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LCHR staff trains Montenegrin NGOs how to monitor places of detention

LCHR staff trains Montenegrin NGOs how to monitor places of detention

From 12-14 May LCHR staff Anhelita Kamenska and Ilvija Pūce conducted training on monitoring places of detention for Montenegrin NGOs in Podgorica, Montenegro. The training was carried out in co-operation with the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights (Serbia) and Montenegrin NGO Human Rights Action (HRA), which is the lead organisation in the project “Monitoring respect for human rights in closed institutions in Montenegro."

Published : 2011-05-15 Read more...

Alternative report on the implementation of the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in Latvia

Alternative report on the implementation of the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in Latvia

In order to promote discussions about the impact of the Convention on minority rights in Latvia, the Latvian Centre for Human Rights (LCHR)has prepared a “shadow” report, which aims at providing information on the implementation of specific articles of the Convention in Latvia.The shadow report does not provide general analysis of legislation and other normative acts, but focuses on practical aspects of the implementation of the rights enshrined in the Convention, thus providing complementary information to other reports, including the state report.

Published : 2008-06-06 Read more...

Seminar "Policing Hate Crime"

Seminar "Policing Hate Crime"

On 28 August 2006, Latvian Centre for Human Rights (LCHR) held a seminar "Policing Hate Crime" organized as a part of a three-year project on anti-discrimination capacity raising implemented by LCHR in partnership with Netherlands Helsinki Committee and funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MATRA funding).

Published : 2006-08-28 Read more...