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March 5, 2019

Photo Contest: Not Passing Witness 2018

The photos tell stories of the harsher realities of life, expose the challenges faced by human rights defenders and celebrate their work, and cover protest actions and other human rights events.

March 5, 2019

Lyudmila Alexeyeva: An Agent of Change

“The activities of the human rights movement were too diverse to have a leader, but she was definitely a unifying figure.”

March 2, 2019

Mehman Huseynov released

Azerbaijani anti-corruption video blogger Mehman Huseynov has been released from prison, after serving a two-year sentence for defamation. This followed many years of repression by the authorities aimed at silencing him.

February 28, 2019

HRHF opens 2019 fund for joint Human Rights House projects

The project fund supports Houses and member organisations to be creative and innovative, to test new ideas, and to share and benefit from the vast experience in the network of Human Rights Houses.

February 27, 2019

Стваральнік Беларускага дома правоў чалавека Барыс Звозскаў ва ўспамінах сяброў і калегаў

26 лютага споўнілася 70 год з дня нараджэння Барыса Звозскава – праваабаронцы, якому належала ідэя стварэння Беларускага дома правоў чалавека.

February 26, 2019

Bias and disbarment leave handful of lawyers to take sensitive cases

Speaking at the European Parliament, Azerbaijani human rights lawyer Fuad Aghayev raises how political bias in access to the Bar and politically motivated suspensions and disbarment have left only a handful of human rights lawyers to take politically sensitive cases.

February 24, 2019

Як разбурыць сцяну маўчання вакол Крыма?

20 лютага ў Беларускім доме правоў чалавека праваабаронцы, якія наведалі Крым з маніторынгавай місіяй, прэзентавалі справаздачу аб сваёй вандроўцы.

February 19, 2019

Euromaidan: Five Years of Impunity

“On the eve of elections, there is a temptation for Ukrainian authorities to say that the investigation into Euromaidan is finished… but they haven’t fulfilled one of the key requirements of Euromaidan – to stop impunity and bring rule of law to the country.”

February 15, 2019

Расшифровка трансляции рассмотрения доклада Беларуси на 124 сессии КПЧ ООН. День 2

8 и 9 октября 2018 года в Женеве на 124 сессии Комитета по правам человека ООН рассматривали доклад Беларуси, который государство представило впервые за 20 лет.