The monthly report on the human rights situation in the Republic of Macedonia for November-December 2016

The monthly report on the human rights situation in the Republic of Macedonia for November-December 2016 covers the following topics: Violation of the right to defense of the poor; Rejection of SPO’s request for a search warrant of telecommunications system operator; The Commission for Protection against Discrimination refuses to recognize Milenko Nedelkovski’s discriminatory speech; Hate […]

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The situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo for the period: 19.12.2016 – 25.12.2016

The weekly report 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 Available facilities and conditions The number of refugees in the camp was 98, and after the departure of one family from the camp, it now amounts to […]

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Legal mechanisms for protection against discrimination

The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights is implementing the project “Civil Society Support to Cohesion and Diversity Policies”, which is supported by the British Embassy in Skopje. The aim of this project is to improve policies and practices for social cohesion and to improve access to justice, social protection, health, education and quality of life […]

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The situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo for the period: 12.12.2016 – 18.12.2016

The weekly report 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 Available facilities and conditions The number of refugees in the camp amounted to 99, and by the end of the week there was only 1 refugee less. […]

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Hate speech at the protest in front of the State Election Commission and on the social networks

The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia harshly condemns the hate speech observed during the protest in front of the State Electoral Committee on 15.12.2016. While the State Election Commission was reviewing and discussing the complaints submitted by the political parties regarding the early parliamentary elections, a protest rally was organized […]

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The situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo for the period 28.11.2016 – 11.12.2016

The two weeks report 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 Available facilities and conditions The number of refugees in the camp amounted to 99 in the course of the two weeks, but increased stirring has been […]

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ELECTIONS 2016: Report on Events by 13:00

During Election Day, the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia noticed a number of irregularities in several polling places. The following irregularities have been noticed by 13:00: – In the Municipality of Gjorche Petrov, polling station no. 2556 at the Kocho Racin high school, the voting was interrupted from 08:25 to […]

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Open Office: Report a Violation of Voting Rights

The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia informs the citizens that on Sunday, December 11th, 2016, the office of the Committee shall be open throughout the day in order to allow citizens to report a violation of the right to vote during the early parliamentary elections. The Committee encourages all citizens […]

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