📘New IPHR report examines whether Uzbekistan’s recent domestic violence reforms are delivering real protection for women. Despite legal progress since 2023, gaps in enforcement, justice, and support persist. iphronline.org/articles/ref...

🇺🇦 Experts are clear : Russia’s war against Ukraine is genocidal in intent, design, and execution. Take a look back at the first panel of the conference "Intent to Destroy: Confronting Russia’s Campaign to Erase Ukraine and Its People.” slpjustice.bsky.social @giwps.bsky.social

📰 🔎 @kyivpost.com reports on the conference "Intent to Destroy: Confronting Russia’s Campaign to Erase Ukraine and Its People", bringing together IPHR and partners to examine Russia’s escalating atrocities and rhetoric through the lens of genocide. www.kyivpost.com/post/66184

IPHR has joined @hrw.org, @amnesty.org, @nhcno.bsky.social, @hfhrpl.bsky.social and four other organisations in calling on Kazakhstan's authorities to end attacks on independent journalists and media outlets, following recent raids, detentions and pressure: iphronline.org/articles/kaz...

📢🇬🇧New report by IPHR and State Capture: Accountability Project points to gaps in UK’s response to growing TNR threats and calls on the UK Government to take urgent steps to address them. Read all our recommendations here: https://iphronline.org/articles/new-report-addressing-tnr-uk/

On International Human Rights Day, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, emphasised the need to "reclaim" these fundamental values, which he says have been undermined in Europe.

Our new update on #Turkmenistan for the CIVICUS Monitor covers: ➡️ State enforced prosperity narratives ➡️ Corruption-fuelled internet censorship ➡️ Imprisonment, exit bans & transnational repression facing activists iphronline.org/articles/tur... w/ TIHR, @civicusalliance.bsky.social

📢‼️Civil society urges the Member States of the Council of Europe to support the adoption of a Convention on Transnational Repression, establishing legally binding mechanisms for prevention, protection, and accountability. https://iphronline.org/articles/appeal-for-a-coe-convention-on-tnr/

This month Turkmenistan celebrates 30 years of state neutrality – we call on the authorities to mark this symbolic occasion by pardoning & releasing those imprisoned for peaceful civic activism. Joint statement by IPHR, @nhcno.bsky.social, TIHR and Turkmen.News: iphronline.org/articles/tur...

IPHR, Harvard IHRC, New Lines Institute, @giwps.bsky.social, @slpjustice.bsky.social & Eurasia Center host intl conference "Intent to Destroy". ⏰ 19 Nov 09:00–17:00 EST / 15:00–23:00 CET Event Info: iphronline.org/articles/int... Livestream: www.youtube.com/live/9XZoefP...

🔴 The conference "Intent to Destroy: Confronting Russia’s Campaign to Erase Ukraine and Its People" is live now! Join us: https://www.youtube.com/live/9XZoefPpBuU?si=5yz8H_Zn5HqNULT1

As a teaser to our upcoming conference “Intent to Destroy: Confronting Russia’s Campaign to Erase Ukraine and Its People,” we’re sharing an op-ed by Susan H. Farbstein, Anastasiya Donets, and Tamar Ruseishvili. Check it out: iphronline.org/articles/op-...

IPHR, Harvard IHRC, New Lines Institute, @giwps.bsky.social, @slpjustice.bsky.social & Eurasia Center host intl conference "Intent to Destroy". ⏰ 19 Nov 09:00–17:00 EST / 15:00–23:00 CET Event Info: iphronline.org/articles/int... Livestream: www.youtube.com/live/9XZoefP...

IPHR submitted written observations to the #ECtHR in Ukraine v. Russia, exposing Russia’s systematic transnational repression. 196 documented cases show a coordinated state policy of targeting individuals abroad. iphronline.org/articles/iph...

As the EU and Uzbekistan deepen ties, trade must not be prioritised over human rights. IPHR, @ahrca.bsky.social, @nhcno.bsky.social and @hfhrpl.bsky.social urge the EU to use the new partnership agreement to push for genuine reforms that go beyond rhetoric. 👉 iphronline.org/articles/eu-...

TNR reveals how authoritarian behaviour does not stop at borders, and how the safety of one state’s residents increasingly depends on the integrity of others’ institutions. The OSCE has the mandate, mechanisms, and convening power to respond. Read more: iphronline.org/articles/pol... @odihr.pl

📢 Join us today for a side event at the 2025 #WarsawHDC! We’ll explore practical, replicable models for supporting HRDs in exile, drawing on real experiences of defenders, NGO analysis, and positive state practices. 🗓 Date & time: 16 October, 16:00–17:00 📍 Place: Meeting room 3 Welcome!

A young woman’s murder has shaken Kyrgyzstan. But exploiting this pain to bring back the death penalty won’t bring justice. What’s needed is systemic reform to protect women & girls – not executions. Joint statement by 7 NGOs: iphronline.org/articles/kyr...

🚨 Ahead of the 2025 #WarsawHDC, IPHR calls for a resolute international response to the alarming crackdown on civic freedoms in Central Asia and increased support for the region's civil society. 👉 See more about current trends & our calls at: iphronline.org/articles/sti...

It has been 10 years since #Tajikistan arrested human rights lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov. He remains imprisoned on politically motivated charges. Freedom Now and 11 human rights organizations renew our call for his immediate and unconditional release www.freedom-now.org/tajikistan-l...

We stand in solidarity with @open-society.bsky.social in the face of these politically motivated attempts to criminalise its peaceful, tireless and impactful work to promote human rights, democracy and justice in the US and beyond.

Kyrgyzstan: Human rights defender Rita Karasartova gets 5 years parole on spurious charges after a secret trial. We’re relieved she’s freed, but call for an end to all persecution against her! vesti.kg/obshchestvo/...

#Kyrgyzstan: IPHR deplores the conviction of four former Kloop contributors, two of whom were imprisoned. This marks a new peak in the authorities’ retaliatory campaign against Kloop and sends a chilling message to all engaged in independent journalism in Kyrgyzstan: iphronline.org/articles/kyr...

Shocking – #Turkmenistan activist gets 8 more years in prison. Instead of freeing him after an unjust 4-year term expired in June, authorities filed new spurious charges to keep him locked up. We believe he's punished for his activism and call for his release! en.turkmen.news/news/turkmen...

#Kazakhstan must uphold equality, dignity and freedom of expression and refrain from introducing so-called anti-LGBTI propaganda legislation: iphronline.org/articles/hum... w/ @ilgaeurope.bsky.social @fidh-official.bsky.social @omctorg.bsky.social @iglyo.bsky.social @tgeuorg.bsky.social

CSOs welcome the decision by Royal Palace of Caserta to cancel Valery Gergiev's participation at the Un’Estate da Re festival & call on the Italian Ministry of Culture/Italian regions to ensure that cultural events are not used to amplify pro-authoritarian voices. iphronline.org/articles/joi...

📸 Scopri la magia della fotografia! Workshop artistico di due giorni a CASA VITALI 🗓️ 25 e 26 luglio | 📍 Via Santa Croce 63, Sambuca di Sicilia 🔗 Iscrizione e dettagli: iphronline.org/articles/wor...

📢 New joint report by IPHR, NAKO & Hunterbrook: Western-made microchips are still found in Russian SU-34/35 jets—used in attacks on Ukrainian civilians. 10 cases examined ↔️ components ↔️ war crimes. iphronline.org/articles/par...

🗓 Join us next Tuesday, 8/07 at 15:00 CEST, for the online presentation of "Parts of the Problem: Tracing Western Tech in Russia’s Deadliest Jets", a new report by IPHR, The Independent Anti-Corruption Commission (NAKO), and Hunterbrook Media. Registration: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#Kyrgyzstan: Parliament's decision to dissolve the National Center for the Prevention of Torture is deeply alarming. Together with 6 other HR NGOs we call on President Japarov to return the law for revision and prevent a serious setback in the fight against torture: iphronline.org/articles/kyr...

"The European continent is arguably the world’s most important bastion of democracy. If it falters, the idea of a liberal, rules-based global order risks faltering with it." Check out the op-ed in @euobserver.com authored by IPHR's Director Brigitte Dufour euobserver.com/eu-political...

Together with @nhcno.bsky.social, Turkmen.News, Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights & @ahrca.bsky.social we urge #Turkmenistan to drop new retaliatory charges against civic activist Murat Dushemov, promptly release him and stop harassing him & his family: iphronline.org/articles/tur...

On the #InternationalDayAgainstTorture, we call on Central Asian governments to take real action to end torture. Despite reforms, torture persists across the region, fuelled by impunity & repression. Victims & defenders deserve protection, not persecution! iphronline.org/articles/beh...

🔴 Tune in now: IPHR’s Nuvola Galliani is speaking at a hearing in the Italian Parliament on the topic of transnational repression. Repressione transnazionale di dissidenti - audizione informale - IPHR e FIDU webtv.camera.it/evento/28508

📢 If you're in Rome this Friday, join us for a press conference hosted by Sen. Filippo Sensi re: presentation of the new report: “Domestic Capacity to Address Transnational Repression: Italy” by the Italian Federation for Human Rights (FIDU) & IPHR. The report will be available on 27/06. Details👇

Forced loyalty, fear, and censorship: #Turkmenistan’s relentless assault on civic freedoms - check out new update by IPHR & Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights for the #CIVICUSMonitor: iphronline.org/articles/for...

🗓️ Join us on June 25 at 10:00 a.m. ET / 16:00 CEST for a hybrid discussion hosted by the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and Strategic Litigation Project, in partnership with IPHR & the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School. Registration 🔗: www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/new-fi...

Senior UK MPs accuse Cadbury's owner Mondelēz of being 'too busy counting its profits' in Russia to respond to criticism over operating there. 70+ MPs & peers accused the firm of 'funding Russia's war machine'. Kudos for standing with Ukraine, @alexsobel.co.uk, Sir John Whittingdale! bit.ly/4mNKxls

📣#Kyrgyzstan: We're deeply alarmed by the renewed crackdown on the independent Kloop media platform. Authorities must end this campaign, release those still in detention & investigate due process violations - joint statement by 10 human rights NGOs: iphronline.org/articles/kyr...

🌾 Over 140 individuals & entities and 60+ vessels are part of Russia's systemic network looting agricultural land, crops & equipment in occupied Ukraine, according to a new report by the @state-capture.bsky.social ‪‪and @iphr.bsky.social. 📄 bit.ly/3Z2AleA

Check out our new report - Grain Thieves: The Network Behind the Plunder of Ukrainian Grain - produced in collaboration with @iphr.bsky.social www.state-capture.org/publications

Our new update for CIVICUS Monitor highlights #Kyrgyzstan’s media freedom decline, the impact of the ‘’foreign agent’’-style law, politically motivated cases against journalists & activists, and other alarming civic space trends: iphronline.org/articles/kyr...

🎙 We are proud to announce the launch of When Justice Comes — a new podcast hosted by Oksana Pokalchuk, human rights defender and Co-Executive Director of Truth Hounds, and Dmytro Afanasiev, Field Researcher at IPHR. 👉 Follow the podcast here (in Ukrainian): li.sten.to/ex8imoo2

📣We’re alarmed by the public attack on Kazakhstan’s NGO Coalition against Torture after its submission to the UN. Authorities must end the smear campaign & protect coalition members from retaliation! See joint statement by @iphr.bsky.social and @omctorg.bsky.social: iphronline.org/articles/kaz...

🍾🎻🎊We’re delighted to announce the inauguration of Casa VITALI in Sambuca di Sicilia — a unique space for art, human rights & peace. Named in the honour of our colleague Vitali Safarov, it celebrates his legacy of tolerance 💗 iphronline.org/articles/iph...

20 years after the Andijan massacre, it's time for #Uzbekistan's gov't to face up to the past and finally facilitate an independent investigation into the tragedy to ensure accountability & justice for victims. Joint statement w/ @ahrca.bsky.social @nhcno.bsky.social iphronline.org/articles/uzb...

We are delighted to announce that on 16 May, IPHR will open Casa Vitali— a rest and respite centre for human rights defenders, activists, and artists from Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia, in Sambuca di Sicilia, Sicily. More details will follow soon. www.ansa.it/sicilia/noti...

▶️ Watch now: IPHR experts joined a panel at Harvard Law School to discuss missile terror against civilians and pathways to accountability for Russian war crimes & crimes against humanity. @humanrightshls.bsky.social, @glanlaw.bsky.social, @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social youtu.be/uT6maa1ujYQ?...

🔴 OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Jan Braathu issued a statement on the evidence of torture and ill-treatment of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who was killed while detained in Russia without formal charges.

Harvard IHRC & IPHR submit legal assessment on Russia’s aerial attacks in Ukraine. It concludes that Russia’s aerial attacks rise to the level of the crimes against humanity of murder, extermination, persecution, and other inhumane acts: iphronline.org/articles/iph...