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In many parts of the Balkans, Caucasus and Eastern Europe human rights defenders face threats and violence, slander and intimidations, and are the targets of new laws restricting their rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly, and simply to work to defend human rights.

Side-event at the 25th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council session aiming at highlighting the need to ensure accountability for human rights violations in Ukraine.

The repressive laws adopted on 16 January 2014 by the Ukrainian parliament have been repealed on 28 January 2014 but violence in the streets of Kyiv and many other cities of the country continues, with police forces aiming at hurting peaceful protestors and not distinguishing between peaceful and violent protestors. PACE condemned the use of violence in Ukraine.

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

Yesterday, the Ukrainian parliament adopted a law violating most fundamental rights to freedom of expression and assembly, as well as basic rights to associate and work for a non-governmental organisation, including the right to be a human rights defender.

In their joint letter to President Viktor Yanukovych, members of the Human Rights House Network (HRHN) call upon him to veto a law adopted by the parliament on 16 January 2014 violating most fundamental rights to freedom of expression and assembly, as well as basic rights to associate and work for a non-governmental organisation, including the right to be a human rights defender.