BelarusStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2021
Belarus: UN experts will examine the arbitrary detention of journalist Raman Pratasevich
Last week seven human rights organisations submitted a complaint to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on the case of Belarusian journalist Raman...
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...
RussiaUkraineStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersJuly 2021
Report: Media Freedom in Crimea
This report by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) presents evidence of violations of fundamental human rights in relation to individual journalists, media organisations,...
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...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2021
Tajikistan: release human rights lawyer ahead of 50th birthday behind bars
On 9 July 2021, Buzurgmehr Yorov, a Tajikistani human rights lawyer and outspoken critic of the government, will mark his 50th birthday behind bars....
GeorgiaStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2021
Far-right and religious extremist groups attack activists and journalists in counter-protest against the March...
The “March of Dignity'' planned for 5 July 2021, as part of Pride week organised by the Tbilisi based LGBT+ organisation ‘Tbilisi Pride’ was...
Statements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsJuly 2021
We’re hiring: Human Rights Impact Hub Project Administrator (based in Tbilisi)
IPHR is recruiting a Hub Project Administrator (based in Tbilisi, Georgia) responsible for managing IPHR’s Human Rights Impact Hub and related capacity-building, networking and...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2021
EU-Turkmenistan Human Rights Dialogue: EU urged to raise concerns about pressure on activists
The EU will hold its annual Human Rights Dialogue with Turkmenistan on 6 July 2021 to discuss the protection of human rights in Turkmenistan....
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersJune 2021
Kazakhstan: Muffled protests and persecution of opposition movements, NGOs and trade unions
This report covers developments on the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan during February and March 2021 and was prepared for...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2021
Young woman at risk of torture and abuse after abduction and return to Chechnya
On 10 June 2021, police officers in Dagestan accompanied by Chechen law enforcement officials raided a women’s shelter in Makhachkala in search of Khalimat...