ISHR NEWS
Here you will find the latest on human rights topics and events from the worldwide network of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR), as well as the ‘ISHR Newsletter’. Photo: UN Photo/Marie Frenchon
BRUTAL MILITARY OPERATION OF TURKISH AND IRANIAN TROOPS
Frankfurt am Main, November 21, 2022 - After attacks by the Turkish air force on the town of Kobane in the Syrian autonomous region, the International Society for Human Rights (IGFM) warns of a broad military offensive by NATO member Turkey in northern Syria.
ISHR: Newsletter November 2022
While the war in Ukraine continues to keep the world on tenterhooks, although the tide seems to be slowly turning, two other issues with direct human rights relevance come into focus for us this November.
Editorial: Looking with Concern to Taiwan and Qatar
While the war in Ukraine continues to keep the world on tenterhooks, although the tide seems to be slowly turning, two other issues with direct human rights relevance come into focus for us this November: first, the growing tensions between China and Taiwan and, rather inevitably, human rights conditions in the host country of one of the biggest sporting events of the year: the Men's Soccer World Cup in Qatar.
Uganda: Government should Account for Heinous Violations
On the 31st of May 2021, Ugandans woke up to scathing footage of what security forces had done six months before in the infamous November 2020 shootings in Kampala.
Russia: Izolyatsia, the Kremlin’s Master Detention Facility
As the war on Ukraine by the Russian regime ravages, more gross violations of human rights by the Russian state and its backed Separatists continue to surface. A very recent picture of these violations is the arbitrary imprisonment of pro-Ukraine activists and scholars in the ‘Izolyatsia prison.
Africa – Democracy and Human Rights
Democracies around the world appear to be best able to protect human rights, even if this is not automatic.
Pakistan: Interview with Patras Masih
On 3 September 2022, Karl Hafen spoke to Patras Masih via video conference, translated by his lawyer Aneeqa Maria Anthony.
Cameroon: Growing Trend of Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders in Cameroon for their Cooperation with the United Nations
While the Anglophone crisis in Cameroon rages on, there has also been a growing trend to make use of acts of intimidation and reprisals against human rights defenders for their cooperation with the United Nations (UN).
Belarus: Monitoring Report on the Repressions against Priests and Believers
The regime of Aliaksandr Lukashenka continues to persecute priests and believers of various faiths for their civic stance and their condemnation of violence and the war of Russia against Ukraine.
Twitter Spaces: Knowledge Sharing Series – Women at the Frontline of Human Rights Defense
We at the ISHR pride ourselves in knowledge sharing as a tool for advocacy. These series will enable us connect with key actors in the human rights ecosystem.
Afghanistan: Mass Human Rights Violations, Away from the Eyes of the Media
According to ISHR reports from the ground, the Taliban soldiers threatened, tortured, arbitrarily arrested, and kill ordinary people in Panjshir province.
Tigray: Rape as Weapon of War in Tigray, Ethiopia
One of the most gruesome and defining features of the war has been the extensive weaponization of rape and sexual violence consistent with the well-established definitions of genocidal rape.
ISHR Secretary General met Germany’s foreign minister
ISHR Secretary General Matthias Boehning had the chance to briefly talk with Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s foreign minister, at COP27.
For democracy and freedom in Belarus
Looking back: A year ago, Thomas Schirrmacher spoke together with top politicians at large-scale demonstration in Frankfurts historic center
Schirrmacher and Böhning visited Ukrainian refugees
Thomas Schirrmacher and Matthias Böhning visited Ukrainian refugee centers of ISHR, “Our House” and Caritas in Vilnius
Schirrmacher met the Ambassador of Kiribati to the UN & USA
Thomas Schirrmacher and Matthias Böhning met the Ambassador of Kiribati to the UN and USA, Teburoro Tito
Schirrmacher met Ambassador Satyendra Prasad
Thomas Schirrmacher and Matthias Böhning met the Ambassador of Fiji to the UN as Chair of Pacific Small States
Thomas Schirrmacher visited the grave of Elisabeth Schiemann
The president of the ISHR visited the grave of Elisabeth Schiemann, who spoke out against National Socialism and was a “Righteous Among the Nations”
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.