Tag: civil society
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...
Statements & Press ReleasesMarch 2018
Promoting human rights and democracy in the next EU Multiannual financial framework
Repressive governments are pursuing a backlash against democracy and human rights, diminishing civic space and creating a chilling effect for those working to promote...
AzerbaijanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsFebruary 2018
Azerbaijan: Human rights concerns over EIB loan to TANAP
Human Rights Watch, Crude Accountability and International Partnership for Human Rights prepared a joint letter to the President of European Investment Bank (EIB) Dr....
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersFebruary 2018
Kazakhstan: Strikes, arrests and fears of new restrictions on fundamental freedoms
This update covers developments on the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Kazakhstan from November 2017 to January 2018. International Partnership for Human...
TurkmenistanReports & Briefing PapersJanuary 2018
Turkmenistan: Fundamental rights remain under siege in the shadow of the economic crisis
Since the start of 2018, Turkmenistan has continued to experience the worst economic crisis to hit the country since its independence in 1991. People have been...
TajikistanReports & Briefing PapersJanuary 2018
Tajikistan: NGO forced to close, journalist arrested and online communications restricted
This update covers developments affecting civic space in Tajikistan since October 2017. It has been prepared for the CIVICUS Monitor by International Partnership for...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersDecember 2017
Kyrgyzstan: Will the new president break with his predecessor’s troubling human rights legacy?
On 24th November 2017, Sooronbay Jeenbekov was inaugurated as Kyrgyzstan’s new president. He follows Almazbek Atambayev who led the country for six years but could...
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...