50 YEARS SPEAKING UP FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
The ISHR represents a network of grassroots human rights defenders in over 30 countries worldwide.Latest News
Report of the ISHR Moldova Section on Fears in Moldova About the Spread of War
Moldovans have been living in constant stress and fear since 24 February because of the war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine.
ISHR Ukraine – Humanitarian help in the war zone
ISHR lawyers in Ukraine - "Our mission is to help now" “The situation is changing from day to day. We focus on food, hygiene and medicine, but people are also asking for fuel, money and most importantly drinking water.
Nicaragua, nothing has changed
Four years ago the spark of a spontaneous political rebellion began to spread. Ortega imposed ruthless repression and dismantling all democratic institutions. Nicaragua faces another period of opression under the regime of Daniel Ortega. The Latin American Committee of ISHR comments about it.
ISHR receives a great thank you video as a surprise from Putivl
The Information and Analytical Center/IAC ISHR continues to provide humanitarian help in Ukraine. This time the IAC ISHR Team provided humanitarian help for R. Rudnev Putivl Lyceum №1 (Sumy region) and the Belotserkovsky psycho-neurological house (Kyiv region).
ISHR Lithuania – Humanitarian aid with a rich delegation program
Here is a report of the visit of our small but energetic ISHR delegation in mid-April 2022 to Lithuania. There are currently 47,000 Ukrainian refugees in Lithuania, and every day there are about 150 more of them.
Have we forgotten Venezuela?
Venezuela is a unique case in history. A country with two governments. The Latin American Committee of ISHR analyzes the situation.
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS OUR PRESIDENT?
May 2022: Thomas Schirrmacher visits Stockholm
The ISHR President, Thomas Schirrmacher, and the ISHR General Secretary, Matthias Böhning, visited Sweden and had many meetings.
May 2022: Thomas Schirrmacher met the head of UN Volunteers
The President of the ISHR, Thomas Schirrmacher, and the ISHR Secretary General, Matthias Böhning, met Tony Kurbanov, Executive Coordinator of UN VOLUNTEERS.
April 2022: Meeting with the Secretary General of the UN
Thomas Schirrmacher visited the Secretary General of the United Nations in New York
Who we are
The International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) was founded in 1972 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany to advocate for and is now represented in over 30 countries. Learn more »
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We defend the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights worldwide. Learn more »
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