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Arbitrariness is the order of the day in Belarus

ishr_online2023-08-08T16:27:46+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 Belarusishr_online2023-08-08T16:27:46+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

ishr_online2023-08-08T16:02:14+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 state silences discrimination in Moldova

ishr_online2023-07-31T12:27:28+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 Moldovaishr_online2023-07-31T12:27:28+02:00

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

ishr_online2023-07-24T08:39:12+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 Georgiaishr_online2023-07-24T08:39:12+02:00

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

ishr_online2023-07-21T10:43:26+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 Moldovaishr_online2023-07-21T10:43:26+02:00

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

ishr_online2023-07-13T16:31:49+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 Groupishr_online2023-07-13T16:31:49+02:00

ISHR India and Pakistan Brief

ishr_online2023-07-04T11:38:55+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 Briefishr_online2023-07-04T11:38:55+02:00

Moldova ranks among the leaders in terms of imprisonment

ishr_online2023-07-03T16:03:33+02:00

The Moldovan criminal justice system is one of the toughest in Europe. This is evidenced by an analysis of European prisons and statistics released this week on June 27 in the Council of Europe's annual report. According to the report, Moldova is ahead of many other countries in terms of prison population and among the top three countries in terms of length of prison sentences. The study is conducted annually

Moldova ranks among the leaders in terms of imprisonmentishr_online2023-07-03T16:03:33+02:00

555 transport with humanitarian aid to Lithuania

Valery2023-07-03T14:30:22+02:00

Lithuania, Kupiškis. Humanitarian aid for refugees Dear friends and supporters, human rights defenders, on June 26, 2023, a transport with humanitarian aid arrived from Wittlich to Northern Lithuania/Kupiškis. We were very much looking forward to this transport, as the need for such things is always great and will be even greater in the future. More and more Ukrainians, as well as Belarusians and Russians, who see no future in their

555 transport with humanitarian aid to LithuaniaValery2023-07-03T14:30:22+02:00

The situation of refugees in Moldova

ishr_online2023-06-24T17:17:54+02:00

The "success story" that Moldova has successfully coped with the flow of refugees from Ukraine may lose relevance. Five months ago, the government stopped allocating money for the maintenance of refugee centres, while Western partners in general have donated at least 150 million euros to Moldova to provide comfort to Ukrainian citizens fleeing the war. The authorities admit that things are going badly, but they cannot say exactly where

The situation of refugees in Moldovaishr_online2023-06-24T17:17:54+02:00