ISHR NEWS
Bangladesh: The Alarming State of Child Safety in Bangladesh
Nearly 16,000 Children Reported Missing in Seven Months – A Human Rights Report and Recommendations to the Government
Turkey: Hopes of reopening fade 55 years after closure
A renewed spark of hope among Greek Orthodox Christians in Turkey has recently been extinguished after first being kindled at a meeting in Washington.
Iran: Young Bahá’í arbitrarily imprisoned
Parsa Najafi, a member of Iran’s Bahá’í community who was 19 at the time of his arrest, was detained on 6 June 2026 during a search of his parents’ home in the Iranian city of Isfahan.
India: Five years in prison following false conversion allegations
The ISHR and the Evangelical news agency IDEA have named evangelical pastor Chhot Singh Dhurve and others convicted with him in India as the “Prisoners of the Month for September 2026”.
China: 84-year-old Falun Gong practitioner dies in custody
For 27 years, followers of Falun Gong, the meditation movement founded in China in 1992, have been relentlessly persecuted by the country’s communist dictatorship.
Russia: Desperate plea for help from a Russian prison
“I am not writing this letter to beg for sympathy. I am writing because the silence within these walls is becoming unbearable.” – Valery Perov
Lebanon: Undaunted Commitment to helping families in distress
“The situation here remains very unstable. Just when we think peace has finally returned, something happens that fuels tensions. It doesn’t look good. But we remain hopeful.”
Nigeria: Strengthening those left behind through solidarity with the survivors
“There are so many murders in Nigeria right now,” writes Sister Dr. Mary Rose-Claret Ogbuehi, founder of the local aid organization Women Empowerment through Education (WETE) in Nigeria’s Enugu State.
Syria: Christians in Syria need our support now
Many Christians still want to leave the country. “We no longer feel at home here,” many say, even though their families have lived in Syria for generations.
IGFM Wittlich’s 600th aid convoy: help from person to person
The Wittlich branch of the International Society for Human Rights has reached a special milestone with the loading of its 600th humanitarian aid consignment.
Belarus: ISHR at the Letucień Festival in Kraków: €230 raised for Aliaksandra Pulinovich
On 1 August, the ISHR took part in the Belarusian Letucień Festival in Kraków. The main purpose of our participation was to raise awareness of the case of the young Belarusian political prisoner Aliaksandra Pulinovich.
Between Protection and Extradition
ISHR urges Kazakhstan to stop the extradition of Julia Emelianova and Mansur Movlaev. If returned to Russia, both activists face politically motivated imprisonment, torture and enforced disappearance.
The President of the ISHR visits Kyrgyzstan
Thomas Schirrmacher visited Kyrgyzstan, with a particular focus on the situation of the country’s indigenous people.
ICCJ Annual Conference in Hanover
As part of the annual conference of the International Council of Christians and Jews, Prof. Dr Thomas Schirrmacher, President of the ISHR, visited the Bergen-Belsen Memorial together with Jewish, Christian and Muslim religious representatives.
Indigenous peoples in the Pacific are increasingly under threat
Schirrmacher learns about the situation of Indigenous Peoples from the High Chief of Savusavu and other leaders across the Pacific
ISHR President meets the representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Germany
Thomas Schirrmacher met in Berlin with Dilshad Barzani, the representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Germany, at his office near the German Bundestag for an in-depth discussion.
ISHR President Participates in European Union Reception in Timor-Leste and Meets President José Ramos-Horta
The President of the ISHR participated in an official reception hosted by the Ambassador of the European Union to Timor-Leste on the occasion of the “Celebrating Europe” reception in Dili, Timor-Leste.
The abduction and forced marriage of girls as a weapon against minorities
Statement by Thomas Schirrmacher: The abduction and forced marriage of girls as a weapon against religious and ethnic minorities
Schirrmacher promotes interfaith dialogue and human brotherhood in Abu Dhabi
The President of the International Society for Human Rights held a series of high-level discussions in Abu Dhabi covering the fields of academia, politics and religion.
Conference in EU Parliament against Muslim Brotherhood featured Imam Twahidi
A high-level conference titled “Safeguarding Europe: Exposing the Growing Threat of the Muslim Brotherhood” was convened at the European Parliament.
Tribute to Monsignore Professor Obiora Francis Ike on his 70th birthday
Tribute by ISHR President Thomas Paul Schirrmacher
Beirut International Conference on Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue for Sustainability
Upon the special request of the President of Lebanon, the President and the Secretary General of the ISHR participated in the first-ever Beirut International Conference on Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue for Sustainability.
Speech marking the 15th anniversary of the “Mission Freedom” safe houses
Speech against (forced) prostitution: “Women are increasingly being treated as commodities”
ISHR receives the Health:Angel
International human rights organization honored with prestigious medical media award
President and Secretary General of ISHR visit Kurdistan
A report by Matthias Böhning
70th anniversary of the Conference of European Rabbis in Jerusalem
ISHR President delivered a keynote speech at the celebratory dinner
ISHR meets with new Chairwoman of the German Bundestag’s Human Rights Committee
The ISHR President and the ISHR Secretary General met with new Chairwoman of the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid of the Deutsche Bundestag, the German Federal Parliament, Mechthild Heil.