Events

4th Winter School for Human Rights in Moscow

Forth Winter School for Human Rights, Moscow 22-30, January, 2011
In cooperation with Youth Human Rights Movement Moscow Helsinki Group will hold 4th Winter school for human rights within educational program International School for Human Rights and Democracy.

Published: November 15, 2010 Author: Zherdeva Anna

When: Monday, 22. November 2010
To: Tuesday, 30. November 2010
Where: Moscow
Host: Moscwo Helsinki Group and Youth Human Rights Movement
Contact: Zherdeva Anna (part@inthrschool.org)
More info: www.mhg.ru/news/FBFA3EB

Winter School for Human Rights will be held in the form of an interactive seminar by experts and consultants from Moscow Helsinki Group in cooperation with international experts from different countries. The following topics are among top priorities:
history and philosophy of human rights protection;
history of human rights movement in USSR, Russia and Europe;
national and international mechanism of human rights protection;
current challenges of international system of human rights protection
management and strategies and new methods of human rights activists’ protection etc.

Young human rights defenders and human rights activists are invited to participate.
Applications should be submitted till 10th of December.

Tags:

Russian Federation

Latest

Statements

July 17, 2024

HRC56: Concerns related to freedom of expression in Serbia

On the sidelines of the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights House Foundation underlined several concerns related to freedom of expression in Serbia including Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs), the misuse of the Law on the Prevention of Money-Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism to target civil society organisations, and inadequate protection mechanisms for journalists and the persistent impunity for crimes against them.

Statements

July 16, 2024

HRC56: HRHF calls for the release of Anar Mammadli and all political prisoners in Azerbaijan

On the sidelines of the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights House Foundation argued that Anar Mammadli’s detention should be understood as a direct reprisal for his legitimate election observation efforts and human rights work, and comes in the context of a dramatic deterioration in the human rights situation in Azerbaijan.

Statements

July 10, 2024

HRC56: Human rights in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine

On 10 July 2024, Human Rights House Foundation delivered a statement at the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council, welcoming the release of Nariman Dzhelal, repeating calls for the release of Server Mustafayev, and raising concerns about the situation for forced transfers of Ukrainian civilians within the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and to the Russian Federation.