Yearly Archives: 2013
EventsDecember 2013
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RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2013
Russia: Leading human rights organisation ordered to register as “foreign agent” in unprecedented civil...
Brussels, 12 December 2013. Today ADC Memorial, a leading Russian human rights organisation, was ordered by court to register as a “foreign agent” in an...
ArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusGeorgiaKazakhstanKyrgyzstanMoldovaRussiaTajikistanTurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistanOther countriesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsDecember 2013
Stand 4 Human Rights campaign launch – European Parliament Elections 2014
MEPs are being asked to pledge their commitment for human rights ahead of the 2014 European Parliament elections. The Human Rights and Democracy Network...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2013
Turkmenistan: Elections highlight fundamental pluralism deficit
Brussels, Vienna 9 December 2013. The upcoming parliamentary elections in Turkmenistan highlight the fundamental lack of space for political pluralism and freedom of expression in...
ArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusGeorgiaKazakhstanKyrgyzstanMoldovaRussiaTajikistanTurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistanOther countriesEventsDecember 2013
OSCE parallel civil society conference in Kiev
Ahead of the OSCE Ministerial Meeting that took place in Kiev on 5-6 December, representatives of NGOs from across Europe, the former Soviet Union...
RussiaOther countriesStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2013
Russia: New tactics in NGO “foreign agents” trials trigger alarm
In the latest development in the implementation of the controversial so-called Foreign Agents Law in Russia, prosecutors are pursuing civil actions against NGOs. This...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2013
The EU should focus on widening free speech crackdown at human rights dialogue with...
This week the EU will hold a new round of its human rights dialogue with Kazakhstan to take stock of developments since the last...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2013
Russia: One year on — An update on the implementation of the controversial Foreign...
A year ago, in November 2012, the so-called Foreign Agents Law entered into force in Russia. This controversial law, which requires any non-governmental organisation...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2013
Appeal to the EU: challenge the Central Asian governments on pressing human rights concerns
19 November 2013. Ahead of EU-Central Asian government talks scheduled to take place in Brussels tomorrow, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) calls on the...
UzbekistanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsOctober 2013
Letter to Members of the European Parliament ahead of Uzbekistan visit
A delegation of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are visiting Uzbekistan on 28-29 October 2013 on the occasion of a meeting with Uzbek...