AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2021
Azerbaijan: Rule 9.2 communication to the Committee of Ministers of the CoE (Ramazanova group...
International Partnership for Human Rights filed a Rule 9.2 communication to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in the Ramazanova group...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2021
Tajikistan: Journalists silenced, media under pressure
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) draws attention to the increasingly restrictive climate of...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2021
Miraziz Bazarov charged with libel and at risk of attack from non-state actors
The Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA) and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) are concerned that the blogger Miraziz Bazarov, an...
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...
TurkmenistanReports & Briefing PapersMay 2021
Turkmenistan: new internet restrictions, new cases of persecution of outspoken activists
This update covers developments relating to the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Turkmenistan from December 2020 to March 2021. International Partnership for...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersApril 2021
Wave of political repression: witch hunts for activists, marred elections and scores of arrests
This report covers developments on the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan from July 2020 to January 2021. It was prepared...
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...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersJanuary 2021
Far from free and fair – An overview of violations of fundamental freedoms during...
As voters went to the polls on 10 January 2021 for a parliamentary election offering a meager selection of pro–government candidates, dozens of peaceful...
TurkmenistanReports & Briefing PapersDecember 2020
While insisting it’s COVID-19 free, Turkmenistan renews efforts to clamp down on dissent
This update covers developments relating to the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Turkmenistan from August to November 2020. International Partnership for Human...
UzbekistanCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersDecember 2020
Human rights impact assessment of the Covid-19 response in Uzbekistan
A new briefing paper prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA) examines the human rights...
KazakhstanCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersNovember 2020
Key human rights concerns in Kazakhstan: Briefing papers for the EU-Kazakhstan Human Rights Dialogue
On the occasion of the EU-Kazakhstan Human Rights Dialogue, International Partnership for Human Rights together with partners issued two briefings of concerns about ongoing...
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...
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,...
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...
Statements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsFebruary 2021
Call on EIB shareholders to take steps on Human Rights
At the occasion of the European Investment Bank (EIB) annual dialogue with civil society on the 2nd of February, IPHR joins 15 organisations in...
Statements & Press ReleasesEventsDecember 2020
Launch of the Human Rights Impact Hub and call for applications
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) is pleased to announce the launch of the Human Rights Impact Hub. The hub is designed to provide...
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 ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsNovember 2020
Trial Monitoring Training in Central Asia: Call for Applications
The Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) are calling for applications from human rights defenders, activists and practitioners...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsSeptember 2020
Open letter to President Aliyev: Raising concerns in regard to the sentencing of Tofiq...
International Partnership for Human Rights prepared an open letter to the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to raise our concerns in regard to the...
UkraineStatements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsSeptember 2020
Open letter: Ukraine should fully align its domestic legislation with international criminal law and...
International Partnership for human Rights (IPHR) joined the call of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) on the Members of the Verkhovna...
Statements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsAugust 2020
Open letter: Globalize targeted sanctions related to atrocities committed against the Uyghurs
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) joined 70 organizations dedicated to the promotion of universal human rights and/or the fight against corruption, urging the US...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19February 2021
Central Asia’s COVID-19 Crisis
The global COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated Central Asia’s pre-existing patterns of censorship and repression. The governments of the region have used this public health...
UzbekistanCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersDecember 2020
Human rights impact assessment of the Covid-19 response in Uzbekistan
A new briefing paper prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA) examines the human rights...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19December 2020
Turkmenistan: No lasting security without human rights
The international community should send unequivocal message on neutrality anniversary
During this week’s lavish celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the declaration of state neutrality,...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19December 2020
Reforming healthcare in Uzbekistan: What role for the international community?
“The recent COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on the underlying weaknesses in the healthcare system in Uzbekistan – it is vital that urgent...
KazakhstanCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersNovember 2020
Key human rights concerns in Kazakhstan: Briefing papers for the EU-Kazakhstan Human Rights Dialogue
On the occasion of the EU-Kazakhstan Human Rights Dialogue, International Partnership for Human Rights together with partners issued two briefings of concerns about ongoing...