Statements & Press ReleasesMay 2020
Human Rights Survival Guide: IPHR launches its own podcast series
The concept of human rights, that was once central to international relations and domestic policy making across the world, is facing a profound test...
GeorgiaStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2020
Georgian government should protect the fundamental human rights of the LGBTQI community
On 24 April 2020, the Georgian government published its’ Anti-crisis Economic Plan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the fact that local LGBTQI...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2020
Launching the joint project: Enhancing Cooperation and Dialogue between Civil Society and Government in...
On 1 February 2020, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), Brussels, together with Notabene (member of Coalition against Torture and Impunity in Tajikistan), Dushanbe, and...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2020
Kazakhstan: Open letter to President Tokaev concerning the draft law on peaceful assemblies
Today, International Partnership for Human Rights joined an open letter, concerning the draft Law on Peaceful Assemblies which was passed by parliament on 23...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2020
Tajikistani authorities recognize first cases of COVID-19 as pandemic has already spread across the...
Throughout April 2020, deaths of patients exhibiting symptoms that medical doctors insist are consistent with COVID-19 have increased with alarming rapidity although, until today,...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2020
The law on public protest should not pass: open letter to the President of...
Kazakhstan, as the rest of the world, is in the midst of a global pandemic, which greatly limits the possibility of the public to...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2020
Azerbaijan: Rule 9.2 communication to the Committee of Ministers of the CoE (Muradova group...
Today, International Partnership for Human Rights filed a Rule 9.2 communication to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in the Muradova...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2020
Tajikistan: Civil society groups calling for release of convicted journalist Daler Sharipov
On 16 April Shohmansur District Court in Dushanbe sentenced independent journalist Daler Sharipov to one year’s imprisonment for inciting religious hatred under Article 189, part...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2020
Kazakhstan: NGOs call for improved protection of women at risk of domestic violence during...
Since the introduction of quarantine measures on 15 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries across the world are facing a sharp rise...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersMay 2020
Systematic persecution of CSO activists; attacks on freedom of expression and assembly continue
This report covers developments on freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan from January to March 2020, and was prepared for the...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersMay 2020
Kyrgyzstan: Pressure on media and civil society at Covid-19 time of crisis
A new briefing paper prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and its partner Legal Prosperity Foundation (LPF) highlights key trends in the...
Reports & Briefing PapersApril 2020
COVID-19 and human rights – List of tools and resources
Recently IPHR and partners published a guide: COVID-19 and its impact on prison monitoring and freedom of expression – a compilation of useful resources. The publication...
Reports & Briefing PapersApril 2020
COVID-19 and its impact on prison monitoring and freedom of expression – a compilation...
COVID 19 has plunged the world into a serious health crisis. According to the World Health Organization, COVID-19 has now been confirmed in more...
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...
GeorgiaUkraineCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsApril 2020
Meet Your Defender: Interview with Svitlana Valko
Svitlana Valko, is a human rights defender, a field monitor, director of the Truth Hounds Georgia Office, and a human rights coach - in...
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...