🔴 The European Court of Human Rights has today found that the disbarment of a leading 🇦🇿 Azerbaijani human rights lawyer, Yalchin Imanov, led to violations of his freedom of expression and right to private life. 📕 Read more about this judgment: bit.ly/48SsTIt

🔵 UKRAINE AND THE NETHERLANDS v. RUSSIA: spotlight on the ECtHR judgment 🗓️ 1pm (UK), Monday 29 Sept, Zoom. ▶️ For more information and to register: bit.ly/4nHm5Cl Our expert panel (1/3): 🔵 Judge Gnatovskyy, Judge of the European Court of Human Rights elected in respect of #Ukraine

CW: police violence; lethal force. On 17 Sept, the ECtHR found #Armenia breached the right to life in cases concerning 9 men who died as a result of the police dispersal of protests on 1 March 2008. Here their relatives share their memories: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/blog/p...

🔵 We asked the panelists at next Monday's event for their thoughts on the European Court of Human Rights' judgment in #Ukraine and the Netherlands v. #Russia. 🔵 Nadia Volkova ⬇️ 🔵 Register now for our online panel discussion on Monday 29 September: bit.ly/3Iaw57D

To support lawyers working with survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in taking a trauma informed approach, we have published a new annex to our Guidelines for Trauma Informed Legal Practice (TILP). Download the annex now: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/resour...

CW: police violence; excessive and lethal force. 🔴On 18 Sept, the European Court of Human Rights found 🇦🇲 Armenia violated the right to life in a case concerning 9 activists who died as the result of the violent dispersal of protests against the 2008 presidential election result. 🧵1/3 ⬇️

Join us online on 29 Sept for an expert analysis of Ukraine + the Netherlands v. Russia, one of the most significant #humanrights judgments in recent times. Register now: bit.ly/4n67TCp @stevepeers.bsky.social @humanrightsindex.bsky.social @factforce.bsky.social @antongerashchenko.bsky.social

On Thursday, the European Court of #HumanRights found #Armenia violated the right to life of 9 activists who died after police used live ammunition and #teargas grenades to disperse protests against the 2008 presidential election result. Learn more: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/europe...

🔵 UKRAINE AND THE NETHERLANDS v. RUSSIA: the ECtHR judgment 🗓️ 1pm (UK), Monday 29 September, via Zoom. ▶️ Register now: bit.ly/41TRloH ⬇️ Introducing our panel: Judge Gnatovskyy, Judge of the European Court of #HumanRights elected in respect of #Ukraine.

🔴 In July, the ECtHR delivered its judgment in 🇺🇦 UKRAINE AND THE NETHERLANDS v. 🇷🇺 RUSSIA. Join us on 29 Sept for an expert panel discussion on this landmark ruling + its implications for #humanrights, armed conflict + #InternationalLaw. Register now: bit.ly/3I4ZfoB

🔴 In April, the Azerbaijani investigative journalist Afgan Sadigov was released from detention in #Georgia. He had been held since August 2024 pending extradition to 🇦🇿 #Azerbaijian on trumped-up charges. Read more: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/azerba...

🔴 In May 2024, the UN Human Rights Committee delivered a landmark decision on 🇷🇺 Russia's use of forced naturalisation in #Crimea. 🔴 Read more about the decision in Bratsylo and others v #Russia: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/human-... #Ukraine #humanrights

CW: enforced disappearance Since 1994, more than 7,000 people have been disappeared in the North Caucasus by those working for the Russian state. Everyone knows someone who has been disappeared. Only a handful of families know the fate of their loved ones. ▶️ 'In Limbo': youtu.be/JTL7SLlofSw

Our new legal guide, available in English, Georgian and Russian language versions, focuses on admissibility issues that arise during litigation before UN Treaty Bodies, in particular the HRC, CEDAW and CERD. Download our guide now: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/resour...

🔴 Sexual harassment is a persisting human rights violation. 🔴 Our legal guide is now available in English, Georgian and Ukrainian: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/resour...

🔴 Tomorrow (21 July): 'Rule of law and #humanrights concerns in 🇬🇪 Georgia'. 🔴 The in-person event has now sold out, but you can still join online. Register at: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #humanrights #ადამიანისუფლებები #insanhüquqları #մարդուիրավունքներ #правачеловека #law #lawyer

🔴 This Monday: 'Rule of law and human rights concerns in 🇬🇪 Georgia' 🔴 Our hybrid event is open to all. You can book in-person and online tickets at: barhumanrights.org.uk/bhrc-and-ehr... #HumanRights #RuleOfLaw #lawyer #derechoshumanos #droitshumains #правачеловека #ადამიანისუფლებები

On Monday 21 July, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales and EHRAC will be hosting a panel discussion on the Rule of law and human rights concerns in #Georgia. In-person (Doughty Street Chambers, WC1) and online tickets (Zoom): barhumanrights.org.uk/bhrc-and-ehr... #Law #HumanRights

On 5 June, EHRAC hosted a webinar in partnership with the Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation Against Ukraine (RD4U). Read a summary of what we heard: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/webina... #Russia #Ukraine #humanrights #reparations

🔴 CW: enforced disappearance 🔴 Since 1994, more than 7,000 people have been disappeared in the North Caucasus by those working for the Russian state. 🎥 'In Limbo', highlights the ongoing trauma experienced by their families: youtu.be/JTL7SLlofSw 🔴 Please share. #EndEnforcedDisappearances #Russia

In April, the investigative journalist Afgan Sadigov was released from detention in #Georgia. The head of online news platform Azel.TV had been held since August pending extradition to #Azerbaijian on trumped-up charges. Read more: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/azerba...

When #Azerbaijan began its crackdown on #humanrights defenders in 2014, it targeted #lawyers representing HRDs with professional disbarment. The C'ttee of Ministers reviewed implementation of judgments in the Namazov group at its June meeting ⬇️

The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh has resulted in hundreds of thousands of people suffering internal displacement. At its June meeting, the CoE Committee of Ministers reviewed implementation of the ECtHR judgment in Sargsyan v Azerbaijan, a case co-litigated by EHRAC + Armenian NGO Legal Guide ⬇️

At its June meeting, the Committee of Ministers-Droits Humain (CM-DH) reviewed the implementation of judgments in a number of cases co-litigated by EHRAC. The Tsintsabadze group consists of 18 judgments concerning the use of excessive force by Georgian law enforcement. ⬇️

'An overview of avenues for redress for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in Ukraine.' You can download our Briefing Note in English, Ukrainian and Russian: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/resour... #CRSV #VAW #VAWG #lawyers #law #Ukraine #Russia #humanrights #правачеловека

Today is the Int'l Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in #Conflict. In May, we published a three-part blog, 'Countering sexual violence in the conditions of 🇷🇺 Russia’s war of aggression against 🇺🇦 Ukraine'. ▶️ You can read it on the EHRAC blog: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/blog/

18 June is the Int'l Day for Countering Hate Speech. In 2023, the ECtHR found that #Georgia failed to protect supporters of a Muslim school project from unlawful mob action, hate speech and other discriminatory behaviour. Learn more: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/europe... #NoToHate

🇬🇪 At the end of February, lawyers from GYLA + EHRAC appeared before the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR, in a case concerning the violent dispersal of a 2019 #protest in #Tbilisi. 📽️ Our four films look at the background to the case. ▶️ Watch now: youtube.com/playlist?lis... #GeorgiaProtests #humanrights

🟥 Sexual harassment is a complex phenomenon which predominantly affects women and girls. It is a form of sexual and gender-based violence, and gender discrimination. Read and download our legal guide now: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/resour...

Following January's World Congress on Enforced Disappearances, EHRAC lawyer Elba Bendo spoke to the King's Russia Institute student newsletter about Russia's use of enforced disappearance, and the challenges facing the families of the disappeared. 📖 : www.kristudentnewsletter.org/seventh-edit...

Over 50 people, including minors, have reportedly been arrested in Baku ahead of a planned protest in demand of an investigation into the suspicious death of Elgun Ibrahimov, an 18-year-old student. oc-media.org/over-50-azer...

On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (17 May), we shared reflections from our partner Women's Initiatives Supporting Group on their experiences of homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia in #Georgia. Read on: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/intern...

🔴 In a ground-breaking judgment, in a case concerning five women trafficked to 🇷🇺 Russia by convenience store owners, the ECtHR found their trafficking and ill-treatment to be rooted in discrimination. ❌ Art 4 ❌ Art 14 Learn more: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/landma...

Following January's World Congress on Enforced Disappearances, EHRAC lawyer Elba Bendo spoke to the King's Russia Institute student newsletter about Russia's use of ED, and the challenges that face the families of the disappeared. ▶️ : www.kristudentnewsletter.org/seventh-edit...

🔴 On 17 October 2024, the European Court of Human Rights found that the beating, by guards, of an inmate in an Azerbaijani prison violated the prohibition of ill-treatment and torture. His subsequent death was a breach of his right to life. 🔴 Learn more: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/azerba...

Are you a lawyer working with adult survivors of human rights violations? You can download our Guide to Trauma-Informed Legal Practice in English, Russian and Ukrainian: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/resour...

EHRAC works with partners to challenge systemic #discrimination. On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia we asked our partners PINK #Armenia to share their insights on LGBTI discrimination in that country. Read more: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/intern... #IDAHOBIT

In the third and final instalment of their three-part blog on 'Countering sexual violence in the conditions of #Russia’s war of aggression against #Ukraine', Kateryna Ilikchiieva and Kate Levine make their recommendations. Read more: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/blog/c... #CRSV

On 29 April 2024, #humanrights defender and election monitor Anar Mammadli was detained in #Azerbaijan on trumped-up charges. He remains in pre-trial detention, his health deteriorating. To add your voice to the campaign to free Anar, go to free-anar.site #humanrightsdefenders #insanhüquqları

In May 2024, the UN #HumanRights Committee delivered a landmark decision on #Russia's use of forced naturalisation following its annexation of #Crimea. 📕 Read more about Bratsylo and others v Russia: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/human-... #Ukraine #правачеловека #derechoshumanos #droitshumains

Our guide to legal standards on combatting sexual harassment aims to: 🔴 increase understanding of what constitutes sexual harassment 🔴 provide lawyers with tools to deal with cases at the domestic level, and present and argue claims at int'l #humanrights mechanisms 📕: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/resour...

Our guide to legal standards on combatting sexual harassment aims to: 🔴 increase understanding of what constitutes sexual harassment 🔴 provide lawyers with tools to deal with cases at the domestic level, and present and argue claims at int'l #humanrights mechanisms 📕: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/resour...

In Pt 1 of a new 3-part blog, developed with our partners at the Ukrainian Legal Advisory Group (ULAG), Kateryna Ilikchiyeva and Kate Levine look at domestic measures for addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence ( #CRSV ) in the context of #Russia's war on #Ukraine: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/blog/c...

🔴 LANDMARK JUDGMENT FINDS TRAFFICKING AND TREATMENT OF WOMEN ROOTED IN DISCRIMINATION 🔴 Learn more about this case: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/landma... #humanrights #derechoshumanos #droitshumains #правачеловека #insanhüquqları #մարդուիրավունքներ #ადამიანისუფლებები #правалюдини

🔴 Are you a #lawyer working with adult survivors of #HumanRightsViolations? ▶️ You can download our Guide to Trauma-Informed Legal Practice in English, Russian and Ukrainian: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/resour... #humanrights #derechoshumanos #droitshumains #правачеловека #մարդուիրավունքներ #ადამიანისუფლებები

🇺🇦 Since signing the Istanbul Convention, #Ukraine has taken a number of positive steps to combat domestic violence and violence against women, but challenges remain. 📕 In 2024, EHRAC co-authored a NGO Shadow Report on implementation of the Convention in Ukraine: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/resour... #VAW

ARMENIANS BRANDED ‘ENEMIES OF THE STATE’ AFTER SPEAKING UP FOR EUROVISION WINNER WIN POSITIVE JUDGMENT Learn more about this case, co-litigated by Pink Armenia and EHRAC: ehrac.org.uk/en_gb/armeni...

Less-lethal weapons, including #teargas and #rubberbullets, can cause serious injury - even death - if used in certain ways. Learn more about the int'l guidance covering their use, and the consequences of misuse as suffered by protestors in #Georgia. ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToV7...

🟣 Enforced Disappearance and the Right to Truth: State Obligations The Int'l Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance places an obligation on States to properly investigate all allegations of ED, and to prosecute those responsible. A thread 🧵⬇️

24 March is the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross #HumanRightsViolations and for the Dignity of Victims. The right of relatives to know the truth about what happened to their loved one is an absolute right, with no limits or exemptions. Read more ⬇️