RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesAugust 2012
Russia: Civic Solidarity Platform statement on Pussy Riot
We, the undersigned members of the Civic Solidarity Platform, call on the Russian appellate court, upon the filing of an appeal, to uphold Russia’s...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2012
Uzbek activist seeking justice for trafficking victims sentenced to prison
Brussels, The Hague, 17 July 2012. The International Partnership for Human Rights and the Netherlands Helsinki Committee are dismayed at the conviction of a...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2012
Appeal by the Civic Solidarity Platform to the Russian authorities to reject repressive draft...
On July 6, the State Duma of the Russian Federation passed in the first reading a package of amendments to existing legislation that would...
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,...
RussiaEventsMay 2011
IPHR Director participates in Moscow Helsinki Group 35th Anniversary
Helsinki movement: a source of inspiration, solidarity and strength
By Brigitte Dufour, IPHR Director
It is an honour for me to take part in the 35th...
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...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2009
Russia: SOVA/IPHR statement to the OSCE on freedom of religion
Written statement by SOVA Center for Information and Analysis and International Partnership for Human Rights to the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Freedom...
BelarusRussiaTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2008
Statement on human rights defenders on the occasion of the OSCE Civil Society Forum,...
Across the OSCE region, human rights defenders are involved in invaluable efforts to monitor and report on human rights problems, provide legal assistance to...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2008
Appeal to the EU – Demand concrete action to improve the situation of Russian...
Brussels/Moscow, 15 April 2008. On the eve of the new round of EU-Russia consultations on human rights, which will take place in Slovenia on 17...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersFebruary 2008
New report highlights repression of NGOs in Russia
The Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG) and Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF) today published a report examining the impact of the so-called Russian NGO law,...