Tag: Helsinki Committee

From 1st of January to 30th of April this year there were 298 complaints about various categories of hate speech lodged at the web platform govornaomraza.mk, shows the monitoring of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights, carried out with a special focus on three pilot-municipalities: Shtip, Bitola and Tetovo. "There was a notable increase of the number of complaints compared...

From the constitutional provisions, it is clear and indisputable that in the case of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children, not only are they endangering the health of their own children, but also the health of others who, due to medical contraindications, are not vaccinated, and in that way are denying them the right to a healthy life....

The Blueprint Group for Judicial Reform, as the informal network of prominent civil society organizations, today submitted a document to the Minister of Justice with proposed amendments to Articles 32, 34 and 105 of the Draft Law for the Public Prosecutor's Office. The group informs that their proposals and comments on the law were agreed at a meeting with Minister...

In the past period, key reform laws in the fields of justice and human rights have been adopted, but the results of the practical implementation of those laws, which will be important in the accession negotiations for EU membership in Chapter 23, remains to be seen. This was highlighted at today's policy dialogue "Reforms in Chapter 23" organized under the...

A total of 14 civil organizations, including the Foundation Open Society - Macedonia, the Metamorphosis Foundation and the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia, today issued a second response to the government, setting a deadline of 10 days to determine accountability for former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski's escape. Otherwise, say the civil sector, political accountability...

The civil initiative "Step Forward" has begun its informative campaign by publishing the first edition of the "EUreka" newspaper, which in the forthcoming weeks will try to offer Macedonian citizens information about the gains and challenges from the memberships in NATO and the European Union. Under the motto of "Step Forward! The Choice is Yours" the civil organizations are united...

The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights has not found any violations of procedures under the Constitution and the Laws regarding the detainment of six MPs suspected of violence, which occurred in Parliament on the 27th of April, last year. Today, the Helsinki Committee reported that they had come to this conclusion after complaints were filed by MPs from the opposition VMRO-DPMNE, concerning...

The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia prepared a special report on the rampage and the brutal outbreak of violence in Parliament on April the 27th, which seeks to accurately inform the public about all criminal offenses committed, including attempted murder. At the same time, the Helsinki Committee with the report from the Interior Ministry and...

Remembering not only the need to continue supporting the Roma, but also steps are being taken backwards. The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia welcomed the International Day of the Roma, but also cautioned that the further integration of the Roma and solving their problems are not making much progress. The Helsinki Committee said that the...

Police brutality in Macedonia is on the rise and there are no effective investigations as was claimed today ombudsman Idzet Memeti, on basis of summarizing reports from 2016. Speaking at a press conference at the Helsinki committee for human rights, Memeti said that the Ombudsman office has lodged criminal lawsuits to the public prosecutor regarding the case “Divo Naselje”...

From now on, the injustice and the violation of the basic human rights of the Roma population in Macedonia can be reported on the web-platform “Romamap” that was promoted today by the Helsinki Committee for human rights. The project is financed by the Embassy of Germany, and several other  NGOs that are working on solving the problems that the...

The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia, to mark the occasion for the International Day of Tolerance, November 16, today organized the eighth march for tolerance. The annual March of Tolerance, which started from the Museum of the City of Skopje, and went on to Macedonia Street and then the SEE University, is dedicated to the...

In 24 months the deadline for filing an indictment from the Special Public Prosecutor should increase, demanded today the Helsinki Committee under the initiative of civil organizations for the implementation of urgent democratic reforms. Uranija Pirovska, the President of the Helsinki Committee said, in addition, they also demand an independent budget for the SPO, and a legal resolution that will...

The European Union is following developments regarding the representatives of the Helsinki Committee in Skopje being called for police questioning. “We are closely following developments, however, we are currently not in a position to comment on individual cases”, said a senior EU official for “Meta”, responding to the police interrogations of the top representatives of the Helsinki Committee and professor...

Two unknown persons yesterday morning poured red paint on the sign at the entrance of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights. The actual deed was recorded by cameras installed outside the building. Uranija Pirovska, the Director of the Committee, characterized the act as "Counter-Colouring" because the Helsinki Committee openly supports the "Colourful Revolution". "The incident happened around 2:00 am. Keep in mind...

In 2015 we were witnesses to the absolute abuse of the state system to strengthen the power of the ruling coalition, against the wishes and needs of the citizens who are completely lost in party-political discourse and lost already weak confidence in institutions, reads the statement of the Helsinki Human Rights Committee on the occasion of International Human Rights...

The government does not have an adequate way of dealing with the migrant crisis, it uses force against migrants and doesn’t allow humanitarian activists to enter the boder zone to help the migrants, is the reaction of the Helsinki Human Rights Committee. They say from there that the instituting of an emergency situation in the country must be brought in...

The act of mass tapping is a violation of human rights of the highest degree and absolute abuse of the possibility of interception of communications, which threatens the rule of law in the country, said the Helsinki Committee in its annual report. In the report, Helsinki Committee also addresses the student and professorial plenum and the changes in the...