KazakhstanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsFebruary 2012
Human rights defender Yevgeni Zhovtis finally free!
17 February 2012. The International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) welcomes the long-awaited release from prison of Kazakhstani human rights defender Yevgeni Zhovtis.
“It...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2011
Kazakhstan: Ensure thorough and impartial investigation of recent unrest, uphold human rights
20 December 2011. International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) supports the appeal made by Kazakhstani human rights organizations for a transparent, thorough and impartial...
ArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusGeorgiaKazakhstanKyrgyzstanMoldovaRussiaTajikistanTurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistanOther countriesEventsDecember 2011
OSCE Civil Society Conference: Making commitments come true
On 4-5 December 2011, civil society representatives from across Europe, USA and the former Soviet Union met for a Parallel OSCE Conference in Vilnius,...
KazakhstanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2011
Censorship and control of the internet in Central Asia
Brussels 28 November 2011. A briefing paper issued today by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and four partner organizations highlights problems of censorship and control of...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2011
New briefing note: Repression of labor protests in Kazakhstan
Almaty, Brussels, 18 October 2011. A briefing note published today by Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law and International Partnership for Human...
KazakhstanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesEventsSeptember 2011
Contribution to OSCE Review Meeting: Civil society under pressure in Central Asia
Twenty years after the Soviet Union dissolved and Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan gained independence, civil society remains under serious pressure in these countries. In...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2011
Kazakhstan: Civil society groups put hope in UN body to highlight human rights violations...
Geneva, Brussels, The Hague, Almaty 12 July 2011. A UN review of Kazakhstan this week should address problematic practices that stifle dissent and limit...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersJuly 2011
Kazakhstan: Briefing paper for UN human rights review
Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law (KIBHR), International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the Netherlands Helsinki Committee (NHC) have...
KazakhstanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2011
Uzbekistan: EU should request protection of the rights of forcibly returned individuals
Tashkent, Almaty, Brussels and The Hague, 23 June 2011. On the eve of this year’s EU-Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogue, which will take place in...
KazakhstanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsJanuary 2011
Kazakhstan: Open Letter about Yevgeniy Zhovtis
A coalition of NGO has written an open letter to the president of Kazakhstan about Yevgeniy Zhovtis, director of Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human...