The Helsinki Committee is taken aback by the news of the death of young Tamara Dimovska who spent nearly a year waiting for a positive answer from the Healthcare Security Fund in order to be treated abroad for severe spinal deformity. According to the opinion of the Helsinki Committee, little Tamara was a direct victim […]
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The Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office for persecuting organized crime and corruption, on 03 February 2015 reacted with a press release to the events related to the issuing and distribution of recordings of the meetings between the Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and the leader of the SDSM, Zoran Zaev. In the press release, the BPPO elaborated […]
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In the period from 23 to 31 January 2015, special police units, by order of a judge from a previous procedure, carried out searches of homes and workplaces on suspicion of alleged criminal acts of “Espionage”, “Unauthorized Possession of Weapons”, “Showing Pornographic Materials to a Juvenille” and “Violence against Representatives of the Highest State Authorities”. […]
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The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia (MHC), in cooperation with the Institute for Peace and Human Rights from Caen, Lower Normandy Region, French Republic, today presented joint video message against acts of hatred, which was recorded by young people from France and Macedonia. This message against acts of hatred was […]
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The Bimonthly report on the human rights situation in the Republic of Macedonia for November – December 2013 includes the following topics: Violations to the right to public assembly and protest; Untimely reaction of the healthcare institutions; The banks discriminate against blind people; Ineffective protection against discrimination by the competent institutions; Restrictive policy when exercising […]
The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia expresses deep concern regarding yesterday’s events that took place in France, where during the attacks in Paris ten journalists and two police officers were brutally murdered. This act of violence represent an attack against freedom of expression and art, as well as against critical […]
One of the methods which led to change in some European countries when proving direct discrimination, and hence led to changing the legislation in order to accept this manner of proof as evidence in court proceedings for discrimination is Situation testing. This method is also used for conducting research, the results of which are further […]
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Hate speech and hate crimes committed on the basis of racial, religious, ethnic, racial, gender and sexual orientation as well as institutionalized discrimination based on political affiliation resulting from deeply rooted prejudice and hatred have inevitably produced tensions and divisions in the Republic of Macedonia nowadays. The consequences directly affect the citizens of the Republic […]
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On 23.10.2014, the LGBT Support Center – the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia organized a celebration on the occasion of two years since the founding of the organization. The party was held in the Damar cafe in the Skopje Old Bazaar. At around 21:20-21:30, a group of about thirty young […]
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