The Belarusian Human Rights House and BHRH member organisations joined the #FreeSentsov international action in June.
Published: June 29, 2018Author: Belarusian Human Rights House
The goal of the action is to support the Ukrainian filmmaker sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in the Russian Federation. Oleg Sentsov has been on hunger strike since 14 May in protest against the illegal imprisonment.
The Belarusian Human Rights House calls on everyone to draw attention to the case of Oleg Sentsov. You can support the filmmaker by a post in social networks tagged #SaveOlegSentsov and #FreeSentsov.
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Human rights organisations from across the network of Human Rights Houses have been a part of the international action for Crimean political prisoners.
Tetiana Pechonchyk (Human Rights Information Centre) and Olga Skrypnyk (Crimean Human Rights Group), raise awareness while at the United Nations in New York.
HRHF was at the European Parliament as MEPs joined the #FreeSenstov action. This came as the Parliament adopted a resolution in June 2018 demanding that the Russian authorities immediately and unconditionally release Oleg Sentsov and more than 70 Ukrainian citizens illegally detained in Russia and on the Crimean peninsula.
20th Anniversary network of Human Rights Houses Solidarity March with political prisoners, from The Norwegian Parliment (Stortinget) to The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Educational Human Rights House Chernihiv hosted an event on human rights in Crimea in connection with #26SOLIDARITY, a global campaign in support of Crimean political prisoners. Photo: Educational Human Rights House Chernihiv.
Belarusian Human Rights House and BHRH member organisations joined the #FreeSentsov international action
Human Rights House Foundation joins several INGOs in calling for members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to act decisively to uphold Council of Europe values and protect civil society in Azerbaijan.
On 8 January 2025, Human Rights House Foundation delivered an intersession statement at the UN Human Rights Council urging states to ensure consistent monitoring and reporting of the human rights situation in Crimea, to advocate for the release of all political prisoners and for access for independent monitors of detention facilities, and to continue to support the work of international accountability mechanisms.
From June 2022 to November 2024, Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) implemented a 30-month regional project that provided opportunities for emergency support for Ukrainian civil society and independent media in the wake of the full-scale Russian invasion. The project was funded by the European Union and implemented by ERIM-led coalition of partners, including including Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House, Black Sea Trust, East Europe Foundation, Human Rights House Tbilisi and HRHF.
