Lithuania denies political asylum to Belarusian activist Olga Karach

2023-08-18T17:21:19+02:00

Lithuania refused to grant political asylum to the head of the Belarusian Centre for Civil Initiatives "Our House," Olga Karach.   This was reported by "Meduza" with reference to Karach herself. According to her, the Lithuanian authorities consider her a "threat to national security". They explained their decision by the fact that she had interviewed the founder of the LDPR, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, who died last spring, as well as participated

Lithuania denies political asylum to Belarusian activist Olga Karach2023-08-18T17:21:19+02:00

Why Ukrainian migration has become beneficial for EU countries

2023-08-18T17:14:21+02:00

The flow of Ukrainian refugees into Europe at the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion revealed the EU's capacity to take in large numbers of refugees and also showed the benefits of a humane approach to migrants. Ukrainians standing in line at passport control after arriving in the evening train from Ukraine to Przemysl railway station Image by picture alliance / NurPhoto | Artur Widak© At the same time,

Why Ukrainian migration has become beneficial for EU countries2023-08-18T17:14:21+02:00

In which EU countries the number of Ukrainian refugees is growing

2023-08-14T12:15:30+02:00

There are more than 4 million refugees from Ukraine who have been granted temporary protection status in EU countries. The number of fugitives from war increased by almost 46,000 in June. The largest increase in arrivals was observed in Germany, the Czech Republic and Ireland, Eurostat reported. As of 30 June, 4 million 70 thousand refugees from Ukraine had temporary protection status in EU countries. The largest number of people

In which EU countries the number of Ukrainian refugees is growing2023-08-14T12:15:30+02:00

Arbitrariness is the order of the day in Belarus

2023-08-08T16:27:46+02:00

More than 1,400 political prisoners are being held in Belarus - including candidates in the 2020 presidential election According to human rights activists, three years after the presidential elections in Belarus , arbitrary detentions and massive violence by security forces are the order of the day. The International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) announced on Tuesday in Frankfurt that more than 1,400 people are currently being held in Belarus for

Arbitrariness is the order of the day in Belarus2023-08-08T16:27:46+02:00

The International Peace Bureau(IPB) Has Announced its Intention to Nominate Three Remarkable Organizations with a Focus on the Right to Conscientious Objection for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize

2023-08-08T16:02:14+02:00

The International Peace Bureau(IPB) Has Announced its Intention to Nominate Three Remarkable Organizations with a Focus on the Right to Conscientious Objection for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize Berlin, Germany – The International Peace Bureau (IPB) has announced our intention to nominate three exceptional organizations for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize: the Russian Movement of Conscientious Objectors, the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement, and the Belarusian organization “Our House”. The decision to

The International Peace Bureau(IPB) Has Announced its Intention to Nominate Three Remarkable Organizations with a Focus on the Right to Conscientious Objection for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize2023-08-08T16:02:14+02:00

The state silences discrimination in Moldova

2023-07-31T12:27:28+02:00

Last year, discrimination by language was at the top of the list in Moldova This was stated by the head of the Equality Council, Jan Feldman "There is discrimination in Moldova. There is discrimination in Moldova based on the criterion of language. People who speak all languages in Moldova - Russian, Romanian, Gagauz, Ukrainian - have enough rights. The question is how they are applied and how the state reacts

The state silences discrimination in Moldova2023-07-31T12:27:28+02:00

The German Foreign Ministry has allocated five million euros to Aid Ukrainian Refugees in Georgia

2023-07-24T08:39:12+02:00

Germany Allocates 5 Million Euros to the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) over the next 18 months to help Ukrainian refugees in Georgia who have been affected by the ongoing Russia -Ukraine war.   Source: German Embassy in Georgia   The project was officially announced on 18 July during a press conference at which the German Ambassador to Georgia, Peter Fischer, handed over a symbolic check to Clemens von Hymendal, Director

The German Foreign Ministry has allocated five million euros to Aid Ukrainian Refugees in Georgia2023-07-24T08:39:12+02:00

The Moldovan officials openly express their hatred and discrimination against Ukrainians and people of other nationalities living in Moldova

2023-07-21T10:43:26+02:00

Fiodor Ghelici said that discrimination is promoted at the level of the authorities, not of the ordinary people. Сonsiders Fiodor Ghelici, the ambassador and resident representative of the International Organization for Economic Development (IOED) in the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, head of the Regional Office in Moldova for Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Moldova, Romania, Turkey, and Ukraine, the official representative of the IOED at the UN in Geneva, the representative

The Moldovan officials openly express their hatred and discrimination against Ukrainians and people of other nationalities living in Moldova2023-07-21T10:43:26+02:00

„Voices of War“ is a project of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group

2023-07-13T16:31:49+02:00

„Voices of War“ is a project of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group aimed at collecting materials and interviews with witnesses of the Russian occupation and Russian war crimes in Ukraine.   This project is part of the global initiative „Tribunal for Putin“, the creation of which was initiated in February 2022 by three well-known Ukrainian human rights organisations - the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, the Kharkiv Human Rights

„Voices of War“ is a project of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group2023-07-13T16:31:49+02:00

ISHR India and Pakistan Brief

2023-07-04T11:38:55+02:00

Prepared in Bonn, Germany, by the ISHR Secretariat (June 2023) I. Introduction Pakistan and India are two of the world’s most populous countries. With long histories of rich cultural development, notable advancements in the sciences, arts, philosophy, research, technological innovation, and more, they each merit significant international attention from external actors. At the same time, both states share a history of difficult trajectories toward democratic developmentand bear less than ideal

ISHR India and Pakistan Brief2023-07-04T11:38:55+02:00
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