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,...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesOctober 2019
Kazakhstan added to global civic space watchlist
Kazakhstan has been added to a global watchlist of countries that have recently seen a serious and rapid decline in fundamental freedoms. This watchlist...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersFebruary 2020
Kazakhstan: Civil society activists intimidated, harassed and imprisoned
This update covers developments on the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan from late October to late November 2019. It was...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersFebruary 2020
Kyrgyzstan: Corruption findings result in pressure on media, intimidation of activists and civil society...
This is an update on developments concerning freedom of expression, association and assembly in Kyrgyzstan from October to December 2019. The International Partnership for Human...
AzerbaijanGeorgiaKazakhstanKyrgyzstanRussiaTajikistanTurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistanReports & Briefing PapersJanuary 2020
Together for human rights: IPHR releases report about its 2019 activities
Today International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) released Working Together for Human Rights - IPHR Annual Report for the Year 2019, which describes the...
AzerbaijanReports & Briefing PapersJanuary 2020
New Report: Azerbaijani government crackdown in Ganja
International Partnership for Human Rights, Global Diligence LLP, Truth Hounds and Human Rights Club hereby present their new report: "Azerbaijani government crackdown in Ganja: extrajudicial killings, torture,...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersJanuary 2020
Kazakhstan: A tightening grip on civil society: ongoing persecution of activists across the country
This update covers developments on the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan from August to October 2019 and was prepared for...
AzerbaijanReports & Briefing PapersDecember 2019
New report: Freedom of religion and belief in Azerbaijan
New report by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Human Rights Club analyses the existing national legislative framework regulating the exercise of the right...
TurkmenistanReports & Briefing PapersDecember 2019
Turkmenistan: the state reinforces propaganda campaigns following rumours of the president’s death
This report reviews the protection of freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Turkmenistan from the beginning of July to the beginning of...
UzbekistanReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2019
Uzbekistan: Submission to the UN Committee Against Torture
On Tuesday, 12 November, the UN Committee against Torture will review Uzbekistan's fifth periodic report on the implementation of the UN Convention against Torture...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2019
Kyrgyzstan: Journalists and media face threats, attacks as ex-president is arrested
This update covers developments concerning freedom of association, peaceful assembly and expression in Kyrgyzstan from the beginning of July to the beginning of October...
ArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusGeorgiaKazakhstanKyrgyzstanMoldovaRussiaTajikistanTurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsJanuary 2020
Job announcement: Litigation Coordinator (IPHR Tbilisi office)
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Work title: Litigation Coordinator (IPHR Tbilisi office)
IPHR is recruiting a new member of our team to work as a Litigation Coordinator responsible for...
UzbekistanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsDecember 2019
In Uzbekistan, could unfair elections jeopardize human rights advances?
On Sunday, highly anticipated legislative elections will take place in Uzbekistan. In a brief published ahead of the 22 December elections, International Partnership for Human...
AzerbaijanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsDecember 2019
Azerbaijani Bar Association Must Cease Harassment of Human Rights Lawyers
The undersigned organisations are concerned over the initiation of disciplinary measures by the Azerbaijani Bar Association against the human rights lawyers Nemat Kerimli and...
AzerbaijanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsDecember 2019
Open Letter to the Presidium of the Azerbaijani Bar Association
The undersigned organisations condemn the disproportionate disciplinary measures by the Azerbaijani Bar Association against Azerbaijani human rights lawyer Shahla Humbatova on 27 November 2019....
UkraineCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsOctober 2019
Meet Your Defender: Interview with Mykhailo Tarakhkalo
The next video of our #MeetYourDefender series is with Mykhailo Tarakhkalo - a human rights defender and lawyer working in the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights...
TajikistanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsOctober 2019
Meet your defender: Interview with Dilrabo Samadova (TG/RU)
The #MeetYourDefender campaign is back with a new inspiring hero.
This time we interviewed Dilrabo Samadova - a human rights defender from Tajikistan. Dilrabo told...
UkraineCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsSeptember 2019
Ukraine must ratify the Rome Statute: Joint letter to the President of Ukraine
The Coalition for the ICC and its members sent a letter to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling for prompt ratification of the...
RussiaCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsJuly 2019
Meet your defender: Interview with Anna Dobrovolskaya (RU)
This time IPHR team interviewed Anna Dobrovolskaya, an Executive Director of Human Rights Centre Memorial. Anna represents a young generation of HRD both in...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsJuly 2019
Joint NGO letter to the EU’s Federica Mogherini ahead of Central Asia visit
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and five of its partners sent a joint letter to the EU’s High Representative Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini...