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
Martha Sánchez González charged again on 19 January
Not a happy new year: In the new year, The ISHR looks to Cuba with concern. At least 138 political prisoners are currently imprisoned on the Caribbean island for peacefully campaigning for human rights and democratic change in their home country.
Virtual “round table” with leaders of Russian civil society organizations
On December 11, a virtual “round table” was held with the participation of leaders of Russian civil society organizations. The topic of discussion was the situation with the deterioration of the conditions for the activities of non-governmental organizations
ISHR Eastern Partnership and Russia 2020
Dear colleagues, friends and others interested, with this annual review of 2020 we would like to thank you for being a warming light of hope with your interest and commitment to human rights! We sincerely wish you to experience this extraordinary end of the year as relaxed as possible and to regain strength! Your ISHR- team from Baku, Brest, Chisinau, Frankfurt, Yerevan, Kiev, Moscow and Tbilisi!
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya: “Please write to the prisoners!”
The leader of the Belarusian opposition Svetlana Tikhanovskaya was greeted enthusiastically by hundreds of compatriots on Gendarmenmarkt Square during her visit to Berlin on December 13. She stressed the importance of the Belarusian diaspora for the democracy and freedom movement in Belarus.
Seeking Justice. Stories of Violence in Belarus
Many serious Belarusian NGOs present hard and brutal facts about state violence in Belarus in the jointly created book: "Seeking Justice. Stories of Violence in Belarus".
Tell me about the War
In our short film “Tell me about the war”, which we produced this year, you will hear war veterans from 7 countries of the former Soviet Union. And it is almost a miracle that these veterans, despite the coronavirus, internal conflicts and interstate wars in their countries, found the strength to tell all of us about the war here and now!
Big Brother Belarus traumatizing youth
She had blossomed in custody through your letters of support, now the state is letting Marina wither. Don't let the flower wither, even if she does not get the mail now, so the guards will see that Marina is part of our g(u)ard-en!
Cuba: Peaceful Strike ended with police brutality
After several days of hunger strike, all 14 activists of the "San Isidro Movement" were arrested by Cuban security forces. Shortly before the house was stormed, many online services in Havana and large parts of Cuba were interrupted.
Belarus: Support political prisoner with letters!
25-year-old teacher Marina Glasova was arrested after taking part in demonstration against falcification of presidential elections. Later, a case was brought against her for “lack of respect for police officers”. Since then she has been in custody.
NEWS FROM THE PRESIDENT
Guest lecture on human trafficking at the University of Cologne
The President of the International Council of the International Society for Human Rights, Thomas Schirrmacher, gave a lecture on “Human Trafficking – The Return of Slavery” in Lecture Hall XII of the University of Cologne at the invitation of the student association ‘campus connect’.
The President of the ISHR meets with human rights defenders in Moldova and in Transnistria
The purpose of the visit was to support Moldovan human rights activists, including the members of the Moldovan Section of the ISHR, as well as on-site study of the state of human rights in the Republic of Moldova, including the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria).
Human Trafficking Experts visit Brick Factory Slaves in Lahore
The President of the International Council of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) and author of the book ‘Human Trafficking’ has sought out brick factories near Lahore, Pakistan where slaves working under the most degrading conditions are producing bricks.
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