53rd Annual Conference of the ISHR Strengthening democratic movements - overcoming dictatorships Once a year, we come together with members, partners, human rights activists, friends and interested parties from all over the world. We are in contact with people around the world who are involved in humanitarian aid and specific human rights work. Together, we are committed to upholding human dignity and
3 years of war in Ukraine Human rights must not be reduced to a laughing stock of the European provinces. Europe must now urgently make up for its reprehensible failures and take tougher measures. The image has been generated using artificial intelligence. Europe must look at these figures[1] today Three years ago, Ukraine was the largest country in geographical Europe, with a peaceful population of 40 million people striving
16 February 2025 is the first anniversary of the death of Russia's main opposition figure, Alexei Navalny. Yulia Navalnaya urges not to give up and fight all those who cared about Alexei and his cause. Exactly one year ago, on 16 February, Vladimir Putin assassinated Alexei Navalny. Putin killed his main opponent. But Alexei's work continues. And his dream will become a reality: Russia will be free. I'm sure the
According to an analysis by the Centre for Legal Resources of Moldova (CRJM), in 2024, Moldovan citizens will file three times more applications to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) than the European average. At the same time, the number of applications decreased by 44 per cent compared to 2023. According to CRJM, Moldova ranks 11th among Council of Europe member states in terms of the number of complaints
Schattenbericht zur Republik Belarus 2025 gemäß dem Übereinkommen der Vereinten Nationen zur Beseitigung jeder Form von Diskriminierung der Frau (CEDAW) erstellt von Olga Karatch (Internationales Zentrum für Bürgerinitiativen „Unser Haus“ (Belarus) Inhaltsübersicht Einleitung Zusammenfassung Verpflichtungen zur Beseitigung von Diskriminierung Beteiligung von Frauen am politischen und öffentlichen Leben des Landes Beseitigung von geschlechtsspezifischen Stereotypen und Vorurteilen gegenüber Frauen Ausbeutung von Frauen und Mädchen Beseitigung der Diskriminierung von Frauen in der Beschäftigung
In Warsaw on 26 January 2025, thousands of Belarusians protested against the "presidential elections" in their home country and carried a large white-red-white flag through the streets of the city. Leading the protest march, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, President-elect of Belarus. Photo: Еврорадио ISHR: Total control of the dictator Lukashenko Belarusian democracy movement must continue to be supported Minsk/Frankfurt-am-Main, 27 January 2025 - The so-called presidential elections in Belarus
About 85% of the Moldovan population would not accept an LGBT+ person as a member of their family, and more than 60% would not accept an LGBT+ person as a neighbour or work colleague. LGBT parade in Chisinau Photo: ZdG This is evidenced by the Centre for Partnership for Development's (CPD) analysis of social adoption in 2024. "The data show that Moldovan society continues to be polarised
The lawyer Aleksei Lipzer was arrested by the Russian authorities on 13 October 2023. Due to his work as a lawyer for opposition politician Alexei Navalny, he is accused of "participation in an extremist organisation". On 17 January 2025, he was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo Aleksei: Alexandra Astakhova/Mediazone. Alexei Navalny's lawyer sentenced to five years in prison for "extremism" Alexei Lipzer Date of birth: 12
Alexei Navalny's former lawyers were sentenced to terms of 3.5 to 5.5 years in a penal colony on charges of participation in an "extremist organisation" Judge Yulia Shilova sentenced Vadim Kobzev to 5.5 years in prison, Aleksei Liptser to 5 years, and Igor Sergunin, who pleaded guilty, to 3.5 years. All were banned from working as lawyers for another three years after their release. Two other Navalny's lawyers, Olga Mikhailova
A report on the human rights situation in Ukraine and the Russian-occupied regions of the country was published on Tuesday by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Ukrainian serviceman Yevhen Lyashenko arrives to meet his wife after returning from Russian captivity in Ukraine, 30 December 2024. Almost three years into Russia’s full-scale armed attack on Ukraine, the human rights situation remains bleak with a
