TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2020
Tajikistan: Transparency key to building public trust on COVID-19
“We want to believe that this virus will spare us, Inshallah,“ a Facebook user in Tajikistan writes in an appeal to the authorities. “Please...
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...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2020
Changes ahead or status quo? Presidential promises amidst ongoing prosecution of political activists
This update covers developments on freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan in December 2019, and was prepared for the CIVICUS Monitor...
TurkmenistanReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2020
Increased internet censorship: mass mobilisation for regime-praising events continues
This is an update on developments affecting freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Turkmenistan in the period from November 2019 to January 2020. International...
TajikistanReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2020
Tajikistan: Joint NGO submission under the Committee against Torture’s follow-up procedure
This joint NGO submission summarizes the state of implementation of the recommendations issued by the Committee under the relevant paragraphs and provides case examples where...
AzerbaijanReports & Briefing PapersFebruary 2020
EU-Azerbaijan Human Rights Dialogue: need for red-lines and benchmarks
The annual EU-Azerbaijan Human Rights Dialogue will take place in Brussels on 5 March 2020. On the eve of this event, International Partnership for...
UzbekistanReports & Briefing PapersFebruary 2020
Uzbekistan: Joint NGO submission to the UN Human Rights Committee
This report provides information to the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UN HRC) before the examination of Uzbekistan’s fifth periodic report on the country’s...
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,...
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...