KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2023
Civic space under attack in Central Asia: NGOs document key trends as region sees...
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and its partners draw attention to the widening attack on civic space and freedoms seen in Central Asia...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2023
Civil society demands Tajikistan free human rights lawyer on eighth anniversary of arrest
Johannesburg/Brussels - As the eighth anniversary of the unjust detention of Tajikistan human rights lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov approaches, global civil society alliance CIVICUS and the International Partnership for...
ArmeniaAzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2023
Probing the frontiers of criminality: investigating attacks on civilians and abuse of Armenian POWs
In the new report "Probing the frontiers of criminality: investigating attacks on civilians and abuse of Armenian POWs" International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR)...
UkraineStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2023
We’re looking for interns (OSINT team)
IPHR is looking for full-time interns to join our OSINT team remotely. Internships are paid, for a duration of 6 months with the possibility...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2023
Tajikistan: Release independent human rights defender – civil society appeal on Independence Day
With Tajikistan marking its Independence Day on 9 September 2023, global civil society alliance CIVICUS and the Brussels-based International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR)...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2023
Kyrgyzstan: Civil society network calls on Parliament to reject controversial draft legislation on Constitutional...
Members of the Kyrgyzstani Civil Society Network for Monitoring the Justice Sector “Akyikat Karegi”, which was established under an EU-funded project jointly carried out...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2023
Russia’s Digital Authoritarianism: the Kremlin’s Toolkit
New report by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Global Diligence LLP explores Kremlin's system of digital authoritarianism - the use of digital...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2023
Kyrgyzstan: Stop pressuring leading independent news portal, withdraw lawsuit to shut it down
We, the undersigned human rights organisations, are alarmed at the move of Kyrgyzstani authorities to close down the Kloop Media Public Foundation, which manages...
TurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesEventsSeptember 2023
Spotlight on Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan ahead of global UN human rights review
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and partners have carried out advocacy ahead of the upcoming reviews of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in the framework...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2023
Civic space under attack in Central Asia: NGOs document key trends as region sees...
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and its partners draw attention to the widening attack on civic space and freedoms seen in Central Asia...
TajikistanReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2023
Tajikistan: Suppressing critical voices
This report, which covers developments affecting the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Tajikistan for the period from April to September 2023,...
ArmeniaAzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2023
Probing the frontiers of criminality: investigating attacks on civilians and abuse of Armenian POWs
In the new report "Probing the frontiers of criminality: investigating attacks on civilians and abuse of Armenian POWs" International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR)...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2023
Russia’s Digital Authoritarianism: the Kremlin’s Toolkit
New report by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Global Diligence LLP explores Kremlin's system of digital authoritarianism - the use of digital...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersJuly 2023
No real space for opposition activities in “new Kazakhstan”
This is an update on developments affecting the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan from March to June 2023. It has...
UkraineStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersJuly 2023
New Report Finds Western-Made Components in Iranian-Made UAV Used by Russia in Suspected War...
A new report has found that Russian forces have used Iranian-made Shahed-136 UAVs that contain Western components to commit suspected war crimes in Ukraine.
Co-authored...
UzbekistanReports & Briefing PapersJune 2023
NGO briefing for EU-Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogue
Despite some limited and much publicized steps by the Uzbekistani authorities in recent years to address human rights concerns, monitoring carried out by International...
Reports & Briefing PapersJune 2023
Strengthening the human dimension of climate change in the OSCE’s policy
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), Crude Accountability, and the Working Group on Climate Justice of the Civic Solidarity Platform prepared a series of...
TurkmenistanReports & Briefing PapersJune 2023
Turkmenistan: UN human rights body issues important findings as the authorities continue to reign...
This update covers developments relating to the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Turkmenistan from January to May 2023. International Partnership for...
TurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesEventsSeptember 2023
Spotlight on Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan ahead of global UN human rights review
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and partners have carried out advocacy ahead of the upcoming reviews of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in the framework...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesEventsJune 2023
Kazakhstan: exhibition in support of “Bloody January” torture victims
On 26 June - the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture – Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsJune 2023
Join our campaign: Collecting letters in support of the impartial and effective investigations into...
In January 2022, thousands of people gathered across Kazakhstan demanding social and political change in predominantly peaceful protests. In response to that, President Kassym-Jomart...
UkraineStatements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsJune 2023
We are hiring: Junior Legal Officer (Kyiv/Brussels/Tbilisi or remote)
IPHR is looking for a new colleague for its legal team to work as a Junior Legal Officer responsible for implementing selected projects with...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsJune 2023
NGOs urge the EU’s Charles Michel to press for accountability for rights violations during...
This week Charles Michel, President of the European Council, will attend a high-level meeting with the heads of the Central Asian States, which will...
Statements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsMarch 2023
Are you an HRD in relocation/exile? We want to hear from you!
Since October, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) has been undertaking research aimed at improving long-term support to human rights defenders (HRDs) living in...
Other countriesEventsDecember 2022
“Srebrenica. When We, the Killed, Rise”: Drawing Lessons from the Past through Theatre Imagination
On Friday, 16 December IPHR and the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia held a public screening of a theatre play “Srebrenica. When...
UkraineStatements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsNovember 2022
We are hiring: Project Assistant to Ukraine Team, IPHR Kyiv, Ukraine
IPHR is recruiting a new colleague to work as a project assistant responsible for implementing selected projects with our partners in Ukraine. The post...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsOctober 2022
Central Asia: EU top official urged to raise key human rights issues during visit...
This week, Charles Michel, President of the European Council – which is comprised of the heads of the EU Member States – will visit...
UkraineStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2023
We’re looking for interns (OSINT team)
IPHR is looking for full-time interns to join our OSINT team remotely. Internships are paid, for a duration of 6 months with the possibility...
UkraineStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersJuly 2023
New Report Finds Western-Made Components in Iranian-Made UAV Used by Russia in Suspected War...
A new report has found that Russian forces have used Iranian-made Shahed-136 UAVs that contain Western components to commit suspected war crimes in Ukraine.
Co-authored...
UkraineStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2023
Attack on Kramatorsk by Russian Armed Forces constitutes a serious violation of International Humanitarian...
On 27 June 2023, at 19:32 local time, the Russian Armed Forces attacked Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, using Iskander surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missiles. At least...
Ukraine OSINTRussiaUkraineStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2023
Announcing IPHR Investigates
Today, on Ukraine’s Constitution Day, IPHR unveils a new initiative: IPHR Investigates.
After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, we set up IPHRosint channels...
UkraineStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2023
Missiles used in recent attacks on Kryvyi Rih and Odesa contain Western-made components
Russia continues to use high-precision missiles containing Western-made components to attack Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure. Fifteen civilians have been killed in such attacks and...
UkraineStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2023
Water as a weapon of war: Analysis of the Kakhovka Dam explosion
What happened?
On the night of 6 June 2023, the dam and hydroelectric power plant at Nova Kakhovka, a city in Ukraine’s south under Russian...
UkraineStatements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsJune 2023
We are hiring: Junior Legal Officer (Kyiv/Brussels/Tbilisi or remote)
IPHR is looking for a new colleague for its legal team to work as a Junior Legal Officer responsible for implementing selected projects with...
UkraineStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2023
Missiles used in attack on Uman contain Western-made components
In the early hours of 28 April 2023, russia attacked an apartment building in Uman, a Ukrainian city hundreds of kilometres away from the...
UkraineStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2023
Crimea: the women who fight for press freedom despite the serious risks they face
Does freedom of expression enable and protect other human rights? UNESCO says yes, choosing 'freedom of expression as a driver of all human rights'...