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Azerbaijani anti-corruption video blogger Mehman Huseynov has been released from prison, after serving a two-year sentence for defamation. This followed many years of repression by the authorities aimed at silencing him. On 26 December 2018, the Azerbaijani authorities put forward new criminal charges against him. These charges were dropped on 22 January 2019 following strong national and international protests.

Ukraine is in the process of reforming its system for juvenile justice. Advocating for these reforms to be based on international human rights standards, Mart, member of Educational Human Rights House Chernihiv, and Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR, Poland) have undertaken a joint project with the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice.

Адным з важных стратэгічных напрамкаў БДПЧ з’яўляецца садзейнічанне ўзмацненню дзейнасці і нарошчванню патэнцыялу беларускіх праваабаронцаў і арганізацый грамадзянскай супольнасці Беларусі. Для развіцця дадзенага кірунку, а таксама нарошчвання крэатыву і пазітыву, БДПЧ шукае каардынатара па нарошчванні патэнцыялу, у чые кампетэнцыі будзе ўваходзіць наступнае: Распрацоўка канцэпцыі, праграмы, пошук экспертаў і арганізацыя трэнінгаў/семінараў па нарошчванню кампетэнцый; Сумесная праца […]

Human rights, death, and post-rock music were among the items on the agenda across 15 events held during the “City of rights / City is right” human rights festival held in city of Pskov from 7-10 February 2019.

Armenian authorities should condemn hate speech, smear campaigns, and threats against human rights defenders, express support for defenders, and create an enabling environment, writes Human Rights House Foundation in a letter raising threats against defenders in Armenia.

Some 10 years since it was established, Human Rights House Zagreb held its annual conference for 2019, marking the anniversary and presenting a report of the human rights situation in Croatia.

“Not many people know about human rights in Ukraine, and similar to other countries in our region, what people know is often distorted. We look for the entry point with people… a place where we can start discussing human rights values, philosophy, and history.”

Human Rights House Belgrade has strongly condemned the disproportionate use of force by police.

Гадавы сход заснавальнікаў Беларускага Дому правоў чалавека імя Барыса Звозскава адбыўся ў Вільні 29 сакавіка. У ім прынялі ўдзел прадстаўнікі арганізацый-заснавальнікаў, сярод якіх ГА “Беларуская асацыяцыя журналістаў”, Беларускі Хельсінкскі камітэт, Праваабарончы цэнтр “Вясна”, Беларускі ПЭН-Цэнтр, Фундацыя Дамоў правоў чалавека (Нарвегія) і іншыя. Пад час канструктыўнай размовы была абмеркаваная статутная дзейнасць Дома, вызначаныя прыярытэтныя накірункі працы […]

Some 45 human rights organisations of the Civic Solidarity Platform warn of the Russian authorities’ crackdown on human rights activists and other individuals in occupied Crimea.

Some 10 human rights organisations, including Human Rights House Foundation, issued a joint statement on 22 March 2019, responding to the outcomes of the 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council.

Join us at Human Rights House Oslo on 21 March 2019, five years after the Russian annexation of Crimea, for a briefing by human rights defenders on the human rights situation. This will draw on the findings of the recent mission to Crimea by representatives of three Human Rights Houses.