KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersJune 2022
The nexus of environmental issues, poverty, and political authoritarianism in Central Asia: What role...
Over the past twenty years, environmental challenges have increasingly impacted populations across Central Asia, particularly affecting the most vulnerable, the poor, and the geographically...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersMay 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Restrictive legislation, criminal cases against media & bans on protests on Ukraine
This is an update on the protection of the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kyrgyzstan from December 2021 to April 2022,...
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...