kutatók - számolt be az állami Hszinhua hírügynökség pénteken.

A Saab védelmi és biztonsági ipari vállalat nyilvánosságra hozta a cseh Gripen Ipari Együttműködési Program éves teljesítési jelentését a 2014-es évre. Ez részét képezi a 2004-14-es ipari együttműködési megállapodásnak.

News.Az reprints from Region Plus an interview with Israel photographer Tomer Ifrah.

TIRANA, 19 June 2015 - The international observers deployed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities will present their preliminary statement of findings and conclusions on the 21 June local elections in Albania at a press conference in Tirana on Monday.

The preliminary statement will be delivered by Ambassador Audrey Glover, Head of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission, and Stewart Dickson, Head of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities delegation. Declan McDonnell, Spokesperson for the members of the Congress delegation from the EU Committee of Regions, and Ron Laufer, Deputy Head of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission, will also participate in the press conference.

The international observation mission comprises some 200 observers, including 168 lomg- and short-term observers deployed by the OSCE/ODIHR and 24 observers from the delegation of the Congress, including members of the EU Committee of the Regions. Altogether, the observers come from 32 countries.

Live stream of the press conference is available at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/albania-local-press-conference and on the OSCE/ODIHR homepage at http://www.osce.org/odihr.

Journalists are invited to attend the press conference on Monday, 22 June, at 15:00, in the Balsha Conference Room of the Tirana International Hotel, Scanderberg Square, Tirana.

For further information contact:

Thomas Rymer, OSCE/ODIHR, mobile:  +355 69 238 7269 or +48 609 522 266, thomas.rymer@odihr.pl

Renate Zikmund, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, mobile: +33 (0)6 59 786 455, renate.zikmund@coe.int

 

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A székelyudvarhelyi bíróságon nem történt érdemi előrelépés abban a két Termés utcai Gábor család tagjai ellen folytatott perben, amelyeket péntek reggel tárgyaltak. A péntekin kívül folyik még két ügy tárgyalása van folyamatban.
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DÉVA. Kelemen Hunor szerint a Romániában élő nemzeti közösségek nem érhetik be azzal, hogy értékeiket csupán ajánlólapnak” tekintsék, amely az ország előnyös külföldi megítélését segíti elő.

BUDAPEST, 18 June 2015 – Political leaders have to take decisive action to counter anti-Semitism in Hungary, Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and Rabbi Andrew Baker, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Anti-Semitism, said today in Budapest.

Director Link and Rabbi Baker were speaking on the second day of a two-day visit for meetings with senior government officials, as well as with representatives of civil society and the Jewish community in Hungary.

“OSCE commitments highlight the important role played by political leaders in countering anti-Semitism, but talk is not enough – what’s needed is action,” Director Link said. “We see many opportunities to demonstrate such leadership in Hungary and are very concerned about worrying expressions of anti-Semitism in public discourse. We are here to discuss what more can be done to bring about positive change and establish effective, comprehensive and sustainable responses to anti-Semitism.”

The two held meetings with Minister of Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó and other officials to discuss what measures can be undertaken to implement the Prime Minister’s stated zero-tolerance policy towards anti-Semitism in Hungary.

“Anti-Semitism, manifest more in extremist rhetoric than violent incidents, has contributed to the sense of anxiety and uncertainty felt by many Hungarian Jews,” said Rabbi Baker. “A number of highly publicized projects in recent years have cast doubt on the government’s willingness to deal clearly with its past, a particularly sensitive matter since the Hungarian Jewish community is almost entirely composed of Holocaust survivors and their descendants.”

András Heisler, the President of the Federation of Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz) stressed to the visiting officials the importance of international co-operation in fighting anti-Semitism.

“We welcome the OSCE visit and see it as a reinforcement of our efforts to make our voice heard on challenges related to anti-Semitism and the Holocaust,” Heisler said. “Last year, a strong stance by Jewish organizations, coupled with international support, resulted in an attitudinal change in the Hungarian Government, which made positive gestures, including the renovation of synagogues, homes for the elderly and rural Jewish cemeteries.”

Link and Baker welcomed the government’s inclusion of educational programmes as part of these initiatives, and noted the significance of its ongoing dialogue with the Jewish community on matters of concern.

“While more work must still be done, and recognizing that continued public support for the Jobbik Party reflected in opinion surveys is a cause for special concern, there has been a marked improvement in the situation compared to a year ago,” said Rabbi Baker.

“I recognize that the Hungarian Government has recently undertaken measures to demonstrate its commitment in this area,” said Director Link. “These are important initial steps, and I call on the Government to do what is necessary to address Hungary’s Holocaust history accurately and contemporary manifestations of anti-Semitism effectively. ODIHR is ready to assist the authorities with awareness-raising and capacity-building measures.”

The importance of developing adequate and comprehensive responses to anti-Semitism was emphasized at a high level event in November to mark the 10th Anniversary of the OSCE’s Berlin Conference on Anti-Semitism. The visit by the ODIHR Director and Personal Representative on Combating Anti-Semitism is the direct result of a Ministerial Council Declaration in Basel in December, in which OSCE participating States pledged to enhance their efforts to counter anti-Semitism.

For further information, please contact Thomas Rymer, ODIHR Spokesperson, at +48 609 522 266.

 

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Russia has grounds to put the question of compensations for losses due to arrests of the government property abroad, Minister of Justice Alexander Konovalov said on Friday.

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The Baltic Sea is an integral part of the Latvian identity, but it is also the most polluted sea in the world. Therefore, from 26 May to 28 June the My Baltic Sea 2015 campaign is being organised along the whole of the Latvian coastline. Itsaim is to educate society about problems relating to the maritime environment in order to better understand what harm is being done and how the Baltic Sea can be restored.