KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesJanuary 2022
Joint statement by members of the Civic Solidarity Platform and other NGOs on the...
We, the undersigned members of the Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP) and other NGOs are extremely concerned about the tense situation in Kazakhstan. In the...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2021
Uzbekistan: Conscript Asadbek Fayzullayev died in suspicious circumstances
Asadbek Fayzullayev, a 20-year-old conscript, died in July 2021 while doing military service at an army unit near the city of Termez in southern...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2021
Uzbekistan: Prisoner Kadyr Yusupov transferred to an open prison colony
Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA) and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) welcome the news that the Uzbekistani authorities have finally...
BelarusStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2021
UN experts recognise detention of Belarusian journalist Raman Pratasevich as arbitrary and demand his...
Human Rights organisations welcome the opinion published on 15 December 2021 by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) recognising that Belarusian...
UkraineStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2021
Joint Civil Society Statement on the Adoption of the ICC’s 2022 budget and the...
The undersigned civil society organisations respectfully call on the Assembly of State Parties (ASP) to adopt a budget that ensures the effective implementation of...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2021
Tajikistan: Human rights lawyer Abdulmachid Rizoyev at risk of torture
Human rights lawyer Abdulmachid Rizoyev, imprisoned since June 2021 for posting humorous comments on Facebook, has not been able to see any of his...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2021
Recently released political prisoner Aron Atabek dies in hospital
We at International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) are deeply shocked and saddened by the news of the passing of the dissident poet and...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsNovember 2021
Turkmenistan: Open letter on the case of doctor imprisoned for standing up for her...
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) has joined several Turkmenistani human rights groups in sending an open letter to Turkmenistani authorities on the case...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2021
Torture victim Alexander Trofimov still facing criminal charges while his torturers remain at large
Six months after Alexander Trofimov, a 29-year-old father of two, was arrested for theft, the credible allegations that police tortured him in detention have...
Reports & Briefing PapersDecember 2021
Global CIVICUS Monitor report documents worsening civic space in Central Asia
The CIVICUS Monitor has released its annual, global report People Power Under Attack 2021, which examines civic space trends across the world in the past year....
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersDecember 2021
Key human rights concerns in Kazakhstan: Briefing paper for EU-Kazakhstan Human Rights Dialogue
The EU will hold its annual Human Rights Dialogue with Kazakhstan in Brussels on 2-3 December 2021. Ahead of this meeting, International Partnership for...
UzbekistanReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2021
Uzbekistan update: Opposition activists face pressure ahead of presidential elections, bloggers targeted
This special update prepared for the CIVICUS Monitor by the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the Association for Human Rights in Central...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2021
NGOs urge the EU to insist on more space for criticism in Central Asia,...
At the beginning of next week, the European Union (EU) will hold a high-level meeting with the Central Asian governments in Dushanbe, the capital...
GeorgiaStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2021
Georgia: ‘It felt like the whole country was against us’ – Investigation into attacks...
DISCLAIMER: We have removed a previous version of this report because it didn't properly credit certain individuals. We are very grateful to Mariam Nikuradze...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2021
Kazakhstan: Silenced dissent, sentencing of opposition activists, and still no right to peacefully assemble
This report covers developments on the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan from April to July 2021 and was prepared for...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2021
Kyrgyzstan update: Restrictive “false” info and NGO laws adopted, intimidation of government critics
This is an update on the protection of the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kyrgyzstan from the end of April to...
TajikistanReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2021
In Jail For a Joke: Stifling of Independent Voices Continues
This report, which covers developments affecting the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Tajikistan for the period April to July 2021,was prepared...
TurkmenistanReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2021
Turkmenistan’s government targets critics at home and abroad in its relentless crackdown on dissent
This update covers developments relating to the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Turkmenistan from April to August 2021. International Partnership for Human...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsNovember 2021
Turkmenistan: Open letter on the case of doctor imprisoned for standing up for her...
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) has joined several Turkmenistani human rights groups in sending an open letter to Turkmenistani authorities on the case...
UkraineCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsSeptember 2021
Joint letter to President Zelensky regarding the law harmonizing the Criminal Code of Ukraine...
The undersigned international non-governmental organizations have welcomed the Parliament’s adoption on 20 May 2021 of Law No. 1164-IX “On amendments to certain legislative acts...
Statements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsJuly 2021
We’re hiring: Human Rights Impact Hub Project Administrator (based in Tbilisi)
IPHR is recruiting a Hub Project Administrator (based in Tbilisi, Georgia) responsible for managing IPHR’s Human Rights Impact Hub and related capacity-building, networking and...
KyrgyzstanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsMay 2021
One World 2021: Screening of the film ‘Last Chance for Justice’
On 4 June at 12:30 CET, One World in Brussels, in cooperation with the European Parliament, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), the Committee...
Statements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsMay 2021
We are hiring: Grants Officer (IPHR Tbilisi office)
IPHR is recruiting a Grants Officer to ensure the management of projects undertaken together with implementing Partners of IPHR. The position is based in...
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...
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...