Reports and releases

Russia: New “foreign agents” ruling against prominent group shows no end in sight to NGO crackdown

25.05.2014

A Moscow court on 23 May rejected an appeal filed by the Memorial Human Rights Center, one of Russia’s most prominent human rights NGOs, against a prosecutor’s order requiring it to register as a “foreign agent.” This decision is greatly disappointing and reinforces the impression that there’s no end in sight to the crackdown on independ

EU must back human rights and the environment along with the Trans-Caspian gas pipeline

23.05.2014

Turkmenistan

The 2014 Turkmenistan Gas Congress, held 20-21 May 2014 in the environmentally unsustainable resort town of Avaza, on the Caspian Sea, not far from oil fields and refineries, has drawn a number of international delegates, including high level EU and US government representatives.

OSCE mission found human rights violations in Ukraine

20.05.2014

Ukraine

As a rule, these violations followed the emergence of various armed groups, first and foremost in Crimea and eastern and southern Ukraine. The targets were primarily pro-Maidan activists and journalists.

Azerbaijan: Creativity under Pressure

12.05.2014

Azerbaijan

The authorities Azerbaijan restrict the right to artistic freedom of expression, particularly with regard to alternative artists and artists considered to be critical of the government, a new report “Creativity under Pressure” says.

Nine political prisoners in Belarus are in critical situation

07.05.2014

Belarus

9 political prisoners in Belarus are in critical situation and freedom for 32 activists is restricted

Campaign against Human Rights House Belgrade is ordered by government

14.04.2014

Serbia

Human rights defenders in Serbia warn about a governmental campaign against Human Rights House - Belgrade.

Azerbaijan’s human rights crackdown is inconsistent with chairmanship of the Council of Europe

08.04.2014

Azerbaijan

Civil society of Azerbaijan urge the Council of Europe to take Azerbaijan to task for its failure to protect basic human rights.

Free Hasan Huseynli!

02.04.2014

Azerbaijan

Civil society of Azerbaijan strongly condemns the detention on fabricated charges of the head of the "Intelligent Citizen" Awareness Center Hasan Huseynli and calls for his immediate release.

Visit of the military and civilian observers from the OSCE states to Ukraine should be extended

20.03.2014

Ukraine

Member organisations of the Civic Solidarity Platform today called on the OSCE participating States to extend once more the visit of the group of military and civilian observers from OSCE participating states to the East and South of Ukraine.

Council of Europe should condemn repressive NGO legislation in Azerbaijan

10.02.2014

Azerbaijan

As fears grow about further steps to repress civil society in Azerbaijan, the Council of Europe should publicly condemn the new legislation and make clear that such policy is a setback for human rights, said Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) on 6 February 2014.