ArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusGeorgiaKazakhstanKyrgyzstanRussiaTajikistanTurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersMay 2021
Together for Human Rights in 2020: IPHR Annual Report
2020 has been intense, a year of adaptation, innovation and mutual support. Together we explored new methods of interaction, of living together while protecting...
KyrgyzstanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsMay 2021
One World 2021: Screening of the film ‘Last Chance for Justice’
On 4 June at 12:30 CET, One World in Brussels, in cooperation with the European Parliament, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), the Committee...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersMay 2021
Worsening climate for free speech: spate of threats and attacks against journalists and activists
This is an update on the protection of the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Kyrgyzstan from January to April 2021, prepared by...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2021
Kyrgyzstan: ‘The citizens’ choice in the referendum will be decisive for our future’
CIVICUS and the International Partnership for Human Rights speak to Ulugbek Azimov, legal expert at the Legal Prosperity Foundation, about the protests that took...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersFebruary 2021
Kyrgyzstan: Civil society flags threats to democracy, human rights and the rule of law...
This is an update on the protection of the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Kyrgyzstan from October 2020 to January 2021. International...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19February 2021
Central Asia’s COVID-19 Crisis
The global COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated Central Asia’s pre-existing patterns of censorship and repression. The governments of the region have used this public health...
ArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusGeorgiaKazakhstanKyrgyzstanRussiaTajikistanTurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesJanuary 2021
Human Rights Impact Hub sanctions programme – Call for applications
The Human Rights Impact Hub is calling for applications from lawyers and human rights defenders from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, the South Caucasus and Central...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsNovember 2020
Trial Monitoring Training in Central Asia: Call for Applications
The Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) are calling for applications from human rights defenders, activists and practitioners...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersNovember 2020
Central Asia: Tightening the screws on government critics during the Covid-19 pandemic
The Central Asian authorities have used the Covid-19 pandemic as a pretext to suppress criticism of government policies and tighten the screws on independent...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2020
Post-election protests plunge Kyrgyzstan into crisis
Following the parliamentary elections on 4th October 2020, a deep political crisis evolved in Kyrgyzstan, entailing serious human rights concerns. The parliamentary elections, which...