Theme: human rights

A year ago, Russia announced its withdrawal from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. That withdrawal became official and final on Nov. 2, 2026. That day, as the news spread around…

Elie Wiesel, a survivor of Auschwitz and Buchenwald and the author of the well-known autobiographical novel Night, wrote that “only those who experienced Auschwitz know what it was; the rest will never know.” As Wiesel saw it, “the witness knew…

The Insider: Generating pushback: Eastern European countries are turning away political asylum seekers from Russia and Belarus: In August 2025, Polish border guards returned a 16-year-old Russian citizen to Russia after he attempted to seek political asylum. The case became…

An expert discussion “War crimes committed by Russia against Ukraine: Joint work of human rights organizations towards truth and justice” took place on 1 December 2025 in Brussels. The event gathered diplomats, members of the European Parliament, human rights defenders…

On behalf of Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, Center for Civil Liberties, Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial-Brussels”, the Mission of Ukraine to the EU and the Mission of Norway to the EU are pleased to invite you to the event “War crimes committed by…

Proposed by: ADC Memorial and Human Rights Center “Viasna” Co-sponsored by: Norwegian Helsinki Committee, International Legal Initiative Foundation, Human Rights Defense Center “Memorial”, Center for Civil Liberties, Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan The 42nd Congress of the International…