Recognizing the importance of Universal Periodical Preview (UPR) as mechanism that can help the civil society to affect state policies, Human Rights House Sarajevo organizes UPR Regional Seminar and Workshop for its partner organizations in the region.
When: Thursday, 20. November 2008 10:00
To: Sunday, 23. November 2008
Where: Dubrovnik, Croatia
Host: Hotel Excelsior
The aim of the seminar is to introduce and make UPR mechanism more clear to the partner organizations and enable them to engage their actors of civil society in the UPR process.
In recent months, Serbia has witnessed an alarming crackdown on its civic space. This has unfolded through a wave of arrests, smear campaigns, and repressive tactics aimed at silencing dissent and undermining democratic principles. These actions, exacerbated by growing Russian and Chinese influence, reveal a systematic effort of Serbia’s authorities to suppress civil society and stifle public dissent.
Human Rights House Foundation joins a joint-statement from INGOs led by Human Rights Watch urging EU leaders to press the Azerbaijani Authorities to end its renewed and intensified crackdown on critical voices and independent civil society.
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. Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) and Network partners aimed to deepen engagement with Norwegian policymakers and raise awareness of critical human rights challenges across the region, emphasising the need for increased political and financial support from Norway for civil society.
