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Kharkiv human rights group received the Lev Kopelev Award

2024-06-17T12:08:07+02:00

Kharkiv human rights group received the Lev Kopelev Award Kharkiv Human Rights Group is awarded for its work in the field of human rights Frankfurt am Main/Cologne/Kharkiv, 14 June 2024 - On 9 June 2024 in Cologne, the Ukrainian human rights organisation Kharkiv Human Rights Group (HHG) was awarded the Lev Kopelev Prize. The International Society for Human Rights (IGFM) warmly congratulates the organisation on receiving the award. ISHR closely

Kharkiv human rights group received the Lev Kopelev Award2024-06-17T12:08:07+02:00

Germany will address the human rights situation in Azerbaijan

2024-06-17T11:57:51+02:00

Azerbaijan criticized for arrests Azerbaijan is hosting the UN climate summit COP29, but the human rights situation in the country is causing controversy. Calls for a response from the international community are growing louder. Baku - From November 11 to November 22, Azerbaijan will host the UN climate summit COP29. Up to 200 governments will then work out a new global approach to how, among other things, the resources to

Germany will address the human rights situation in Azerbaijan2024-06-17T11:57:51+02:00

Adjournment of Oleg Orlov’s appeals process

2024-06-13T17:04:06+02:00

Ongoing harassment against human rights activist On Thursday evening (June 6), the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) and Memorial Germany held a vigil in front of the Russian Embassy in Berlin to demand Oleg Orlov to be released. Photo: Memorial Germany According to the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP), today’s hearing in the proceedings against the Russian human rights advocate Oleg Orlov once again shines a light on

Adjournment of Oleg Orlov’s appeals process2024-06-13T17:04:06+02:00

Council of Europe report: Moldova in 4th place in Europe by the number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants

2024-06-13T09:40:14+02:00

Moldova was among the five countries in Europe with the highest number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants. Chisinau Prison No. 13 The data are given in the Council of Europe report on prisons and prisoners for 2023. Over the year this indicator increased one and a half times - from 159.1 to 251.9. The largest number of prisoners per 100,000 population is in Turkey - 408.4, Georgia -

Council of Europe report: Moldova in 4th place in Europe by the number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants2024-06-13T09:40:14+02:00

Yevgeniya Kara-Murza: My husband is being slowly killed in Putin’s prison

2024-06-07T15:56:39+02:00

Vladimir Kara-Murza is in a colony with the strictest possible conditions - torture-like, as his wife Yevgenia says.   To date, Volodya has spent 255 consecutive days in SHIZO-PKT-EPKT. This is not counting the punishment cells during the stage from Moscow to Omsk and the SHIZO in Vodnik. In 255 days in strict regime IK-6 and special regime IK-7 in Omsk, he did not see a single other prisoner. For

Yevgeniya Kara-Murza: My husband is being slowly killed in Putin’s prison2024-06-07T15:56:39+02:00

Global Elections and Their Impact on Human Rights

2024-06-04T15:52:09+02:00

As the world navigates through 2024, a series of critical elections across multiple countries will shape the future political landscape.   These elections are not just about selecting leaders; they represent crucial turning points for the advancement or regression of human rights globally. In several countries, citizens are exercising their democratic rights to vote, a fundamental human right enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. However, the fairness and

Global Elections and Their Impact on Human Rights2024-06-04T15:52:09+02:00

Celebrating Four Weeks of the Ambassador Program: A Journey of Growth and Learning

2024-06-04T15:16:17+02:00

A Journey of Growth and Learning On the 6th of May, we embarked on an exciting journey with the launch of our Ambassador Program. Now, as we celebrate the fourth week of this eight-week initiative, we are delighted to share the progress and achievements of our dedicated ambassadors. Over the past weeks, these dynamic individuals have engaged in an intensive and rewarding series of trainings and activities, equipping them with

Celebrating Four Weeks of the Ambassador Program: A Journey of Growth and Learning2024-06-04T15:16:17+02:00

Navalny’s lawyers Vadim Kobzev and Alexey Liptser have had their arrest in the case of participation in an “extremist community” extended

2024-05-29T12:57:22+02:00

Moscow's Basmanny District Court has extended the arrest of politician Alexei Navalny's lawyers Vadim Kobzev and Alexei Liptser until 3 August Despite the fact that the last hearing on the extension of the preventive measure was held in open mode, the investigator Telminov, looking angrily at the few journalists in the hall, asked to consider his motion to extend his arrest in a closed session. Judge Vakhrameev did not grant

Navalny’s lawyers Vadim Kobzev and Alexey Liptser have had their arrest in the case of participation in an “extremist community” extended2024-05-29T12:57:22+02:00

Condolence is a slap in the face

2024-05-22T20:41:40+02:00

Iran: Federal Chancellor condoles with family of mass murderer The German Chancellor's letter of condolence is a slap in the face for the entire Iranian democracy movement, criticises the ISHR. At the same time, the German government has failed to take clear steps against the Mullah regime for years, according to the ISHR. Photo: Thomas Trutschel / Photothek Frankfurt am Main, 21. Mai 2024 –The German Chancellor's letter

Condolence is a slap in the face2024-05-22T20:41:40+02:00

Political prisoner Ilya Yashin is again imprisoned in a Russian detention centre

2024-05-22T19:59:53+02:00

According to Yashin via his Telegram channel, the formal reason for the punishment was that he got up from his bed in the barracks allegedly 3 minutes after the command "rise". Now the politician will spend 15 days "in the familiar concrete punishment cell". The real reason lies in the decision of the administration to disrupt the meeting with my parents, which I was legally entitled to," Yashin explained. -

Political prisoner Ilya Yashin is again imprisoned in a Russian detention centre2024-05-22T19:59:53+02:00
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