International human rights organization honored with prestigious medical media award (from left) Shaghayegh Taherkhani, Markus Berger (Health Media Award e. V.), Matthias Böhning, Thomas Schirrmacher, and Masoud Takhsha at the awards ceremony © ISHR Bonn, March 11, 2026 – The International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) is today being honored with the Health:Angel – one of the most prestigious awards in German-language health media, presented by Health Media
On 10 March, the Goretsky District Court recognised the Instagram, X and Facebook pages of the International Society for Human Rights as "extremist". On March 10, a court in the Horki District of Belarus declared the social media pages of the International Society for Human Rights on Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and Facebook to be “extremist.” The decision concerns the official accounts of an international human rights organization that has
Russian society is atomised Russia is home to members of various indigenous peoples. For example, the Itelmen in Kamchatka. Itelmen human rights activist Dmitry Berezhkov, who lives in exile in Norway, explains how they are oppressed in Vladimir Putin's empire. BY MICHAEL LEH Dmitry Berezhkov comes from the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Far East of the Russian Federation. The 47-year-old belongs to the small indigenous Itelmen people, of whom only about 2,500
Over 39,000 cases of human trafficking have been reported in Europe over the past 20 years. Image generated by AI War and population displacement, particularly following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, are intensifying the crisis, as victims face forced labor and sexual exploitation. Over the past two decades, more than 39,000 cases of human trafficking have been recorded in Europe, according to the latest data from
President Thomas Schirrmacher and Secretary General of ISHR Matthias Böhning visit Kurdistan Thomas Schirrmacher with H. E. First Ahmed, Minister of Justice of Kurdistan © ISHR The President and the Secretary General of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) visited Kurdistan to learn more about the humanitarian aid work of the ISHR Kurdistan Section and to strengthen good relations with the Barzani Charity Foundation (BCF), ISHR’s most
1,461 women persecuted by Putin's regime in Russia A picture of Russian reality on International Women's Day Of these, 634 are currently deprived of their liberty. Today, attempts to regain freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the right to participate in the political life of the country sometimes come at a very high price. Of these, only 215 are either recognised as political prisoners or included in Memorial's lists
In the Republic of Moldova, concerns continue to be raised regarding practices of public coverage of criminal investigations and court proceedings that may shape public perceptions of suspects’ guilt before a final judicial decision is delivered. Such phenomena are often described by experts as “televised justice.” Human rights organizations and representatives of national human rights institutions note that intensive media coverage of arrests, public comments by politicians, and active discussion
24.02.2026 — чергова річниця початку повномасштабного вторгнення Росії в Україну. Ілюстрація створена за допомогою штучного інтелекту. За чотири роки війна не тільки змінила архітектуру європейської безпеки, але й стала однією з найбільш задокументованих гуманітарних катастроф XXI століття. Її головним підсумком стали десятки тисяч загиблих мирних жителів, мільйони переміщених осіб і системні, часто демонстративні порушення міжнародного гуманітарного права. Масштаб цивільних втрат За даними місій Організації Об'єднаних Націй, реальні цифри
Russia Builds a Digital Iron Curtain: WhatsApp Accuses Authorities of Attempting Full Block Amid Push for State Messenger MAX Russia is moving closer to erecting a new kind of Iron Curtain — not of concrete and barbed wire but of code and surveillance. WhatsApp has accused Russian authorities of attempting to fully block the messenger as part of efforts to push users toward a state-controlled alternative vulnerable to
Північна Корея будує житло для родин військових, загиблих у війні Росії проти України Згідно з повідомленням Deutsche Welle (DW), лідер Північної Кореї Kim Jong Un відкрив у Пхеньяні новий житловий район, збудований для родин військовослужбовців, які загинули під час закордонних військових операцій — як широко вважається, йдеться про північнокорейських солдатів, направлених для підтримки Росії у війні проти України. DW із посиланням на державне інформаційне агентство KCNA, а також AP
