Statements & Press ReleasesJuly 2020
Open letter to RoFM Harlem Désir in light of the unfolding OSCE crisis
Dear Mr. Désir, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media,
It is with dismay that our organisation, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and our...
Reports & Briefing PapersApril 2020
COVID-19 and human rights – List of tools and resources
Recently IPHR and partners published a guide: COVID-19 and its impact on prison monitoring and freedom of expression – a compilation of useful resources. The publication...
Reports & Briefing PapersApril 2020
COVID-19 and its impact on prison monitoring and freedom of expression – a compilation...
COVID 19 has plunged the world into a serious health crisis. According to the World Health Organization, COVID-19 has now been confirmed in more...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesMarch 2020
Urgent Call for Immediate Release of Prisoner of Conscience Yulia Tsvetkova
The right to free expression is enshrined in the Russian constitution, yet the authorities have curtailed this right with restrictive legislation, making it difficult for...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2019
Torture and ill-treatment in Central Asia
Torture and ill-treatment continue to be of widespread concern in all Central Asian countries. Methods of torture which were recorded in Central Asia in...
TajikistanReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2019
Persecution of independent lawyers in Tajikistan
This briefing was prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights for the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw, Poland in September 2019 and...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2019
Central Asia: Protests crushed, NGOs under pressure and activists intimidated
The space for civil society remains narrow in Central Asia as the authorities of the region restrict freedom of association, peaceful assembly and expression...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2019
Lawyers under pressure in Tajikistan: Civil society concerned about recent cases of harassment and...
We, the undersigned members of the NGO coalition Civic Solidarity Platform, express our concerns at recent reports of law enforcement officials using arbitrary detention...
Statements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2018
Torture and ill-treatment in Central Asia: Statement within the framework of the OSCE Human...
Together with the NGO Coalitions against Torture in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the Uzbekistani NGOs Association for Human Rights in Central Asia and Restoration of Justice,...
Statements & Press ReleasesDecember 2017
Safeguarding civil society participation in the Helsinki process – a matter of the OSCE’s...
We, members of the Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP), believe that restricting civil society participation in the work of the OSCE would be a tremendous...