CPD Finds that Banks in RM Discriminate against Blind Persons

The Helsinki Committee, together with the members of the Network for Protection against Discrimination, the National Union of Blind Persons of the Republic of Macedonia, and the Macedonian National Union of Civilian Victims of the War, applauds the Commission for Protection against Discrimination’s positive decision which pinpoints direct and prolonged discrimination on the basis of […]

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The situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo for the period: 16.05.2016 – 22.05.2016

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 remains unchanged compared to last week, and amounts to around 100. The number of refugees in […]

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Monthly report – April 2016

The Monthly report on the human rights conditions in the Republic of Macedonia for April 2016 includes the following topics: Court returns first verdict confirming mobbing in Macedonia; Pardons of politicians and their collaborators by the President; Protests and arrests; Refugee crisis. COURT RETURNS FIRST VERDICT CONFIRMING MOBBING IN MACEDONIA The Helsinki Committee for Human […]

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The situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo for the period: 09.05.2016 – 15.05.2016

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 In the course of this week, the number of refugees in the camp amounted to around 100. Smaller or larger groups of refugees, […]

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The situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo for the period: 02.05.2016 – 08.05.2016

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 At the start of the week, the total number of refugees in the camp amounted to 101. From time to time a small […]

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The situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo for the period: 25.04.2016 – 01.05.2016

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 At the start of the week the number of refugees in the camp amounted to 113, after several more families left the camp. […]

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Protest of convicted persons serving imprisonment sentence

With regard to today’s protest of convicted persons, we would like to inform the public about the current situation in the penitentiaries and the correctional facilities, and the living conditions in them. As of 12 April 2016, the total number of persons confined in the country’s 13 penitentiary institutions is 3446. Out of those, 3159 […]

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The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia joined the Access to Justice Network

The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights is glad to inform the public that, since recently, it has been registered as an authorized civil association for providing free preliminary legal assistance, in pursuance of the Law on Free Legal Aid. With this act, the network of associations that offer free preliminary legal aid, which is a […]

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The situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo for the period: 18.04.2016 – 24.04.2016

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 At the start of the week, the number of refugees in the camp was 135, but by the end of the week it […]

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The situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo for the period: 11.04.2016 – 17.04.2016

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 135 at the start of the week, but by the end of the week it […]

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