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Lev Ponomarev Seminar: The Role of Human Rights in the Modern World

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The role of human rights in the modern world Lev Ponomarev Seminar 14 May, Wednesday, 18:30 - 20:30 📍Espace Libertés | Reforum Space Paris (https://maps.app.goo.gl/zbhfQVvYZoMJv38a9) "... We begin our seminar in the days when the world is frozen in uncertainty - whether the fratricidal war unleashed by Russia on Putin's orders will continue. Every day we learn from the news about yet another civilian casualty, the death of children. Human

Lev Ponomarev Seminar: The Role of Human Rights in the Modern Worldishr_online2025-05-13T16:43:54+02:00

Europe must finally act decisively

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Europe must finally act decisively - two experts and a war opponent on Putin-Russia's fight against freedom! Valerio Krüger Dear readers, the struggle for freedom and peace is a painful daily reality for millions of people in massive brutality just a few hundred kilometres to the east of us. Tens of thousands of members of Ukrainian families are fighting on the front line, while civilians in Ukrainian cities

Europe must finally act decisivelyishr_online2025-05-08T15:49:29+02:00

19-year-old anti-war activist Daria Kozyreva begins her closing statement to the Russian court in Ukrainian

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19-year-old anti-war activist Daria Kozyreva begins her closing speech in Ukrainian before the Russian court. She evokes the strength of Ukraine and says, "It is clear that Putin cannot realise that Ukraine is a sovereign nation. Today, the shackles have long since been thrown off. Nobody will put them back on Ukraine. The people have bled for their freedom for centuries. It will no longer surrender this freedom to anyone.

19-year-old anti-war activist Daria Kozyreva begins her closing statement to the Russian court in Ukrainianishr_online2025-05-07T08:18:55+02:00

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

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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”

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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

Uzbekistan/Karakalpakstan – The media is on the verge of complete collapse

Carmen Krusch-Grün2025-04-24T21:38:41+02:00

Since the violent suppression of the protests in Karakalpakstan/Uzbekistan in early July 2022, pressure on independent media workers has increased dramatically. Free, independent and critical reporting from Uzbekistan is no longer possible. Hopes for democratic change following the death of the dictatorial ruler Islam Karimov in 2016 have not been fulfilled.

Uzbekistan/Karakalpakstan – The media is on the verge of complete collapseCarmen Krusch-Grün2025-04-24T21:38:41+02:00

Armenia: Voices of Displacement from Artsakh

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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

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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

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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