PACE Side Event: Azerbaijan: A year of Attempts to Hide Dire Human Rights Record

At the UN, HRHF underscored Russia’s occupation of Crimea as marked by widespread abuses, eroding prospects for peace, reconciliation and global security. This statement was delivered during an interactive dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on his quarterly report on Ukraine.

We are saddened by the passing of our board member Laila Bokhari on Friday 12 December 2025. We are grateful to Laila for the years of expertise and principled guidance that she brought to HRHF’s board since joining in 2019. A distinguished political scientist, diplomat, and politician, Laila devoted decades to human rights. We extend our deepest condolences to her family.

An interview with a human rights defender from Crimea on enforced disappearances in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, the situation for those unjustly detained and the power of letters.