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GENEVA (30 July 2021) — The decision to cancel the licence of a Belarusian lawyer after he spoke to the media about the detention conditions of his client, an opposition presidential candidate, violated the lawyer’s rights to a fair hearing and freedom of expression, the UN Human Rights Committee has found. The Committee issued its findings after considering a complaint filed by Aleh Aheyeu, a defence lawyer who represented Ales Mikhalevich, an opposition candidate in the presidential election of 2010.  Mikhalevich was arrested on the day after the election by Belar...

Advocacy/Communications Consultancy in UK about Protection and Human Rights, requiring 3-4 years of experience, from UNHCR; closing on 13 Jun 2021

1 Jun 2021 Do you want to help change the system to ensure the rights of people forced to flee are respected? We are looking for two creative and experienced advocacy professionals to join NRC’s Advocacy Media Section and work with colleagues throughout the organization to accelerate our advocacy work in the service of the millions of people displaced around the world. About the roles You will be responsible for driving NRC’s advocacy efforts and generating impactful evidence-based advocacy initiatives, in close collaboration with colleagues at country, regional, and global levels. Advoca...

Liberian Youth Organization Honors Adult Writers Liberian Youth Organization Honors Adult Writers Share Chance For A Better Tomorrow’s E.D. (right) and one of the organization’ s 2021’S World Book honorees. Photo credit- Theophilus K.B.S. Gippley, III MONROVIA – At 7 am on Friday, April 23, 2021, Lassana Boakai Kanneh, age 30 (in 2021), 1991, in-blue-coat-suit, left the office of the Second Chance Foundation For A Better Tomorrow to personally deliver “Certificate of Honor” to each of selected Liberian Authors the Organization had informed, via letter, three weeks earlier.  His m...

IFJ 27 April 2021 Australia: Journalists’ union urges new approach to media regulation Australia’s journalists’ union – the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance – has voted to end its decades long relationship with the Australian Press Council, citing concerns about governance and consistency of rulings at the press regulator. Credit: MEAA Facebook Formed in 1976 as an alternative to government intervention, the Australian Press Council has been an important arbiter of media standards, adjudicating complaints from the public about material in newspapers, magazines and online ne...