KazakhstanKyrgyzstanRussiaTajikistanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsMarch 2015
Newsletter: Shrinking space for NGOs in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
How can human rights defenders respond to an increasingly restrictive environment? International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) conducted interviews with activists from Russia: Natalia...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2013
Kazakhstani anti-corruption campaigner accused of hate speech, made to undergo psychiatric examinations
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) remains concerned about the case of journalist and human rights activist Alexander Kharlamov, an anti-corruption campaigner from the east Kazakhstan...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2012
Kazakhstan: Sought extremism bans threaten to eliminate political pluralism
Brussels, Almaty 22 November 2012. The initiative to have two prominent opposition groups and leading opposition media outlets banned on vague “extremism” allegations signals...
KazakhstanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsAugust 2015
Kazakhstan: Open letter to Prosecutor General on violations of lawyer’s rights in Kostanay
Seven human rights NGOs have sent an open letter to Kazakhstan’s Prosecutor General, calling on him to ensure that a recent case of intimidation,...
KazakhstanTajikistanTurkmenistanReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2015
Spotlight: Fundamental rights in Central Asia
A new report published by four NGOs surveys recent developments in the areas of freedom of expression; freedom of association and assembly; and non-discrimination...
ArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusGeorgiaKazakhstanKyrgyzstanMoldovaRussiaTajikistanTurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistanOther countriesEventsMarch 2010
2010 One World International Human Rights Awards announced – IPHR director on Jury
The 12th One World International Human Rights Film Festival was held between 10 and 18 March 2010 in Prague, the Czech Republic. IPHR director...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersFebruary 2019
Kazakhstan: Reinforced authoritarianism – Sentencing of opposition activists, surveillance of citizens
Ongoing state surveillance and restrictions on freedoms of information and expression imposed by the authorities continue to be a cause of concern. The government passed a resolution that mandates government agencies to block internet and communications networks in a situation of “state of emergency...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersFebruary 2017
Threats to civic space in Kazakhstan: Peaceful assembly
On the basis of information provided by International Partnership Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2019
Kazakh human rights lawyer harassed
Yesterday morning Aiman Umarova found the family dog killed in her garden. The killing of her dog is the latest of a series of...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2013
The European Parliament denounces human rights regression in Kazakhstan
Brussels 19 April 2013. In a resolution adopted yesterday, the European Parliament denounces the recent human rights deterioration in Kazakhstan and expresses its support for the...