KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesMarch 2020
NGOs urge Kyrgyzstan to release Azimjon Askarov amid COVID-19 crisis
On 22 March, the Government of Kyrgyzstan declared state of emergency measures and introduced restrictions on public life after several people in the country were...
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...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesFebruary 2020
Azerbaijan: Investigate election violations, use of force against protesters
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) calls on the authorities of Azerbaijan to promptly investigate all allegations of violations related to the recent, early...
AzerbaijanUkraineStatements & Press ReleasesFebruary 2020
IPHR and partners file two Rule 9.2 communications to the Committee of Ministers of...
Today International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) filed two Rule 9.2 communications to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe: one in...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesFebruary 2020
Tajikistan: Fear for safety of detained journalist
Authorities in Tajikistan must take urgent steps to ensure that independent journalist, Daler Sharipov, who is currently being held in pre-trial detention in the...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesFebruary 2020
IPHR deplores attack against human rights lawyer and journalist in Grozny
Brussels, 7 February 2020. Yesterday evening prominent Russian human rights lawyer Marina Dubrovina and journalist Elena Milashina from Novaya Gazeta were physically assaulted in...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2019
In Kyrgyzstan, Reporting on Corruption Leads to Attacks and Threats Against Media and Lawyers
Authorities in Kyrgyzstan should immediately cease the harassment of, and investigate threats and attacks against local journalists, lawyers, and activists whose reporting and statements exposed high...
ArmeniaBelarusGeorgiaMoldovaRussiaUkraineOther countriesStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2019
Facilitating exchange on universal jurisdiction between local and expert NGOs
In November 2019 International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) hosted a 3 day workshop on universal criminal jurisdiction. The purpose of the workshop was to...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2019
Joint Letter: NGOs urge Kyrgyzstan to ensure Azimjon Askarov’s right to a fair trial
In a joint letter, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) together with 6 other international human rights and press freedom organisations, call on Gulbara...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2019
Russia: “Foreign Agents” Bill Threatens Journalists
Amendment Would Extend Restrictions to Individuals, Including Bloggers
A bill before the Russian parliament that would expand the status of “foreign agents” to private persons,...