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Just days before Armenia welcomes the world to COP17, environmental defenders in the country continue to face intimidation, retaliation and abusive litigation. Armenian authorities must ensure a safe environment for meaningful participation by civil society and affected communities, urges Human Rights House Yerevan (HRHY) and Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF). 

Under høringen om statsbudsjettet for 2027 i Stortingets utenriks- og forsvarskomité advarte Human Rights House Foundation mot å svekke støtten til menneskerettighetsforkjempere og utsatte regioner i en tid der demokratiet i Europa er under økende press. HRHF oppfordret Stortinget til å reversere foreslåtte kutt og understreket at støtte til menneskerettigheter også er en investering i Europas demokratiske motstandskraft og Norges totalforsvar.

As Armenia prepares to host the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) in Yerevan from 19 to 30 October 2026, Human Rights House Yerevan (HRHY) and Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) call on the Armenian authorities to ensure a safe and enabling environment for environmental human rights defenders, activists, journalists and civil society organisations working to protect the environment and promote public participation in environmental decision-making.

At the UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights House Foundation highlighted the deteriorating human rights situation in Georgia, including continued restrictions on civil society, the targeting of Human Rights House Tbilisi, and ongoing violations in Russian-occupied territories. HRHF called for stronger UN scrutiny and continued international engagement.

At the UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights House Foundation highlighted the escalating use of Russia’s criminal justice system against residents of occupied Crimea and called for stronger UN monitoring of closed and politically motivated trials. HRHF cited analysis by Human Rights House Crimea member organisation, Crimean Process, which documents a sharp rise in “high treason” prosecutions alongside systematic fair-trial concerns.

At the UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights House Foundation raised the case of Azerbaijani human rights defender Anar Mammadli, who was sentenced to 13 years in prison following earlier engagement with UN mechanisms, and called for further UN action to address reprisals against human rights defenders.

At the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights House Foundation highlighted research and analysis from Human Rights House Crimea and Zmina Human Rights Centre documenting enforced disappearances in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, and called for accountability.

At the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights House Foundation raised concerns over Russia’s growing use of transnational repression against human rights defenders and critics in exile, including through restrictions on documents, property and finances. HRHF also highlighted the recent “extremist” designations of Memorial-affiliated civil society organisations and OVD-Info.

Tidligere stortingsrepresentant for Høyre, Heidi Nordby Lunde, er valgt inn som nytt styremedlem i norske Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF).

HRHF and several INGOs call on members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to urge their governments to seriously assess an inter-State application against Georgia before the European Court of Human Rights. The joint letter seeks concrete follow-up to PACE Resolution 2664 (2026) amid escalating restrictions on fundamental rights, democratic institutions and the rule of law in Georgia.

At the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights House Foundation warned that Belarusians continue to face persecution at home and abroad, and asked how can States pursue releases while ensuring that such negotiations strengthen prospects for accountability, rehabilitation and non-recurrence.

Ahead of HRC63, HRHF and other INGOs urged UN Human Rights Council Member and Observer states to support the renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation.