Statements

Due to the recent crackdowns against independent media in Kyrgyzstan, Civil Rights Defenders and seven other organisations have issued a statement urging the Kyrgyz authorities to respect the freedom ...

To the Government of Albania A group of civil society organizations and human rights activists, after being informed with the fact of the signature of a “Protocol” between Albania and Ital...

The LGBTI+ community in Türkiye is increasingly the target of discrimination, intimidation and violence, said the European Commission in its 2023 Enlargement Package published last week. It also point...

Nine organisations issue a Joint Statement on misguided government move. (Brussels, October 19, 2023) — The Kazakhstan government’s deeply flawed and concerning decision to publish a “register o...

On 3 October, Serbian activist Aida Ćorović faced a conviction and was fined for disturbing public order and peace, stemming from an incident where she threw eggs at a graffiti image of a war crimes c...

Civil Rights Defenders call on Georgian authorities to closely follow up on court decisions made towards human rights defenders to prevent punishment of human rights defenders and to ensure the peacef...

Civil Rights Defenders condemns attack on Pride Fest in Tbilisi and expresses deep concern about developments in Georgia during Pride Week. Yesterday, 8 July, Tbilisi Pride was forced to cancel its pl...

Together with 26 other civil society organisations Civil Rights Defenders has written an open letter on the ongoing negotiations regarding the Regulation of Political Advertising, calling on EU lawmak...

Civil Rights Defenders condemn the detention of Georgian civil society members Eduard Marikashvili, Chairman of Georgian Democracy Initiative; Saba Brachveli, an employee of Open Society Fou...

The situation in northern Kosovo has witnessed a troubling escalation of tensions in recent days. However, the severity of the current situation is particularly alarming, as it involves severe clashes...