Yearly Archives: 2018
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2018
Justice under threat in Azerbaijan as Bar Association bans yet more independent lawyers
On 23 April 2018 the Azerbaijan Bar Association announced its decision to temporarily suspend the licenses of two prominent Azerbaijani lawyers - Asabali Mustafayev...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2018
Russia: Telegram block leads to widespread assault on freedom of expression online
We, the undersigned 26 international human rights, media and Internet freedom organisations, strongly condemn the attempts by the Russian Federation to block the Internet...
TurkmenistanReports & Briefing PapersApril 2018
Maintaining the status quo: Continued oppression and injustice in Turkmenistan
This update covers developments affecting freedom of expression, association and assembly in Turkmenistan from January to March 2018. It has been prepared by International...
UzbekistanReports & Briefing PapersApril 2018
Update on human rights developments in Uzbekistan ahead of its Universal Periodic Review
In May 2018 Uzbekistan’s human rights record will be scrutinized in the framework of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a state peer review mechanism...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersApril 2018
Kazakhstan: State vilifies opposition movement and its alleged supporters as “extremists”
This update covers developments on the freedoms of association, peaceful assembly and expression in Kazakhstan from January to March 2018. International Partnership for Human...
TajikistanReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2018
Joint NGO submission to Committee against Torture on Tajikistan
On 27 March the NGO Coalition against Torture and Impunity in Tajikistan, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR, Belgium), Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2018
The danger of standing up for justice and rights in Central Asia – New...
A new report jointly published by seven NGOs documents the increasing risks facing those who stand up for justice and human rights in Central...
RussiaReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2018
Under pressure: increased state restrictions on independent civil society in the Russian Federation
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) organized an advocacy visit for Oleg Orlov and Sergei Davidis from Memorial Human Right Centre to Brussels in...
TajikistanReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2018
Tajikistan: Fundamental freedoms continue to be restricted
Conditions for civil society organisations in Tajikistan remain restrictive, a fact highlighted by representatives of the international community. On 9th March 2018, a high-level...
UzbekistanReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2018
Key human rights concerns in Uzbekistan: Briefing paper for EU-Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogue
On the occasion of the EU-Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogues to be held in Tashkent on 15 and 16 March 2018 the Association for Human...