KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Corruption-busting journalist facing prison after new punitive charges
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC), the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR) and Civil Rights Defenders (CRD) condemn...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesMarch 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Release wrongfully detained lawyer
IPHR is seriously concerned about the detention of well-known lawyer Nurbek Toktakunov in Kyrgyzstan following critical remarks he made about the judicial system in...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersJanuary 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Ongoing concerns over restrictions on free speech, civic engagement
This is an update on developments related to the rights to freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kyrgyzstan from the beginning of...
ArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusGeorgiaKazakhstanKyrgyzstanMoldovaTajikistanUkraineUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesJanuary 2022
Human Rights Impact Hub (HRIH) human rights sanctions programme – call for applications
The Human Rights Impact Hub is calling for applications from lawyers and human rights defenders from the countries of the former Soviet Union (FSU)*...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2021
NGOs urge the EU to insist on more space for criticism in Central Asia,...
At the beginning of next week, the European Union (EU) will hold a high-level meeting with the Central Asian governments in Dushanbe, the capital...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2021
Kyrgyzstan: leading independent media organisation denied accreditation to monitor parliamentary elections
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC) and the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR) regret the decision of the...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2021
Kyrgyzstan update: Restrictive “false” info and NGO laws adopted, intimidation of government critics
This is an update on the protection of the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kyrgyzstan from the end of April to...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2021
Kyrgyzstan: Call for end to campaign against critical voices during EU dialogue
The EU will hold its annual Human Rights Dialogue with Kyrgyzstan in Brussels on 6 September 2021. Ahead of this meeting, International Partnership for...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2021
Kyrgyzstan: A Year On, Demand for Justice for Azimjon Askarov’s Death
Human Rights Defender Died in Arbitrary Detention
(Brussels, July 23, 2021) – Kyrgyzstan authorities have yet to conduct an independent investigation into the death in...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2021
Kyrgyzstan: Ensure that new legislation does not impede NGO activity
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the Coalition against Torture in Kyrgyzstan – a network of human rights organisations – regret the adoption...