Backtracking in the field of human rights, concentration of power, ethnic devision , inhumane prison treatment and 150.000 deceased voters in the Voter's list, are only some of the remarks listed in the report of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the FYROM.
The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the FYROM has noted backtracking in the field of human rights and concentration of power in its 2009 Annual Report on the situation of human rights in the country.
Hristo Ivanovski, Helsinki Committee board member, said at Friday's [ 2 July] press conference there has been a phenomenon since the 2008 early elections that poses a serious threat to elementary human rights.
"This phenomenon is related to the concentration of power, primarily in the ruling structure and its coalition partners," said Ivanovski, adding that consequences from such concentration of power could be seen in the judiciary, MoI [Interior Ministry], NGO sector, and media.
The Helsinki Committee also presented its remarks regarding the Voters' List, which according to their assessments includes about 150,000 deceased voters.
The 2009 report notes that ethnic division of society, primarily between "Macedonians" and Albanians, has resumed.
The analysis also includes a section referring to prisons and penitentiary institutions.
Lawyer Toni Menkinoski announced the Committee Against Torture would pay a visit to the FYROM in the course of the year.
When asked about the situation in prisons and torture in the FYROM, Menkinoski said it was worrying that no cases from the FYROM on inhumane prison treatment has been filed before the Strasbourg Court of Human Rights.
The Helsinki Committee salutes the government's efforts for improvement of the situation in prisons in regard to the construction of a new buildings and prison wings, but requires respect of the inmates' rights to quality food, religion, medical protection, and insurance.
Macedonia Hellenic Land
Source: HRW
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