Monthly Archives: April 2020
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2020
Tajikistan: Transparency key to building public trust on COVID-19
“We want to believe that this virus will spare us, Inshallah,“ a Facebook user in Tajikistan writes in an appeal to the authorities. “Please...