From left to right: Heinz Thoma, spokesperson for cultural and social policy for the SPD group on Eschweiler City Council; Kateryna Kravchenko and Lina Shreim from the Blau-Gelbes Kreuz; Valerio Krüger from the ISHR; the musician Olga Hryhoruk; Andrea Wolff, President of the GPB European Association; Artem Kryvulia from the ISHR; and the musician Oleksii. Europe’s responsibility: Shining a light on human rights violations in Ukraine At an

We warmly invite you to our event on the human rights situation in the frontline and occupied areas of Ukraine. Europe’s Responsibility – Human Rights Violations in Frontline and Occupied Areas in Ukraine Date: 7 July 2026, 6.00 pm Doors open: 5.30 pm Venue: Kirschenhof – The House of History Address: 27 Dürener Straße, 52249 Eschweiler Under the guiding principle that “Human rights are the foundation of Europe”,

The volunteers from the ISHR Wittlich working group were in high spirits after loading the 600th aid consignment. Photo: ISHR ISHR Wittlich’s 600th aid convoy: help from person to person Wittlich, 3 July 2026 – The Wittlich branch of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) has reached a special milestone with the loading of its 600th humanitarian aid consignment. Numerous guests from the worlds of politics, civil

“Ambulances for Kharkiv – Donate so that help can be provided” Russian troops are attacking targets in Ukraine on a daily basis. Hospitals, medical facilities and emergency services are also being deliberately bombed. The danger is particularly high in regions close to the front line and in cities such as Kherson, Kramatorsk and Kharkiv. The targeted hunting of civilians and infrastructure in Kherson using so-called FPV (first-person view)

Anastasia Alekseeva, coordinator of the IAC ISHR monitoring mission, spoke to *Yuridicheskaya Gazeta* about the launch of an educational and analytical project Court monitoring involves observing the administration of justice from the sidelines. It is not carried out from the perspective of a party to the case, but rather from that of an observer who carefully records how the hearing proceeds, how the participants in the proceedings behave, and whether

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,