KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2021
Kyrgyzstan: A Year On, Demand for Justice for Azimjon Askarov’s Death
Human Rights Defender Died in Arbitrary Detention
(Brussels, July 23, 2021) – Kyrgyzstan authorities have yet to conduct an independent investigation into the death in...
RussiaUkraineStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersJuly 2021
Report: Media Freedom in Crimea
This report by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) presents evidence of violations of fundamental human rights in relation to individual journalists, media organisations,...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2021
Kyrgyzstan: Ensure that new legislation does not impede NGO activity
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the Coalition against Torture in Kyrgyzstan – a network of human rights organisations – regret the adoption...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2021
Tajikistan: release human rights lawyer ahead of 50th birthday behind bars
On 9 July 2021, Buzurgmehr Yorov, a Tajikistani human rights lawyer and outspoken critic of the government, will mark his 50th birthday behind bars....
GeorgiaStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2021
Far-right and religious extremist groups attack activists and journalists in counter-protest against the March...
The “March of Dignity'' planned for 5 July 2021, as part of Pride week organised by the Tbilisi based LGBT+ organisation ‘Tbilisi Pride’ was...
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...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2021
EU-Turkmenistan Human Rights Dialogue: EU urged to raise concerns about pressure on activists
The EU will hold its annual Human Rights Dialogue with Turkmenistan on 6 July 2021 to discuss the protection of human rights in Turkmenistan....
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2021
Stop Torture in Central Asia: It does not matter who our children are...
Tomorrow, 26 June, is the United Nations (UN) International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. And on this day the Coalitions against Torture...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2021
Young woman at risk of torture and abuse after abduction and return to Chechnya
On 10 June 2021, police officers in Dagestan accompanied by Chechen law enforcement officials raided a women’s shelter in Makhachkala in search of Khalimat...
RussiaUkraineStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersJuly 2021
Report: Media Freedom in Crimea
This report by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) presents evidence of violations of fundamental human rights in relation to individual journalists, media organisations,...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersJune 2021
Turkmenistan: NGOs document widening crackdown on dissent
Over the past year, the Turkmenistani government has widened its crackdown on dissent in response to a surge in anti-government criticism on social media...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersJune 2021
Key human rights concerns in Uzbekistan: Briefing paper for EU-Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogue
On the occasion of the EU-Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogue taking place today, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Association for Human Rights in...
ArmeniaAzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersJune 2021
New report finds evidence troops committed war crimes during Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
There is strong evidence that Azerbaijani and Armenian armed forces committed war crimes during last year’s 44-day war over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh,...
ArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusGeorgiaKazakhstanKyrgyzstanRussiaTajikistanTurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersMay 2021
Together for Human Rights in 2020: IPHR Annual Report
2020 has been intense, a year of adaptation, innovation and mutual support. Together we explored new methods of interaction, of living together while protecting...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersMay 2021
Worsening climate for free speech: spate of threats and attacks against journalists and activists
This is an update on the protection of the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Kyrgyzstan from January to April 2021, prepared by...
TajikistanReports & Briefing PapersMay 2021
Tajikistan: Crackdown on independent media outlets, lawyers and political activists continues
This report which covers developments affecting the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Tajikistan was prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) for...
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...
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...
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...
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...