Human Rights House Foundation
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Human Rights House Foundation is tweeting about #HumanRights, #HumanRightsDefenders & human rights NGOs, mainly in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Balkans.
Joined February 2012
Learn how HRHF’s 2025 Advocacy Training Programme for the Network of #HumanRightsHouses helped turn learning into action at the @CoE 👉 https://t.co/dqnfzEcekp The Programme is implemented with support from @CoE @NorwayMFA & @SwissMFA
#HRHsInStrasbourg
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"As we see in Belarus and Russia, the totality of these new or expanded laws and subsequent investigations has a chilling effect on civil society and anyone brave enough to express dissent." Full 👉 https://t.co/ytLa3K7cfJ
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💔 Today marks 4 years and 3 months since the arrest of @viasna96 human rights activists On 14 July 2021, #NobelPeacePrize laureate Ales Bialiatski, @fidh_en Vice-President Valiantsin Stefanovic, and lawyer Uladzimir Labkovich were detained and later sentenced to lengthy prison
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Today, Azerbaijani Journalist and photographer Ulviyya Ali spends her birthday behind bars in Azerbaijan. She has been detained on spurious smuggling charges since 8 May 2025. HRHF continues to call for her release and for all political prisoners in the country.
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Naša koleginica Una Danilović iz @YUCOMoffice učestvovala je na #HRHsInStrasbourg Advocacy Training Programme. 💬 „Uzbuđena sam što sam naučila mehanizme putem kojih #CSOs mogu da se angažuju sa Savetom Evrope – vredan resurs za moj budući rad.“ 🔎 https://t.co/kBlwlsbR63
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“Five years is a long time… Once you’re free, you realise how big that [lost time] really is.” Belarusian former political prisoner Andrei Chapiuk speaks about his colleague Marfa Rabkova, who is serving almost 15 years behind bars in #Belarus. https://t.co/iZ7tKQ5Ce5
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😤 Russia has added #humanrights activists from @viasna96 to its wanted list. They join a growing number of Belarusian journalists, former #politicalprisoners, and civil society activists targeted for their work. In just six months, 1,180 Belarusians have been added. Today, the
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📢@OSCE #WarsawHDC Side event: The political crisis in #Serbia, has deepened in the last 3 months. Hear directly from Serbian civil society on how #humanrights violations are mounting. 🗓️08:30-09:30 16 Oct 25 📍Room Saski
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📢Side event at the @OSCE #WHDM: denying a fair trial as an atrocity crime during 🇷🇺's war against 🇺🇦 🗓️10/10 at 14:30 📍Krolewski We will present unique research based on the monitoring of hundreds of court sessions, as well as victims' testimonies. ➡️ https://t.co/3OlWkoc7dh
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On 22 September 2025, Azerbaijani #humanrights defender and political prisoner Anar Mammadli delivered a statement from court deouncing the charges against him as baseless and politically motivated, and called for the Court to terminate the case. Full: https://t.co/xJwQMxv6vZ
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#WarsawHDC HRHF shared words from imprisoned Azerbaijani election monitor Anar Mammadli's trial opening statement, and urged OSCE Member States to act against reprisals targeting #humanrights defenders and journalists. @AbzasMedia @WatchdogAze @Toplumtv1
https://t.co/6BIsyLEkVb
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#HRC60: Over a decade of occupation has produced a total eradication of civic space, what our partner, @crimeahrg1, rightly calls a “prison” for the peninsula’s residents. @HRH_Crimea
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Belarusian human rights defender Andrei Chapiuk, who spent nearly five years in prison, urges the world not to forget the over 1,000 political prisoners still behind bars, writes Craig Jackson. https://t.co/G8SjaCQney
atlanticcouncil.org
Belarusian human rights defender Andrei Chapiuk spent almost five years in prison and says the world must not forget about the more than one thousand Belarusian political prisoners who remain behind...
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"On 4 October, #Georgia will head to the polls for local elections. Int'l community must ensure maximum pressure, accountability, and coherence of strategy in responding to Georgian Dream government’s #humanrights crisis." @delseroad for @NewEastEurope
https://t.co/iz1oNOlJa7
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This month marks 5 years since Belarusian authorities imprisoned Andrei Chapiuk—and 6 months since his release & exile. In a new HRHF interview, he reflects on life after prison, the #humanrights crisis in Belarus & colleagues still behind bars. Full: https://t.co/iZ7tKQ6a3D
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“The narrative from government officials over the last few years has shifted. “Human rights” and “democracy” are gone from the conversation.” Full interview with Azerbaijani #humanrights defenders https://t.co/lzHwKNdDBX
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#HRC60: HRHF and @hrhyerevan urge the Armenian authorities to investigate attacks against civil society and tackle disproportionate use of force at assemblies, and to address the growing threat of SLAPPs (Strategic lawsuits against public participation).
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Congratulations to our colleague, Ukrainian #humanrights defender Maksym Butkevych, for this well-deserved recognition.
Ukrainian journalist and human rights defender Maksym Butkevych has been awarded the 2025 Václav Havel Prize. Two other journalists, from Georgia and Azerbaijan, were runners-up for the Prize, which honours action to defend human rights worldwide. #TheirCourageOurRights
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This year’s #VáclavHavelPrize must signal the Council of Europe to turn praise of courage into action against autocrats, even within its own ranks. An article by @legalactivism, @MariaDahle and @nesatsunkevich. https://t.co/VAlpeHWXyh
ips-journal.eu
This year’s Václav Havel Prize must signal the Council of Europe to turn praise of courage into action against autocrats, even within its own ranks
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Today @PACE_News awards the #VaclavHavelPrize. Two nominees & past laureates like our colleagues Ales Bialiatski & Anar Mammadli remain jailed. We stand in solidarity with all political prisoners & demand their release! @FreeViasna @FreeAnar @FreeAbzasMedia @coe #HRHsInStrasbourg
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