In Kyrgyzstan, a new draft law that criminalises civic activism and threatens freedoms of speech, assembly, and association is close to adoption. Civil Rights Defenders, along with several human right...
In a joint statement, Civil Rights Defenders and other organisations urges the Kyrgyz parliament to reject a proposed law that poses serious threat to non-governmental organisations’ activities ...
Across the world, women human rights defenders continue to call for justice, peace, and gender equality – despite facing immense challenges. Still, or maybe because of that, they continue to figh...
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...
Tomorrow, the Leninsky District Court in Minsk is expected to hand down its verdict in the case of Viasna leaders Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovich and Uladzimir Labkovich. On the eve of the ver...
Today, it’s been one year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ever since the start of the war Civil Rights Defenders has supported affected human rights defenders so they can continue doing...
“When I was a kid in Yalta, Crimea, there was a place where old ladies and gentlemen were dancing every Saturday. I was talking to my friend and we said, ‘one day, we will be 70 years old and we will ...
Women human rights defender and citizen journalist Iryna Danylovych was recently sentenced to seven years in prison for exposing problems in the health care sector in occupied Crimea. Human rights are...
2022 was a tough year when it comes to the human rights situation. Despite this, human rights defenders continue to fight for human rights and democracy around the world. Thanks to these brave people,...
Authorities in Kyrgyzstan should drop two separate bills that propose imposing undue restrictions on the country’s embattled civil society organizations, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee and Civil Rig...
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