This section features statements and press releases issued by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and its partners. For reports and briefings, go here.
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2023
Azerbaijan: Journalists face spurious smuggling charges
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) condemns the detentions of three journalists associated with the online media outlet Abzas Media in Azerbaijan. They all...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2023
Turkmenistan: Journalist Prevented from Travelling Abroad
Soltan Achilova Planned to Travel to Geneva for Rights Award Ceremony, Meetings
The Turkmenistani authorities’ actions to prevent an independent journalist, Soltan Achilova, from travelling...
RussiaUkraineStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2023
New report: When ‘russkiy mir’ comes. War crimes and IHL violations committed by Russian...
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) presents a new report, “When ‘russkiy mir’ comes: War crimes and IHL violations committed by Russian armed forces...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2023
EU dialogue with Kyrgyzstan: Raise unprecedented threats to civic freedoms
The EU will hold its annual human rights dialogue with the government of Kyrgyzstan in Brussels this week, at a time when unprecedented threats...
KazakhstanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesOctober 2023
President Macron urged to raise human rights issues during visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) has sent an open letter to French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of his visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesOctober 2023
Kazakhstan: Abolish the ‘Foreign Funding’ Register
Nine organizations issue a joint statement on misguided government move
The Kazakhstan government’s deeply flawed and concerning decision to publish a “register of individuals and...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2023
Civic space under attack in Central Asia: NGOs document key trends as region sees...
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and its partners draw attention to the widening attack on civic space and freedoms seen in Central Asia...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2023
Civil society demands Tajikistan free human rights lawyer on eighth anniversary of arrest
Johannesburg/Brussels - As the eighth anniversary of the unjust detention of Tajikistan human rights lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov approaches, global civil society alliance CIVICUS and the International Partnership for...
ArmeniaAzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2023
Probing the frontiers of criminality: investigating attacks on civilians and abuse of Armenian POWs
In the new report "Probing the frontiers of criminality: investigating attacks on civilians and abuse of Armenian POWs" International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR)...
UkraineStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2023
We’re looking for interns (OSINT team)
IPHR is looking for full-time interns to join our OSINT team remotely. Internships are paid, for a duration of 6 months with the possibility...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2018
Uzbekistan: Call for Murad Djuraev to be posthumously rehabilitated
Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA), International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC) and the Uzbekistan-based NGO Restoration of...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2018
Uzbekistan: Stop Harassing Human Rights Defenders
End Surveillance, Ensure Former Prisoners’ Safety
The Uzbekistani authorities should stop harassing human rights activists, including those recently released from prison, and ensure their safety,...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesOctober 2018
A call for swift implementation of reforms in Uzbekistan as IPHR witnesses surveillance of...
On 17-21 October, IPHR visited Uzbekistan for the first time since President Shavkat Mirziyoyev came to power, at the invitation of the government. Over...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesOctober 2018
Fighting for Justice: an update on the ongoing trial of Oyub Titiev
On 8 October 2018, Oyub Titiev was awarded the prestigious Vaclav Havel prize for making “a widely recognised contribution to the defence of human...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesOctober 2018
Tajikistan: Failure to protect women from domestic violence
On 1 October 2018 Tajikistani NGOs Najoti-Kudakon, Vash Vybor (Your Choice), Nota Bene and International Partnership for Human Rights sent a joint submission on...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesOctober 2018
Women with disabilities in Tajikistan: submission to CEDAW
On 1 October 2018 the Tajikistani NGOs Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law, Ishtirok and Notabene and International Partnership for Human Rights...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2018
Agzam Turgunov was given permission to leave Uzbekistan
The Association for Human Rights in Central Asia, Restoration of Justice and International Partnership for Human Rights are pleased to report that on 18...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2018
Statement in Support of Azerbaijani Human Rights Lawyer Elchin Sadigov
Civil Rights Defenders and International Partnership for Human Rights are gravely concerned to hear of new disciplinary proceeding launched against the Azerbaijani human rights lawyer...
Statements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2018
Torture and ill-treatment in Central Asia: Statement within the framework of the OSCE Human...
Together with the NGO Coalitions against Torture in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the Uzbekistani NGOs Association for Human Rights in Central Asia and Restoration of Justice,...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2018
Uzbekistan: Facebook users detained and questioned
The Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA), International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Amnesty International are concerned about a recent series...
Statements & Press ReleasesDecember 2017
Safeguarding civil society participation in the Helsinki process – a matter of the OSCE’s...
We, members of the Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP), believe that restricting civil society participation in the work of the OSCE would be a tremendous...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2017
Turkmenistan’s authorities must ensure the safety of abducted animal rights defender and release her
Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights (TIHR) and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) are alarmed at yesterday’s abduction of animal rights defender Galina Kucherenko...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2017
Former political prisoner dies in Uzbekistan before being able to access health treatment abroad
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) expresses its sincere condolences to Murad Djuraev’s family after learning the sad news that he passed away in...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2017
Tajikistan should mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities by ratifying the Disability...
During the Universal Periodic Review of Tajikistan’s human rights record by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council on 6 May 2016, over 20...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2017
EU: Press Azerbaijan on rights at summit – Detaining critics at odds with Eastern...
(Brussels, November 23, 2017) – Leaders of European Union member states should press visiting Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev to end the crackdown on critics...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2017
Turkmenistan: Activists threatened – Space for freedom of expression shrinks
Two outspoken women activists were threatened and harassed in recent days in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan’s capital, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, International Partnership for Human...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2017
Azerbaijan: Legislative amendments raise alarm
The Azerbaijani government’s proposed amendments to the Code of Civil and Administrative Procedure and the Bar Act were approved by parliament on 31 October...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2017
Turkmenistan: Attack on activist’s mother highlights unrelenting pressure on critical voices
The campaign of the Turkmenistani government against civil society activists, journalists and others who criticize the current state of affairs in the country shows...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2017
Kyrgyzstan: Media and free speech restrictions cast a cloud over presidential election
Opinion polls predicted a tight race for the presidential election in Kyrgyzstan held on 15th October 2017. However, Sooronbay Jeenbekov from the ruling Social...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesOctober 2017
Tajikistani authorities keep track of LGBT people
Last week the journal Konuniyat (Legality), issued by the Prosecutor General’s Office, published an article by Interior Minister Ramozon Rahimzoda stating that the names...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2016
Uzbekistan: Long-imprisoned journalist moved into solitary confinement
Prison authorities in Uzbekistan have placed Muhammad Bekjanov, one of the world’s longest-imprisoned journalists, in solitary confinement, the Association for Human Rights in Central...
Statements & Press ReleasesEventsDecember 2016
Strong support for Hamburg declaration on human rights defenders
The problem of shrinking civil society space has dangerous implications for comprehensive security in the OSCE region, concluded the participants of the 2016 Parallel...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2016
Azerbaijan – Stop crackdown on freedom of expression
The government of Azerbaijan is carrying out a multi-pronged attack on freedom of expression, including introducing harsh penalties for critical speech online, imprisoning young...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2016
Kazakhstan: Ruling against civil society activists sets dangerous precedent
We, members of the Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP), condemn the prison sentences handed down against Kazakhstani civil society activists Max Bokayev and Talgat Ayan...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2016
UN review of the situation of minorities and migrants in Turkmenistan
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) will review the implementation of the corresponding convention in Turkmenistan on 30 November-1 December...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2016
Uzbekistan: Investigate death in custody, torture – Brothers opposed extortion, threatened to expose corruption
Uzbek authorities should ensure a thorough, impartial, and transparent investigation into the alleged torture of two brothers by the Uzbek National Security Service (SNB),...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2016
EU: Insist on concrete measures to address pressing human rights issues in Kazakhstan
Today the EU will hold the eighth round of its annual Human Rights Dialogue with Kazakhstan in Brussels. This meeting comes at a time...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2016
The UN Committee against Torture examines the situation in Turkmenistan
At its current session in Geneva, on 21-22 November 2016, the UN Committee against Torture (CAT) will examine the situation in Turkmenistan. The Committee...
UkraineStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2016
Presentation of monitoring findings on war crimes and crimes against humanity in occupied Crimea
This week International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) will submit a communication to the office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2016
Uzbekistan: 3 more years for long-held activist
(Brussels, November 4, 2016) – Uzbek authorities should immediately and unconditionally release imprisoned political activist Samandar Kukanov, whose sentence has been arbitrarily extended for...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2015
Azerbaijan: Suspension of sentences of Leyla and Arif Yunus is a welcome step, but...
We -- members of the Civic Solidarity Platform and the Sports For Rights Campaign -- were relieved to learn that one of Azerbaijan’s most...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2015
Uzbekistan: Former political prisoner not granted identity document
Uzbekistan should urgently issue a new identity document to former political prisoner Murad Djuraev, who was recently released from prison after 21 years in...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2015
Anniversary of journalist Khadija Ismayilova’s arrest highlights Azerbaijani regime’s unprecedented repression in 2015
On the eve of the anniversary of the arrest of journalist Khadija Ismayilova, members of the Sport for Rights coalition and the Civic Solidarity...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2015
EU: Raise free speech and torture cases with Kazakhstan
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law (KIBHR) call on the EU to prominently...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2015
Uzbekistan: Rights defender arrested
(Bishkek, November 25, 2015) – Uzbek authorities should immediately release and drop their criminal case against Uktam Pardaev, a prominent human rights activist arrested...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2015
Azerbaijan: Arif Yunus transferred to house arrest – Renewed call for the unconditional release...
We -- members of the Civic Solidarity Platform -- were relieved to learn that one of Azerbaijan’s most well-known political prisoners, Arif Yunus, has...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2015
Uzbekistan: Activist Freed After 21 Years
Rights Groups Call on UN to Hold Tashkent Accountable for Arbitrary Detention
(Bishkek, November 12, 2015) – One of the world’s longest imprisoned peaceful political activists,...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2015
Azerbaijan: UN Committee against Torture urged to intervene to stop torture and save...
On the eve of Azerbaijan’s hearing by the UN anti-torture body, the OMCT and IPHR provided a detailed briefing on torture and other forms...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2015
Sport for Rights refutes PACE statement, highlights unprecedented repression during Azerbaijan’s parliamentary elections
The Sport for Rights campaign refutes the preliminary statement of findings of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) monitoring delegation to...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesOctober 2015
Central Asia: US Secretary of State urged to speak up in support of region’s...
In the next few days, US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit the five Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2014
Repression in Azerbaijan must stop: A call to the Council of Europe to suspend...
Yesterday, another prominent civil society figure was arrested in Azerbaijan as a Baku court authorized investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova's pre-trial detention for two months...
UkraineStatements & Press ReleasesEventsDecember 2014
NGOs call on the OSCE to take action on Ukraine, closing space for civil...
On 2-3 December 2014, civil society organizations from across the OSCE region met in Basel to endorse recommendations to OSCE participating States about to meet in...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2014
Tajikistan: Drop draft legislation restricting access to NGO funding
We, the undersigned civil society organizations, are alarmed at the recent initiative by the government of Tajikistan to regulate and restrict access of NGOs...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsNovember 2014
No more ‘business as usual’ for Azerbaijan
BRUSSELS -- November 11, Azerbaijan’s six-month chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Europe’s top human rights body, comes to...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2014
EU-Kazakhstan human rights talks: Key concerns
This week, on 12 November 2014, a new round of the annual EU-Kazakhstan Human Rights Dialogue is scheduled to take place in Brussels. International...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesOctober 2014
Stop blocking websites in Tajikistan!
The widespread blocking of websites in Tajikistan in recent days seriously impedes the free circulation of information in the country and violates the right...
RussiaUkraineStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2014
Statement to OSCE conference: A downward spiral – Freedom of religion and belief in...
Written statement by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) to 2014 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Working session 14, Wednesday 1 October 2014: Fundamental...
AzerbaijanKazakhstanRussiaTajikistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2014
Statement to OSCE conference: Worrying trends regarding religious freedoms in the OSCE region
Statement by International Partnership for Human Rights (Belgium), the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law, Nota Bene...
ArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusKazakhstanMoldovaRussiaTajikistanTurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2014
Statement to OSCE conference: Unfair trials used to clamp down on dissent in the...
Statement by members of the Civic Solidarity Platform to 2014 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Working Session 5, Wednesday 24 September 2014: Rule of...
AzerbaijanRussiaStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2014
Statement to OSCE conference: Stop muzzling human rights groups & advocates in Russia and...
Statement by members of the Civic Solidarity Platform to 2014 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Working sessions 2 and 3, Tuesday 23 September 2014:...
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...
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...
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...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesOctober 2013
Uzbekistan: The EU should press for end to persecution of independent civil society voices
With a new round of EU-Uzbekistan human rights talks approaching, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the International Human Rights Association (IHA) Fiery...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesOctober 2013
Azerbaijan: Civic Solidarity Platform statement on the 9 October 2013 presidential election
According to the official results, the presidential election held in Azerbaijan on 9 October 2013 resulted in a landslide victory for incumbent president Ilham...
AzerbaijanBelarusKazakhstanKyrgyzstanRussiaTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesEventsSeptember 2013
Joint statement to OSCE Human Rights Conference: Repressive NGO legislation and practice in the...
2013 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Working sessions 8 and 9, specifically selected topic: Freedom of association and assembly
Friday 27 September 2013
Written statement...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2013
Uzbekistan: Hands off journalist Sergey Naumov!
Members of the Civic Solidarity Platform are deeply concerned about the safety of journalist Sergey Naumov, who was arrested by police in his home town Urgench...
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...
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...
BelarusStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2012
Further crackdown in Belarus: Office of Viasna confiscated and sealed
The Civil Solidarity Platform condemns the confiscation, on 26 November, of the office of its member in Belarus, the Human Rights Centre Viasna (Spring)....
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2012
Kazakhstan: Sought extremism bans threaten to eliminate political pluralism
Brussels, Almaty 22 November 2012. The initiative to have two prominent opposition groups and leading opposition media outlets banned on vague “extremism” allegations signals...
KazakhstanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2012
Joint NGO statement: Stifling internet freedoms and dissent in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
As in other parts of the world, the number of internet users is quickly growing in the Central Asian countries. Between 2005 and 2011...
KazakhstanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesEventsSeptember 2012
Central Asia: Statements for OSCE Human Rights Review Meeting
Brussels 18 September 2012. International Partnership for Human Rights, the Netherlands Helsinki Committee and their Central Asian partners have prepared a set of statements...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesAugust 2012
Russia: Civic Solidarity Platform statement on Pussy Riot
We, the undersigned members of the Civic Solidarity Platform, call on the Russian appellate court, upon the filing of an appeal, to uphold Russia’s...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2012
Uzbek activist seeking justice for trafficking victims sentenced to prison
Brussels, The Hague, 17 July 2012. The International Partnership for Human Rights and the Netherlands Helsinki Committee are dismayed at the conviction of a...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2011
Kazakhstan: Ensure thorough and impartial investigation of recent unrest, uphold human rights
20 December 2011. International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) supports the appeal made by Kazakhstani human rights organizations for a transparent, thorough and impartial...
KazakhstanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2011
Censorship and control of the internet in Central Asia
Brussels 28 November 2011. A briefing paper issued today by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and four partner organizations highlights problems of censorship and control of...
BelarusStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2011
Belarus closes borders before trial
Representatives from human rights organisations, including Civil Rights Defenders, Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Human Rights House Foundation and International Partnership for Human Rights have been...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2011
New briefing note: Repression of labor protests in Kazakhstan
Almaty, Brussels, 18 October 2011. A briefing note published today by Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law and International Partnership for Human...
KazakhstanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesEventsSeptember 2011
Contribution to OSCE Review Meeting: Civil society under pressure in Central Asia
Twenty years after the Soviet Union dissolved and Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan gained independence, civil society remains under serious pressure in these countries. In...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2011
New Concerns about safety of individuals viewed as linked to Turkmen exile NGO
Brussels, The Hague 19 July 2011. International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the Netherlands Helsinki Committee (NHC) condemn the hacking of the website...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2011
Kazakhstan: Civil society groups put hope in UN body to highlight human rights violations...
Geneva, Brussels, The Hague, Almaty 12 July 2011. A UN review of Kazakhstan this week should address problematic practices that stifle dissent and limit...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2011
EU-Turkmenistan Human Rights Dialogue: EU should call for concrete steps to improve civil society...
Brussels, Vienna, The Hague 6 July 2011. Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights, International Partnership for Human Rights and the Netherlands Helsinki Committee urge the...
KazakhstanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2011
Uzbekistan: EU should request protection of the rights of forcibly returned individuals
Tashkent, Almaty, Brussels and The Hague, 23 June 2011. On the eve of this year’s EU-Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogue, which will take place in...
BelarusStatements & Press ReleasesJanuary 2011
Belarus: Appeal to the OSCE Participating States
Appeal to the OSCE Participating States on the need to take urgent measures in connection with the crisis with human rights and fundamental freedoms...
KyrgyzstanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2010
Human Rights Day: Central Asian human rights defenders continue to face serious challenges
Brussels, 10 December 2010. Today is Human Rights Day, which this year is celebrated with the particular aim of recognizing and acclaiming the achievements...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2010
Joint statement on religiously motivated persecution in Uzbekistan
Brussels 7 December 2010. A statement published today by the Initiative Group of Independent Human Rights Defenders of Uzbekistan and the International Partnership for Human...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2010
A joint report on the fight against trafficking in persons in Kazakhstan
Brussels 23 November 2010. The International Legal Initiative (Almaty), the Women's Resource Centre (Shymkant) and the International Partnership for Human Rights (Brussels) today released a report that analyzes...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesOctober 2010
Turkmenistan: Appeal to EU institutions and member states – Take action in support of...
Brussels, The Hague, Oslo 14 October 2010. The International Partnership for Human Rights, the Netherlands Helsinki Committee and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee are seriously...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesEventsOctober 2010
Kyrgyzstan: Joint NGO statement highlights problems of arbitrary detentions, police brutality, extortion, unfair trials...
1 October 2010. The Human Rights Center "Citizens against Corruption" (Kyrgyzstan), the Fiery Hearts Club (France) and the International Partnership for Human Rights (Belgium)...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesEventsSeptember 2010
Statement by human rights NGOs to OSCE Review Conference on challenges faced by human...
30 September 2010. The International Partnership for Human Rights (Brussels), the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (Sofia), Civil Rights Defenders (Stockholm), the Moscow Helsinki Group (Moscow),...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2010
Appeal to the international community: Call for a new, fair review of the case...
Brussels, Bishkek 16 September 2010. The International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the Human Rights Center “Citizens against Corruption” (CAC) condemn the conviction...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesAugust 2010
Appeal to the EU: Help ensure that Kyrgyz human rights defender is given fair,...
Brussels, Bishkek 31 August 2010. With Kyrgyz human rights defender Azimzhan Askarov set to go on trial this week, the International Partnership for Human...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2010
Appeal to the EU: Use Human Rights Dialogue with Turkmenistan as opportunity to insist...
Brussels, Minsk, Sofia, Belgrade, Almaty, Moscow, The Hague, Oslo, 17 June 2010. On the eve of the third round of the EU-Turkmenistan Human Rights...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2010
Five years after Andijan tragedy: Still no accountability
Five years anniversary of Andijan tragedy: The international community should insist on accountability
Initiative Group of Independent Human Rights Defenders of Uzbekistan (IGIDU), Tashkent International...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesEventsSeptember 2009
Appeal to the OSCE participating States: Address the case of convicted Kazakh human rights...
Brussels and The Hague, 9 September 2009. International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the Netherlands Helsinki Committee (NHC) are urging the OSCE to react strongly to the...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2009
Russia: SOVA/IPHR statement to the OSCE on freedom of religion
Written statement by SOVA Center for Information and Analysis and International Partnership for Human Rights to the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Freedom...
ArmeniaStatements & Press ReleasesFebruary 2009
Insist on accountability for abuses related to March 2008 crisis in Armenia
Brussels, Yerevan, 24 February 2009. Almost a year ago, a political crisis broke out in Armenia, when police used violence and excessive force to disperse...
BelarusRussiaTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2008
Statement on human rights defenders on the occasion of the OSCE Civil Society Forum,...
Across the OSCE region, human rights defenders are involved in invaluable efforts to monitor and report on human rights problems, provide legal assistance to...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2008
Appeal to the EU – Demand concrete action to improve the situation of Russian...
Brussels/Moscow, 15 April 2008. On the eve of the new round of EU-Russia consultations on human rights, which will take place in Slovenia on 17...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersFebruary 2008
New report highlights repression of NGOs in Russia
The Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG) and Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF) today published a report examining the impact of the so-called Russian NGO law,...