Monthly Report (March 2010)

1. PUBLIC EVENTS  AND VIOLATIONS OF DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES 1.1. Dangerous (political) games in the Constitutional Court, but also about the Constitution 1.2. The case of judge Violeta Duma and the Judicial Council 1.3. Despite the warnings of NGOs and Europe, the law is passed 1.4. Optional Protocol to establish a complaints/communications procedure – Convention on […]

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Monthly Report (February 2010)

1. PUBLIC EVENTS AND VIOLATIONS OF DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES 1.1. The pillory continues 1.2. Draft Law of Associations and Foundations 1.3. The absence of efficient implementation of the laws on the rights of the patients threatens their right to life! 1.4. The discrimination of the rights to religion and conviction according to the Constitutional Court are […]

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Bimonthly Report (December 2009 – January 2010)

1. PUBLIC EVENTS AND VIOLATIONS OF DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES 1.1. “Cooperation and Transparency” of the Government regarding the Anti-Discrimination Law 1.2. Does the freedom of speech become hate speech when it comes to the credibility of the Constitutional Court? 1.3. Alternative Report of the Non-Governmental Organizations to the State Reports on the Situation with the Rights […]

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Privacy under scrutiny

The Helsinki Committee notes that the proposed amendments and supplements to the Law on Electronic Communications present severe interference in the sphere of privacy of citizens with illegal and arbitrary access of the body for interception of communications, without any adequate guarantees against abuse. These solutions are threat for the human rights and according to […]

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Bimonthly Report (October – November 2009)

1. PUBLIC EVENTS AND VIOLATIONS OF DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES 1.1. Right to religion – privilege of big religious communities! 1.2. Segregation of the Roma at the Bitola primary schools 1.3. Draft Law on Free Legal Aid 1.4. The right to protest and expression once again under attack! 2. POLICE AND COURT CASES 2.1. The case of […]

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Bimonthly Report (July – August 2009)

I. PUBLIC EVENTS AND VIOLATION OF DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES 1.1. Interethnic Relations as Indicator 1.2. Fierce Threats to the Public Speech 1.3. Minister Manevski has a “devil-may-care” attitude 1.4. The Right to Privacy in the Media 1.5. The Decisiveness to Introduce Religious Classes at Any Cost and under Any Name brings Confusion 1.6. Massive Layoffs Hit […]

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Monthly Report (September 2009)

1. PUBLIC EVENTS AND VIOLATION OF DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES 1.1. MoI changes its mind after working for two years on the draft law on criminal procedure! 1.2. Obstinacy in the administration! 1.3. National Preventive Mechanism in the amendments of the Ombudsman Law 1.4. Governmental “euthanasia” for the Macedonian civil society sector 1.5. It is time, to […]

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Monthly Report (June 2009)

1. PUBLIC EVENTS AND VIOLATION OF DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES 1.1. Lesson for the disobedient students 1.2. Religions’ Ethics or re-introduction of religious instruction only with a more sophisticated title? 1.3. Facts never lie 1.4. Compulsory secondary education, but is it accessible to all 2. CASES INVOLVING THE POLICE AND THE COURTS 2.1. The case of Shenol […]

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Monthly Report (May 2009)

1. PUBLIC EVENTS AND VIOLATIONS OF DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES 1.1. The Ministries of Interior and Justice “show off their mussels” 1.2. Prime Minister’s Letter 1.3. The Police’s Threats 1.4. Political (no) efforts for protecting the rights of the children 1.5. The Case of the Stavropigial Monastery of St. John Stoma 1.6. Is the physical violence at […]

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Monthly Report (April 2009)

1. PUBLIC EVENTS AND VIOLATION OF DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES 1.1. Government for EVERYTHING… 1.2. The judiciary failed (again) the independence test 1.3. Nepotism or?! 1.4. The benefits for second and fourth child annulled 2. VIOLATION OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS 2.1. The case of Nderim Mamuti and others, Skopje 2.2. Is there responsibility for illegal action […]

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