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...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesMarch 2021
IPHR condemns police violence against peaceful demonstrators on International Women’s Day
On 8 March 2021, feminist activists had planned to hold a peaceful demonstration to mark International Women’s Day around the main square in Baku....
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,...
BelarusStatements & Press ReleasesFebruary 2021
IPHR condemns a new wave of repression against NGOs in Belarus
Early on 16 February 2021, the Belarusian authorities launched a new wave of repression against civil society organisations and independent media across the country.
Police...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsFebruary 2021
Turkmenistan: Follow through on pledge to allow visits of UN special procedures
Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights (TIHR) and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) have sent an open letter to Turkmenistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs...