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Crimea & the renewed Russian invasion of Ukraine: New Human Rights Challenges – Crimea Platform Side Event
On 24 October 2022, Human Rights House Foundation co-organised a side event ahead of the start of the First Parliamentary Summit of the International Crimea Platform. The event focused on the deteriorating human rights situation in occupied Crimea following the launch of renewed Russian aggression against Ukraine in February 2022.
UNGA77: Joint statement on reprisals
On 10 October 2022, Human Rights House Foundation joined over 20 international civil society organisations in a joint statement calling on member states of the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee to show commitment to ensuring civil society participation at the UN without fear of intimidation and reprisals.
Ales Bialiatski (Belarus), Memorial (Russia) and Center for Civil Liberties (Ukraine) win 2022 Nobel Peace Prize
Human Rights House Foundation applauds the Nobel Committee’s decision to award the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize to our colleagues and partners Ales Bialiatski, Memorial, and Center for Civil Liberties. This is an important recognition of their resilient, brave, and outstanding work for democracy and human rights. It is also an award to all those repressed, imprisoned, and killed for their legitimate human rights work in Belarus, Ukraine and Russia.
HRHF welcomes establishment of a Special Rapporteur on Russia but the Council’s work is not done
Human Rights House Foundation applauds the UN Human Rights Council for voting today to establish a Special Rapporteur for the situation of human rights in Russia and thanks it for its work.
HRC51: Statement on human rights in Georgia
On 6 October 2022, Human Rights House Foundation delivered a statement at the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in Georgia.
PACE Side Event: Crimea in darkness
On 10 October 2022, Human Rights House Foundation and several Ukrainian partners co-hosted a side event at PACE, aimed at Refocusing international attention on grave human rights violations in the occupied peninsula after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
HRC51: Statement on human rights in occupied Crimea
On 4 October 2022, Human Rights House Foundation delivered a statement on the human rights situation in occupied Crimea at the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council. In the statement, HRHF highlighted the return of the practice of enforced disappearances, as well as highlighting the cases of several unjustly detained or imprisoned people on the peninsula.
HRC51 Side Event – Ukraine: Human rights violations and militarisation in Crimea
On 3 October 2022, Human Rights House Foundation, Ukrainian civil society organisations, and State delegations co-organised the HRC51 side event ” Ukraine: Human rights violations and militarisation in Crimea”.
Statement on Freedom of Expression & Media Freedom – Warsaw Human Dimension Conference
On 30 September 2022, at the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, Human Rights House Foundation delivered a statement on the situation for independent journalists and media outlets in Azerbaijan.