UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2021
Uzbekistan: authorities must end reprisals against blogger Miraziz Bazarov for exercising his right to...
Miraziz Bazarov, a blogger from Uzbekistan, is an outspoken critic of government policies and the human rights situation in Uzbekistan. In March Bazarov complained...
ArmeniaAzerbaijanGeorgiaMoldovaRussiaUkraineStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2021
Human Rights Impact Hub environmental and climate justice program – call for applications
The Human Rights Impact Hub is calling for applications from lawyers and environmental rights defenders from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Moldova who...
RussiaOther countriesStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2021
Statement on France’s deportation of Chechen asylum seeker Magamed Gadaev to Russia despite risk...
Chechen police abducted Magomed Gadaev, an asylum seeker from Chechnya, in the Russian Federation, and a key witness in a high-profile torture investigation against...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2021
Kyrgyzstan: ‘The citizens’ choice in the referendum will be decisive for our future’
CIVICUS and the International Partnership for Human Rights speak to Ulugbek Azimov, legal expert at the Legal Prosperity Foundation, about the protests that took...
RussiaUkraineStatements & Press ReleasesMarch 2021
Call for the immediate release of Russian-Ukrainian journalist in Crimea
On 10 March 2021, Russian-Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko was detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB) in Russian-occupied Crimea. The day before, Yesypenko had...
BelarusStatements & Press ReleasesMarch 2021
Belarus: End reprisals against human rights defenders
The Belarusian authorities are conducting a targeted campaign of intimidation against civil society in an effort to silence all critics of the government. Following...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesMarch 2021
Uzbekistan: Pressure on small business owners protesting unlawful actions by tax authorities
The Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA), International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC) are concerned about reports that small business...
BelarusStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2021
Violations of the rights of creative professionals, activists and artists during the post-election crackdown...
This joint report by Belarusian PEN Centre, Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP), International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Truth Hounds, presents information obtained from...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersFebruary 2021
Kyrgyzstan: Civil society flags threats to democracy, human rights and the rule of law...
This is an update on the protection of the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Kyrgyzstan from October 2020 to January 2021. International...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsFebruary 2021
Call for applications: Youth Voice Program for content creators from Azerbaijan
Meydan TV and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) are calling for applications for the “Youth Voice” program. This call is for journalists, writers,...