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In this letter, the Human Rights House Foundation, thanks the Ombudsperson in Voronez for taking the time to meet in Voronezh in October 2013. The Human Rights House Foundation appreciates the Ombudspersons effort to solve the issues with the lease of municipal facilities.

In this letter, the Human Rights House Foundation thanks the Governor of the Voronezh region for his effort to find a long term solution to ensure the existence of the Human Rights House Voronezh.

Members and partners of the Human Rights House Network and the South Caucasus Network of Human Rights Defenders condemn the ongoing smear campaigns and harassment against human rights organizations working on gender issues in Armenia and urge the authorities of the Republic of Armenia to ensure the protection of human rights defenders in their work.

Members and partners of the Human Rights House Network writes to the Governor of the Voronezh region, Aleksey Gordeev, to express deep concern over the actions taken by the Municipality which result in the fact, that he Human Rights House Voronezh, one of the networks members may be let without premises.

Article 19, Civil Rights Defenders, Human Rights House Foundation, Human Rights Watch, International Media Support, Media Diversity Institute, Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Open Society Foundations, PEN International, People in Need Organisation and Reporters without Borders writes to the president to express a profound concern regarding the continued harassment and intimidation of investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova and the resulting interference in her work.

The members of the Human Rights House Tbilisi condemn once more the practice of torture and inhuman treatment of prisoners at the penitentiary department of Georgia during the previous government. The fact was confirmed again by the additional video material found out in the special cache in Zugdidi (Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region) on June 17 and 21.

The members of the Human Rights House Tbilisi are deeply concerned about fact of violent attack on LGBT activists who were assembling on May 17 for a peaceful rally to mark the international Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO).

Members and partners of the Human Rights House Network and the South Caucasus Network of Human Rights Defenders condemn further restrictions to the right to freedom of association in Azerbaijan, especially affecting the work and activities of human rights defenders, and call for the end of harassment of human rights organisations.

Call for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights defenders, journalists and activists detained in relation to the peaceful protest held in Baku on Saturday 26 January 2013.