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OHCHR: Report on the Human Rights Situation in Ukraine (1 March – 31 May 2024)

2024-07-05T10:39:46+02:005. July 2024|

OHCHR: Report on the Human Rights Situation in Ukraine (1 March – 31 May 2024) The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and subsequent hostilities continued to have a devastating impact on the civilian population in the period between 1 March and 31 May 2024. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) documented that the cross-border offensive by Russian armed forces in Kharkiv region alone

A new criminal case has been opened against preacher Eduard Charov for a post on social networking sites

2024-06-29T19:36:15+02:0029. June 2024|

The Russian Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case under the article on "discrediting" the army against Eduard Charov, a Christian preacher from the Sverdlovsk Region.   On 27 June, the notification about the initiation of the case was published by the preacher's wife Inna Charova, attention to the publication was drawn by the publication "7×7. Horizontal Russia. The reason for the case was a repost of a picture about

15-year-old schoolboy sentenced to 5 years for leaflets criticising Putin

2024-06-25T09:53:28+02:0025. June 2024|

Arseniy Turbin, a 15-year-old resident of the town of Livny, Orel region, was sent to an educational colony for five years, allegedly for his participation in the Legion "Freedom of Russia" organisation*. The schoolboy Arseniy Turbin was under house arrest from 5 September 2023 to 31 May 2024 with the right to attend the lyceum, then he was released on his own recognizance, but soon - on 20 June 2024

German government rejects idea of deporting unemployed Ukrainians

2024-06-24T17:03:51+02:0024. June 2024|

The German government opposes the deportation of Ukrainians who do not want to work, according to a representative of the German Federal Foreign Office. Photo: Ukrainians in Germany (gettyimages.com) He reminded that Russia attacks targets across Ukraine daily and also tries to destroy infrastructure in the western part of the country. "Therefore, I don't know where there can be a safe place in Ukraine," emphasized the representative of

Kharkiv human rights group received the Lev Kopelev Award

2024-06-17T12:08:07+02:0017. June 2024|

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

Germany will address the human rights situation in Azerbaijan

2024-06-17T11:57:51+02:0017. June 2024|

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

Adjournment of Oleg Orlov’s appeals process

2024-06-13T17:04:06+02:0013. June 2024|

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

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

2024-06-13T09:40:14+02:0013. June 2024|

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 -

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

2024-06-07T15:56:39+02:007. June 2024|

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

Global Elections and Their Impact on Human Rights

2024-06-04T15:52:09+02:004. June 2024|

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

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