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Moldova drops four places in press freedom ranking

ishr_online2025-05-02T19:25:28+02:00

Moldova was ranked 35th out of 180 in the Press Freedom Index 2025 published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The country has dropped four places from last year, when it ranked 31st, with the state of press freedom still rated as "satisfactory". Despite the drop in the ranking, Moldova is ahead of such countries as Romania (55th), Ukraine (62nd), the USA (57th) and Russia (171st), media-azi.md writes media-azi.md For Moldova,

Moldova drops four places in press freedom rankingishr_online2025-05-02T19:25:28+02:00

Civilian Prisoners in Russian-Occupied Territories

ishr_online2025-04-30T19:28:55+02:00

Civilian Prisoners in Russian-Occupied Territories Introduction and Context Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, reports have emerged of thousands of Ukrainian civilians detained in Russian-occupied territories, including parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Crimea. These detentions, often arbitrary and lacking legal basis, have raised significant human rights concerns, with allegations of torture, enforced disappearances, and inhumane conditions. This article provides an informative overview of

Civilian Prisoners in Russian-Occupied Territoriesishr_online2025-04-30T19:28:55+02:00

Manifesto of Russian human rights defenders: “To bring law and human rights back into international politics”

ishr_online2025-04-25T14:31:39+02:00

Russian human rights activists have prepared a manifesto "To return law and human rights to international politics". The most dangerous and tragic trend in contemporary international politics is the gradual abandonment of international law and human rights as the basis of the world order, against the backdrop of the devaluation of the documents and institutions that protect them. In fact, it is the destruction of everything that was created

Manifesto of Russian human rights defenders: “To bring law and human rights back into international politics”ishr_online2025-04-25T14:31:39+02:00

Armenia: Voices of Displacement from Artsakh

ishr_online2025-04-19T19:26:13+02:00

Armenia: Voices of Displacement from Artsakh The Armenian section of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) presents a deeply moving new booklet offering a vital and unfiltered glimpse into one of the most tragic chapters in recent Armenian history: the forced displacement of the Armenian population from Artsakh following the events of September 19, 2023. The publication was prepared within the framework of an international project titled “Training of

Armenia: Voices of Displacement from Artsakhishr_online2025-04-19T19:26:13+02:00

How Displaced Women Are Redefining Human Rights Advocacy through Social Media

ishr_online2025-04-16T19:36:49+02:00

A Report from the Ukrainian ISHR-Section (Information and Analysis Center/IAC-ISHR Ukraine) on the project “Supporting Women Media Actors.” At the heart of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR)’s mission lies a belief that change begins with empowered individuals. The Media Actors Training Project—led by the Information and Analytical Center ISHR (IAC ISHR) and supported by the German Federal Foreign Office—has become a beacon of hope and resilience for internally displaced

How Displaced Women Are Redefining Human Rights Advocacy through Social Mediaishr_online2025-04-16T19:36:49+02:00

Lecture by Lev Ponomaryov: Strengthening democratic movements – overcoming dictatorships

ishr_online2025-04-08T13:01:48+02:00

At the 53rd annual conference of the ISHR in March 2025, Russian human rights defender Dr Lev Ponomaryov will address the global crises caused by the Russian war of aggression, geopolitical tensions and the devaluation of human rights and international law. He calls for a resolute European stance and the protection of humanitarian concerns in international negotiations. "Lasting peace will not be built if the nature of the political regime

Lecture by Lev Ponomaryov: Strengthening democratic movements – overcoming dictatorshipsishr_online2025-04-08T13:01:48+02:00

The President of the ISHR adds personal words to Vladimir Novitsky

ishr_online2025-04-16T19:03:05+02:00

The President of the ISHR adds personal words to Vladimir Novitsky Vladimir Novitski, President of the Russian Section of the ISHR, m. Prof. Dr. mult. Thomas Schirrmacher, President of the ISHR worldwide, r. Karl Hafen, successor to the founder of the ISHR, Managing Director for many years © ISHR In addition to the obituary of the International Society for Human Rights and its German Section to Vladimir Mikhailovich Novitsky, the

The President of the ISHR adds personal words to Vladimir Novitskyishr_online2025-04-16T19:03:05+02:00

ISHR mourns president of the Russian section, lawyer Vladimir Novitsky

ishr_online2025-04-07T11:53:07+02:00

The President of the Russian section of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR), lawyer Vladimir Mikhailovich Novitsky , died suddenly and unexpectedly in the night of April 3 to 4, 2025 at the age of 68. The ISHR mourns the loss of a long-time colleague and good friend. Our thoughts are with his family and we express our deepest sympathy. Vladimir Nowitski, an expert in European legal history, was

ISHR mourns president of the Russian section, lawyer Vladimir Novitskyishr_online2025-04-07T11:53:07+02:00

International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) International Council Meeting Report

ishr_online2025-04-08T19:44:39+02:00

The International Council Meeting of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) was convened in Bonn, Opening and Welcome During the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) International Council Meeting, Secretary General Matthias K. Boehning opened the proceedings with a warm welcome, expressing his appreciation for the unprecedented attendance, noting it was the highest ever for an ISHR meeting. He thanked all sections for their participation and emphasized the importance

International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) International Council Meeting Reportishr_online2025-04-08T19:44:39+02:00

10 years since Nemtsov’s murder

ishr_online2025-02-27T16:05:24+01:00

Today marks 10 years since that terrible evening in February, when Boris Nemtsov's life was cut short on the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge. Boris Nemtsov 10 years is a whole epoch, but the memory of him lives on, and with each passing year one feels more and more acutely what Russia could have been if it had not been for that fatal shot. A man who wasn't afraid to

10 years since Nemtsov’s murderishr_online2025-02-27T16:05:24+01:00