Events

Press conference: Alarming situation in Ukraine needs strong international action

Press conference by Ukrainian human rights defenders following the urgent debate on Ukraine of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Published: January 29, 2014 Author: Florian Irminger

When: Thursday, 30. January 2014 13:00
To: Thursday, 30. January 2014
Where: Strasbourg, Room 1, building of the Council of Europe
Host: HRHF
Contact: Florian Irminger (florian.irminger@humanrightshouse.org / +41 79 751 80 42)

Speakers:

Alexandra Delemenchuk, Centre for Civil Liberties
Oleksandra Matviychuk, Centre for Civil Liberties
Tetiana Pechonchyk, Human Rights Information Centre
Vadym Pyvovarov, Association of Ukrainian Human Rights Monitors on Law-Enforcement
Ane Tusvik Bonde, Human Rights House Foundation

Documents:

Invitation to the press conference

Tags:

Ukraine – Chernihiv

Latest

Statements

April 11, 2024

HRC55: Human rights situation in Crimea is a blueprint for how Russia seeks to transform the newly occupied territories of Ukraine

On 2 April 2024, Human Rights House Foundation delivered a statement at the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council underlining the deteriorating situation of human rights in Russian-occupied Crimea as well as the newly occupied territories of Ukraine.

Statements

April 9, 2024

Authorities in Georgia & Republika Srpska must irrevocably withdraw legislation threatening to stifle independent civil society

Human Rights House Foundation and members of the Network of Human Rights Houses urge the Parliament of Georgia and the National Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Republika Srpska to drop proposed “Foreign agent” legislation that can damage civil society and media irreversibly, to respect international obligations undertaken by their states under Council of Europe and the UN instruments, and to uphold fundamental freedoms underpinning free and independent civil society.

Statements

April 5, 2024

HRHF welcomes the adoption of Council of Europe Recommendation on SLAPPs

As a part of the Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE), Human Rights House Foundation welcomes today’s adoption of the CoE recommendation on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) by the Committee of Ministers. We call on CoE member states to follow the comprehensive recommendation, and to genuinely implement effective domestic measures to protect human rights defenders, journalists, and other civil society actors against SLAPPs.