Title: Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia

URL: http://mhc.org.mk/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In Macedonian, Albanian and English. The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia is a non-governmental organization which major duty is to observe and inform, on local and international level, on the respect of the human rights, in accordance with the provisions of the Helsinki Final Act and other international standards for the respect of human rights. It provides free legal aid upon citizen submitted complains, undertakes casework, legal initiatives, researches, disseminations on human rights, organizes conferences, seminars, and trainings. Site contains reports and information on organization's programs and activities.

Captured 15 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jan 18, 2013

Subject:   armed conflict and persecution--torture,  civil and political rights--discrimination, religious,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners,  civil and political rights--children's rights,  economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--mental disability

Title: Bulgarian Helsinki Committee

URL: http://www.bghelsinki.org/bg/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In Bulgarian and English. Formed in 1992, the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee is a non-governmental organization that aims to promote respect for the human rights of every individual, to stimulate legislative reform to bring Bulgarian legislation in line with international human rights standards, to trigger public debate on human rights issues, to carry out advocacy for the protection of human rights, and to popularise and make widely available human rights instruments. Contains news archive, downloads of newsletters, position papers (Bulgarian only), list of publications, legislative documents and human rights resources.

Captured 19 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jan 18, 2013

Videos: 57 Videos Captured

Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations,  civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--death penalty,  civil and political rights--freedom of religion,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform,  armed conflict and persecution--displacement,  economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--mental disability ,  economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic