Monthly Archives: December 2012
RussiaReports & Briefing PapersDecember 2012
Russia: Civil society action to counter discrimination and misuse of anti-extremism legislation
IPHR's Russian partner organisations the Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial and the SOVA Centre for Information and Analysis are engaged in efforts to defend basic rights...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2012
Russia: NGOs condemn raid on human rights group
Members of the Civic Solidarity Platform condemn the December 19 raid by plain-clothed Russian police on the premises of the Human Rights House-Voronezh. Coming on the...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2012
Kazakhstan: prison sentence against civil society activist reinforces concerns about growing crackdown on free...
International Partnership for Human Rights, the Netherlands Helsinki Committee and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee are concerned about the prison sentence handed down to Kazakhstani...
BelarusKazakhstanRussiaTurkmenistanUzbekistanOther countriesEventsDecember 2012
Speech at EU-NGO Forum: Shrinking space for civil society
The following speech was delivered by IPHR Director Brigitte Dufour at the 14th EU-NGO Forum on Human Rights, held in Brussels on 6-7 December...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2012
Missed opportunity: EU High Representative fails to deliver strong human rights message in Central...
Civic Solidarity Platform members regret that during her recent visit to Central Asia the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs did not publicly engage...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2012
Uzbekistan: Free political prisoners on Constitution Day Use anniversary to advance real reform
(Paris, December 6, 2012) – The Uzbek government should unconditionally release all of its political prisoners on the 20th anniversary of the adoption of...