On February 11, 2021 the European Parliament has adopted a resolution about the situation in Kazakhstan and has criticized the country’s government for human rights violations in many spheres. The resolution has supported by all the political groups, despite the…
The Barents Observer: A court in Moscow on the 19th August turned down the Barents Observer’s appeal case against the Russian state media regulator. Present in the Moscow courtroom of the Second Cassation Court were representatives of Roskomnadzor, as well…
How can human rights survive and thrive in the 21st century? Which mechanisms can we create to make states and large corporations respect the fundamental rights of citizens? What can global civil society do today? International Partnership for Human Rights…
On 9 August 2020, at the day of presidential elections and preceding days of early voting, the Belarusian authorities seriously violated Elections code and international standards: prevented the independent observers from presence at the polling stations, manipulated turnout, created obstacles…
Moscow, Paris, Brussels, – On July 7, the Federal Security Service detained Ivan Safronov, a former well-known Kommersant and Vedomosti journalist, accusing him of high treason. Several other imminent journalists were judicially persecuted, physically assaulted, and otherwise harassed over the…
On 20 January 2020, the President of Russia proposed radical changes to the Russian Constitution, but the chilling implications for human rights could echo far beyond Russia’s borders. The draft legislation introduces significant amendments to 14 articles of Russia’s supreme…
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