In 2024, Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) worked closely with the Network of Human Rights Houses and other civil society partners to protect and promote human rights amidst increasing challenges, including rising authoritarianism. Find out more in HRHF’s 2024 annual report.
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Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) establishes and supports Human Rights Houses – coalitions of local independent civil society organisations working to advance human rights at home and abroad.
Today 80+ CSOs are united in the Network of Human Rights Houses, active across Eastern and Western Europe, the Balkans and the Caucasus.
Together, we advocate for freedoms that underpin a strong and independent civil society and protect and empower human rights defenders.
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Statements
June 20, 2025
HRC59: Georgia should repeal “foreign agent” law, halt arbitrary arrests, and guarantee peaceful assembly
At the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights House Foundation highlighted the effects of Georgia's new "foreign agent" law as well as recent legal threats against NGOs and the punitive fining of rights defender Baia Pataraia. HRHF urged repeal of the law and pressed for concrete international support to shield civil society from intensifying state pressure.
Statements
June 20, 2025
HRC59: Rising repression of election monitors and journalists in the wider European region
Events
May 13, 2025
“The Face of a Defender” – Honouring Women Human Rights Defenders Across Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Human rights defenders
Human rights defenders work to improve societies and contribute to peace and democracy. Defenders are agents for positive change and development. They are key in protecting against human rights violations and in advancing universal human rights.