The IAC ISHR is finalising a practical guide on monitoring the right to a fair trial In a context where trust in the justice system depends directly on the quality of judicial proceedings, professional tools for assessing the extent to which the judicial system meets the standards of a fair trial take on particular significance. In modern democratic states, independent monitoring of court hearings is viewed not as external control,

To mark Political Sponsorship Day, the ISHR is once again drawing attention this year to the plight of tens of thousands of political prisoners worldwide. The IGFM would like to thank all MPs who are working alongside us to secure the release of political prisoners. The photo shows some of the MPs who have taken on a political sponsorship. Photo: ISHR Ukraine: Father and son abducted by the

Karin Müller-Kinet has been working in humanitarian aid at ISHR for four decades. Under the leadership of Karin Müller-Kinet from Bergen-Enkheim, 106 banana crates of clothing, 41 food parcels, 3 beds and a generator were loaded onto a lorry belonging to the overseas aid organisation of the Free Evangelical Churches of Germany at midday on 31 March. Several #ISHR staff members pitched in despite changeable weather and loaded the relief