6th Periodic Report by the IHF

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6th Periodic Report by the IHF


Please find attached the 6th Periodic Report by the IHF, covering the
period from December 1999 to March 2000.
 
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Sincerely
 
Paula Tscherne-Lempiainen
(editor)
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6TH PERIODIC REPORTS FROM THE OSCE REGION
     
DECEMBER 1999 - MARCH 2000

Compiled and edited by Paula Tscherne-Lempi�inen, Oyvind Lervik and
Nicole Watson


This is the sixth of the "IHF Periodic Reports from the OSCE Region"
published by the IHF on a regular basis. It contains information on
recent human rights issues in some of the participating states of the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) provided by
the IHF Secretariat and its member committees and partner NGOs. The
IHF intends no political statement in the selection of countries and
issues described in this report. For more information on human rights
violations in the OSCE region, please visit our web page at
http://www.ihf-hr.org 


TABLE OF CONTENTS:

ALBANIA: Opposition to the Central Electoral Commission: prison
monitoring project. 

BELARUS: Police brutality during 25 March rally in Minsk; Andrey
Klimau sentenced to six years of hard labor. 

BELGIUM: Legalization of illegal immigrants; police violence during
deportation; Roma rights organization will file a case with the
European Court of Human Rights; right to strike jeopardized.

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA / REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA: Journalists under
pressure; refugees and returnees. 

BULGARIA: Macedonian-based party declared unconstitutional; parliament
approves three restrictive drafts for a Denomination Act. 

CZECH REPUBLIC: Strasbourg application by Roma challenges racial
segregation in Czech schools. 

GEORGIA: Amnesty for political prisoners. 

KYRGYZSTAN: Parliamentary elections flawed; "Bolshevik-style" arrests
and threats against journalists; human rights activists and opposition
figures. 

RUSSIA: Nikitin wins his case in the Supreme Court; rape allegations
surface in Chechnya. 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / SOUTH DAKOTA: Detained children abused. 

UZBEKISTAN: Uzbekistan silences human rights defenders.
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International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Wickenburggasse 14/7
A-1080 Vienna
Tel. +43-1-408 88 22 Fax: +43-1-408 88 22 ext. 50


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>From the moderator: Full text of the report is available online at
http://www.ihf-hr.org/reports/periodic/2000-6.htm
Boris

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