2013 NEWS ARCHIVES
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International Human Rights Day and the "Celebrations" of the Council of Europe
Lerin/Gorna Dzumaja/Pustec/Toronto/Melbourne - December 10/2013 Press Release - Vinozhito, OMO Ilinden PIRIN, MAEI, MHRMI and AMHRCThe Council of Europe held an event on November 25, 2013 to "celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Framework Convention (for the Protection of National Minorities)”.
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The United Nations - Spreading Hypocrisy Throughout the World
The United Nations General Assembly must realize the irony in recently electing, as it refers to it, the "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council for 2014-2016. In Macedonia, the UNHRC is getting a member-state that is incapable of defending its ...
Macedonian Human Rights Review - Issue #16 - September 2013
Macedonian Human Rights Review - Issue #16 - September 2013
Macedonian Human Rights Review - Issue #15 - June 2013
Macedonian Human Rights Review - Issue #15 - June 2013
Macedonian Human Rights Review - Issue #14 - March 2013
Macedonian Human Rights Review - Issue #14 - March 2013
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AMHRC, MHRMI and Vinozhito Condemn the US State Department's Negation of the Macedonian Minority in Greece
Melbourne, Toronto and Lerin/Florina (April 26, 2013) - This week the US State Department released its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012. In its report on Greece, under the sub-heading ”National/Racial/ Ethnic Minorities”, the following was stated about the situation and treatment of the Macedonian minority: ...
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MHRMI and AMHRC Applaud the Macedonians in Greece and Bulgaria for Demanding Equitable Treatment for the Republic of Macedonia by the European Parliament
Toronto, Canada and Melbourne, Australia (April 24, 2013) - Macedonian Human Rights Movement International (MHRMI) and the Australian Macedonian Human Rights Committee (AMHRC) applaud our partners in the struggle for Macedonian human rights, Vinozhito and OMO "Ilinden” - PIRIN, for demanding equitable treatment for the Republic of Macedonia by the European Parliament.
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MHRMI Meets with Macedonian President Ivanov, Reiterates Demand that Macedonia End Name Negotiations
Toronto, Canada (April 21, 2013) - On April 20, 2013, a delegation from Macedonian Human Rights Movement International met with Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov during his official state visit to Canada and reiterated our demand that Macedonia immediately end the name negotiations. MHRMI President Bill Nicholov and MHRMI members ...
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ACT NOW: Contact your Member of Congress to Denounce the Name Negotiations!
The recent proposal by UN mediator, Matthew Nimetz, that Macedonia change its name to "Upper Republic of Macedonia" in order to appease Greece and be "considered" for entry into the European Union and NATO highlights the urgent need for this appeal. The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and ...
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MHRMI and AMHRC Call on Nimetz to Resign Post and to Denounce Name Negotiations
Toronto, Canada and Melbourne, Australia (April 16, 2013) - As the first UN mediator for the name dispute, Robin O'Neil, has said, "Macedonia must not and will not change its name in order to appease Greece. If Macedonia succumbs to pressures and changes its name, such events will only ...