ISHR NEWS
Pakistan: Defending Against Blasphemy Accusations
Given the circumstances, things turned out relatively well for the Pakistani Christian Younis Masih. Accusations of blasphemy were made against him.
Mexico: The fight against women’s insecurity in Mexico is a perpetual struggle
Women’s rights continue to be violated in Mexico, which is experiencing an upsurge in human trafficking and femicide
Senegal, in the aftermath of one of the biggest political crises in its history
The international community must remain attentive to the weakening of Senegal’s oasis of democratic stability in West Africa
Kenya: Restoring the dignity of the elderly at Korogocho slums
Nairobi is home to several informal settlements, popularly known as slums. One of the poorest of them all is called Korogocho.
Kenya: Kenyan Activists at Renewed Risk of being Targeted by use of Strategic Litigation, Arrests and Murder
When Kenya had elections in 2022 where Ruto emerged the winner, one of the promises he repeated severally during the campaign period was that his government will not target the opposition, activists and human rights defenders.
Welcome Genot-Adleff Yan, our new intern, at ISHR
On behalf of the entire ISHR team, we are thrilled to extend a warm welcome to you!
IGFM Annual General Meeting 2024
Cordial invitation to the 52nd annual meeting: War in Europe Advocating for Human Rights – Now More Than Ever
March 2024 Invest in Women and Accelerate Progress
March is not only a month to celebrate women; it's an opportunity to spotlight women human rights defenders globally through our social media campaign.
ISHR President calls for protecting and enforcing religious freedom
Our S.G in Kenya for the UNEA-6 conference and meeting with the ISHR Regional Representative on talks and activities for Women´s Day.
A commentary by Karinna Moskalenko on the verdict by Oleg Orlov
Lawyer Karinna Moskalenko comments on the verdict against Oleg Orlov, one of Russia's best-known human rights defenders.
Russia: Putin continues to get rid of his critics
Oleg Orlov, co-founder of the human rights organization Memorial, which is now banned in Russia, was sentenced yesterday to two years and six months in prison for discrediting the army. The IGFM fears for the lives of numerous dissidents in Russia following the death of Alexei Navalny.
“Ukraine is fighting for us. We must never forget that” – Cafe Kyiv 2024
Representatives of the International Society for Human Rights (German Section) visited Cafe Kyiv in Berlin on 19 February and provided information about their work in Ukraine.
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
April 2022: Meeting the President of the Estonian Parliament
Thomas Schirrmacher visited the President of the Estonian Parliament to inform himself about the effect, the war against the Ukraine has on Estonia.
March 2022: ISHR Baltic State visit
Thomas Schirrmacher starts his first day of the Baltic States trip in Vilnius, Lithuania with a meeting with Jurgita Samoskiene and Olga Karach.
January 2022: Thomas Schirrmacher visits the Lieutenant Governor of Bonaire
Thomas Schirrmacher visited the Lieutenant Governor of Bonaire, Edison Enrique Rijna. Bonaire is located close to the coast of Venezuela.
Cottbus Declaration on GDR Forced Labor of September 13, 2020: “Serious injustice has been done to these people”
The Union of Victims’ Associations of Communist Tyranny, the Human Rights Center Cottbus, the International Society for Human Rights and the Memorial Foundation Victims of Communism organized a tribunal on “Forced Labor in Political Prison in the GDR”.
Global Evangelical and Muslim organizations launch major joint religious freedom project
Leaders from the world’s largest independent Muslim organization and the world’s largest Evangelical Christian organization are beginning a joint effort to respond globally to threats to religious freedom coming from religious extremism and secular extremism.
Schirrmacher visits Memorial Hall in Nanjing
The President of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR), Thomas Schirrmacher, visited the Memorial Hall for the victims of the Massacre of the Japanese invaders 1937/1938 in Nanjing (China).
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.
The International Society for Human Rights thanks the Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Cuba for its Great Courage
The president of the International Council of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) has thanked the Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Cuba for demonstrating increasing courage in issues relating to human rights and that he has met with the ‘Ladies in White’.
Vietnamese Institute for Human Rights: Expert Discussion at the IGFM
Upon request of the German Foundation for Legal Cooperation (IRZ) on behalf of the Federal Government, an expert discussion about human rights was held on the premises of the International Society for Human Rights (IGFM) in Frankfurt, with an eight-member delegation of the Vietnamese Institute for Human Rights (VIMR), which was sent by their government.
The President of ISHR meets the Patriarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian Minister of Education in Kiev and Washington
Prof. Dr. phil. h.c. Moritz Hunzinger, together with Prof. Igor Vetrov, and the dean, Prof. Vladimir Evtukh, former minister and ambassador, visited the Christmas reception, which was organized by His Holiness, the Patriarch of Kiev and All Russia-Ukraine Filaret.