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Advocating for increased support for civil society, and marking 30 years of the Network of Human Rights Houses

From October 7-11, 2024, 15 human rights defenders from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine gathered for a week of advocacy as a part of the Network of Human Rights Houses’ 30th anniversary celebrations.
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Human Rights House Foundation  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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December 16, 2024

Supporting Ukrainian civil society during Russia’s continued aggression – interview with Hennadii Vypynashko

Hennadii Vypynashko is a Ukrainian human rights defender who coordinated the Protection Program of the Educational Human Rights House Chernihiv for over 2.5 years, supporting civil society representatives affected by Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine. In this interview, he shares stories about supported human rights defenders and journalists, his motivation, and key takeaways from his experience.
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