The situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo for the period of June, 2017

Monthly report for June, 2017 on the situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo includes the following topics: Available facilities and conditions at the camp and Institutional treatment. Gevgelija The situation at the Vinojug Camp, Gevgelija, is generally unchanged in comparison to last month, with minor stirrings of a small number of refugees. The […]

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Analysis of the public policies on the rights of the roma in the Republic of Macedonia

The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia within the project “Civil society support to social cohesion and diversity policy making” funded by the British Embassy in Macedonia, has prepared the Analysis of the public policies on the rights of the roma in the Republic of Macedonia. […]

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Monthly report on Human rights – May, 2017

The monthly report on the human rights situation in the Republic of Macedonia for May, 2017 covers topics from the following areas: Special Public Prosecutor`s Office, Judiciary, Discrimination, Domestic Violence  and Textile Workers. SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE THE SUPREME COURT OVERRULES THE DECISIONS FOR DETENTION IN SPO`S “TRUST” CASE On March 27th, the Public Prosecutor’s […]

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The situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo for the period of May, 2017

Monthly report for May, 2017 on the situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo includes the following topics: Available facilities and conditions at the camp and Institutional treatment. Gevgelija The situation with the refugees in the reception-transit center for refugees in Vinojug is unchanged. The number of refugees accommodated in the camp is low, […]

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Annual report on human rights in 2016

The Annual Report for 2016 represents a summary of analyses about the established situations regarding the human rights in the following areas: Civil and political rights; Judiciary; Constitution and legislation; Penitentiaries and harassment; Discrimination; Economic and social rights; Hate speech; Hate crimes; Gender-based violence and The refugee crisis. Given the intensity of the political crisis […]

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Monthly report on human rights in the Republic of Macedonia – April 2017

The SPO has said it has initiated several preliminary investigations with the aim of conducting financial investigations against a large number of physical and legal entities. The purpose of these pre-investigative procedures is to evaluate the real estate property of all persons for whom the procedures are open and to verify their overall financial situation. […]

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The situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo for the period of April, 2017

Monthly report for April, 2017 on the situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo includes the following topics: Available facilities and conditions at the camp and Institutional treatment. Gevgelija Over the course of April 2017 the situation in the transit center (TTC) Vinojug, Gevgelija did not undergo significant changes compared to the previous month. […]

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Special report on identified and possible crimes committed during the violent attack on the Assembly on 27 april 2017

Immediately after the election of the new President of the Assembly of RM by the parliamentary majority, on 17 April 2017, around 19:00, the organizers and participants of the protest group known as “For a United Macedonia” forcibly entered the parliament building. According to the numerous video recordings, police officers in charge of keeping the […]

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Police officers, their superiors, attackers and protest organizers are responsible for the riots in Parliament

Soon after the election of a President of the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia by the parliamentary majority, the organizers and participants in the “For a Joint Macedonia” protest, violently broke into the parliament building. As is obvious from the video footage, the police officers in charge of guarding the premises and ensuring the […]

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Monthly report on Human Rights – March, 2017

The monthly report on the human rights situation in the Republic of Macedonia for March, 2017 covers topics from the following areas: Special public prosecutor`s office, Discrimination, Hate speech and Hate crimes, the Refugee crises, Social and Economic Rights and Textile workers. SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR`S OFFICE THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR INTERFERES WITH SPO’S AUTONOMY AND AUTHORITY […]

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