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Dragoslava Barzut is a writer and human rights defender from Serbia. She is a Public Policy Program Manager at Civic Initiatives, a member organisation of Human Rights House Belgrade. Barzut’s work centres on combating hate speech and hate crimes, addressing the shrinking civic space, and advocating for the rights of LGBTQI people.

Liubov Vinogradova (1952 – 2024), a Russian human rights defender and medical psychologist, passed away in May 2024. Vinogradova was the Executive Director of the Independent Psychiatric Association of Russia (IPA) from 1989 until her passing, working to expose and end the practice of punitive psychiatry in Russia.

Maria Poszytek is a lawyer and human rights defender from Poland. She works at the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, a member of the Network of Human Rights Houses, and focuses on rights of migrants, especially the right to liberty, right to life and security, right to an effective remedy, right to freedom of torture and inhuman treatment, rights of the child.

Asria Taleb Mohamed is a human rights defender from Western Sahara who works for the Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara, a member of the Norwegian Council for Africa (a member organisation of Human Rights House Oslo), and advocates for women’s rights, international law, the right to self-determination, and the rights of refugees. With a background in journalism, Taleb Mohamed’s work is focused on informing the world about Western Sahara, through art, media and public speaking.

Natia Tavberidze is a human rights defender from Georgia. She has been involved in human rights activities for over 15 years and, currently, as a Coordinator of Human Rights House Tbilisi, Tavberidze focuses on freedom of expression, support and protection of human rights defenders.

Sara Kekuš is a human rights defender from Croatia. She works at the Centre for Peace Studies, a member organisation of Human Rights House Zagreb, as a Programme Director and Coordinator of the Protecting and Promoting the Right to Asylum and Migration Programme.

Taciana Niadbaj is a Belarusian writer and human rights defender. Niadbaj started her work in the NGO sector by cooperating with independent media and she is currently the Chair of the Board of the Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House and Chair of PEN Belarus.

Dragana Dardić is a human rights defender from Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She is currently a Program Director at Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly, member organisation of Human Rights House Banja Luka. In her work, Dardić focuses on women’s rights, the rights of marginalised groups, and the freedoms of expression, assembly, and association.

Rovshana Rahimova is a human rights lawyer from Azerbaijan. She has been involved in defending human rights for over 10 years focusing on women’s rights and countering domestic violence, including protection of the victims and national advocacy. Currently, as a member of the Azerbaijani Bar Association, she also works on the cases of several political prisoners.

Gayane Hambardzumyan is an Armenian human rights defender. She has been working with Women Resource Center (WRC), an Armenian women’s rights organisation and member of Human Rights House Yerevan almost since its establishment in 2003. She established WRC’s branch, Women’s Center Shushi, in Nagorno-Karabakh.

On 8 October 2024, Human Rights House Foundation delivered a statement at the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council urging states to ensure that violations committed within the context of the Russian occupation of Crimea remain a priority on the agenda of the Council.

On 2 October 2024, Human Rights House Foundation hosted a side event at the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference highlighting the human rights situation in Belarus.