Last Saturday, the first ever Pride Parade took place in Skopje, in a lovely atmosphere and with a number that exceeded our expectations. In response to the great wave of hatred we witnessed in the past, more than a thousand people took to the streets of Skopje to share their support against violence, stigmatisation and […]
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On the World Refugee Day, the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights wants to remind about the situation with the refugee crises in our country. Last year’s events lead to the conclusion that, considering the increased use of irregular routes by migrants and refugees, the refugee crisis cannot be considered as being over. On the other […]
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After the last night’s celebration of the Handball Club “Vardar”, the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights received a number of complaints about registered hate speech by the supporters’ groups in the city square and on social media. Hate speech was also recorded in other cities in the country. The Committee has duly recorded all complaints […]
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“The announcement of the first Skopje Pride caused a surge of attempts to cast a shadow of hatred over the message of equality and to diminish the chance of raising the awareness about homophobia, transphobia and biphobia. But, despite it all, we have received huge support, with many people contacting us to let us know […]
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The Helsinki Committee has been part of the working group for preparation of the new Law on Labor Relations since August 2018. In this Outreach plan, the Helsinki Committee is analysing the current version of the proposed Law on Labor Relations and is stipulating the amended provisions. The Plan structure covers specific provisions from the […]
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The analysis of workers’ rights standards and their application in the Republic of North Macedonia has been prepared within the Improved Productivity through Better Labour Legislation in Macedonia Project, funded by the Good Governance Fund of the United Kingdom. The analysis seeks to identify basic guidelines for developing national legislation relating to safeguarding workers’ rights, […]
Monthly Report on Human Rights in the Republic of North Macedonia – May 2019 […]
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15-21 July, 2019 Place: Ohrid, Republic of North Macedonia Deadline for Applications: 21 June 2019 The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia and its project partners[1] are pleased to announce the call for applications for the Summer School of “Challenge History 3 – React for the Future” Follow up, which will […]
Monthly Report on Human Rights in the Republic of North Macedonia – APRIL 2019 […]
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From the constitutional provisions, it is clear and indisputable that in the case of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children, not only are they endangering the health of their own children, but also the health of others who, due to medical contraindications, are not vaccinated, and in that way are denying them the right […]