UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2020
Uzbekistan: stop punishing homosexuality and respect the human rights of all
The NGOs jointly issuing this statement urge the Uzbekistani authorities to live up to their international human rights obligations by decriminalizing homosexuality. Article 120...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsNovember 2020
Patience won’t help, women’s support groups will: Supporting victims of domestic violence in Tajikistan
On the first day of the UN Campaign “16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence” International Partnership for Human Rights and Nazoti-Kudakon are launching...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersNovember 2020
Central Asia: Tightening the screws on government critics during the Covid-19 pandemic
The Central Asian authorities have used the Covid-19 pandemic as a pretext to suppress criticism of government policies and tighten the screws on independent...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2020
Post-election protests plunge Kyrgyzstan into crisis
Following the parliamentary elections on 4th October 2020, a deep political crisis evolved in Kyrgyzstan, entailing serious human rights concerns. The parliamentary elections, which...
GeorgiaStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersOctober 2020
Human rights impact assessment of the Covid-19 response on the territory of Georgia
This report by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) which was prepared in collaboration with Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center (“EMC”) examines the...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesOctober 2020
Kyrgyzstan: Civil society appeals for dialogue, respect for human rights and the rule of...
We, members of the Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP) – a network of human rights NGOs from across Europe, the former Soviet Union and North...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanMoldovaTajikistanTurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersOctober 2020
Central Asia: Civil society monitoring documents growing rights restrictions during Covid-19 pandemic
The global Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in growing restrictions on fundamental rights in Central Asia, as the authorities of the region have limited such...
TajikistanReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2020
Tajikistan: Cover-up and downplay of Covid-19; massive restrictions on expression
This report, which covers developments affecting the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Tajikistan, was prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) for the...
UzbekistanReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2020
Uzbekistan: Key human rights concerns and individual cases ahead of the Human Rights Dialogue
The annual EU-Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogue will take place in Brussels on 7 October 2020. On the eve of this event, International Partnership for...
UkraineStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2020
IPHR Statement on the illegal sentencing of seven Crimean Tatars
On 16 September 2020, the Southern Military Regional court in the city of Rostov-on-Don rendered its judgment on the case of the ‘second Bakhchisaray...