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Promoting the importance of human rights defenders and their work in Georgia, Human Rights House Tbilisi (HRHT), on behalf of its member organisations, organised the first celebration of International Human Rights Defenders Day in Georgia.

Human Rights House Zagreb organised the public debate “Human Rights Defenders” to mark the 20th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders and the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

We, the undersigned civil society organisations, are highly concerned at information published by the Russian media indicating that the Russian Ministry of Justice has called for Crimean human rights lawyer Emil Kurbedinov to be expelled from the de-facto Crimean Central Bar Association before March 2019.

On 10 January 2019, Human Rights House Foundation wrote to the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, appealing for his personal intervention in the case of imprisoned Azerbaijani photojournalist, video blogger, and human rights defender Mehman Huseynov.

Some 41 member and partner NGOs of 13 Human Rights Houses issue a joint letter calling for urgent action from the international community to ensure the life, health, and rights of imprisoned Azerbaijani photojournalist, video blogger, and human rights defender Mehman Huseynov.

Дом правоў чалавека імя Барыса Звозскава працягвае цыкл інтэрвію з выпускнікамі адукацыйных праектаў праграмы ILIA-By. Міхаіл Мацкевіч – выпускнік праекта BISH – прыйшоў у праваабарону з айцішнага асяродку; што праўда, грамадзкі актывізм заўсёды цікавіў яго болей, чым будучая прафесія.

В Беларусском доме прав человека имени Бориса Звозскова 14-16 декабря в рамках проекта House-to-House Фонда домов прав человека прошла международная конференция, посвященная 70-летию Всеобщей Декларации прав человека «От провозглашения ценностей до современных правозащитных практик».

Working on several projects with national and international partners, Human Rights House Zagreb and its member organisations have carried out research, raised awareness, and offered practical guidance on the issues of hate crime and hate speech.

Co-organised by Human Rights House Voronezh, “City of Rights / Right is Right” human rights festival was held in Kaliningrad from 11-14 October, the first time it has travelled outside of Voronezh.

Three Human Rights Houses have undertaken a Mission aimed at breaking the wall of silence and documenting first-hand the human rights situation in Crimea.

У Міжнародны Дзень правоў чалавека, 10 снежня, адбылася цырымонія ўзнагароджання штогадовай Прэміі ад праваабарончай супольнасці. Урачыстая дзея адбылася на новай асветніцка-адукацыйнай пляцоўцы “Тэрыторыя правоў”.

Human rights lawyer Emil Kurbedinov has sentenced to administrative detention in Crimea on charges related to extremism. Members of Human Rights Houses in Ukraine and international human rights organisations, including HRHF, condemn his detention and the persecution of lawyers in Crimea.