Former Secretary General of the @coe.int Thorbjørn Jagland should be investigated by Økokrim. The Norwegian Government should also take the initiative, through the CoE's Committee of Ministers, to investigate whether he has violated the ethical guidelines. @beritlindeman.bsky.social @nettavisen.no
24 OSCE participating States invoked the Moscow Mechanism over human rights concerns in #Georgia. "Georgia is facing consequences for the deteriorating human rights situation in the country," said NHC's @beritlindeman.bsky.social
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The NHC joins call on #Kyrgyzstan to implement UN working group demands and free journalist Makhabat Tajibek kyzy, director of anticorruption investigative outlets Temirov Live and Ait Ait Dese
@pressfreedom.bsky.social @rsf.org @globalfreemedia.bsky.social @iphr.bsky.social @crdefenders.bsky.social
Free Yuri Dmitriev! The former head of @enmemorial.bsky.social Karelian branch turned 70 years on January 28. Together with prominent human rights defenders, NHC's Secretary General @beritlindeman.bsky.social has signed a letter asking the US, EU, UK to push for his release. Sign the letter you too📝
Considering the ongoing human rights violations in Georgia and Azerbaijan, their @pace.coe.int credentials should not be renewed without strict conditions. Anything less than decisive action would undermine the Council of Europe’s standing as the continent’s foremost human rights defender.
Together with Freedom for Eurasia, the Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan “Ezgulik”, and the Uzbek Forum for Human Rights, we demand that #Uzbekistan must initiate an investigation into allegations of torture against convict Nozimjon Abdullaev and bring those responsible to justice.
Ales Bialiatski is free and in Norway! We are beyond relieved and happy that our long-term friend and partner is free❤️ Yesterday, Ales made a visit to the NHC. Today, we continue the fight for freedom and democracy in Belarus, 1000+ political prisoners remain behind bars. @beritlindeman.bsky.social
The #EU, its members, and international institutions should increase their support for independent media and civil society in #Kyrgyzstan, while publicly condemning the imprisonment of journalists, says @beritlindeman.bsky.social and @mariusfossum.bsky.social. Read the op-ed in @euobserver.com
Authorities in #Kazakhstan have targeted independent journalists and media outlets in recent weeks. End attacks on journalism and withdraw the bill curbing freedom of expression, says a coalition of 9 human rights groups, among them @amnesty.org, @crdefenders.bsky.social, @hrw.org, @iphr.bsky.social
The Lukashenko regime has released 123 political prisoners. Still, hundreds remain arbitrarily detained in #Belarus. We call for the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners and the end of reprisals against civil society. @fidh-official.bsky.social @omctorg.bsky.social
Together with the #People1st - the International campaign for the release of captives held as a result of Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine - we demand that #Russia immediately disclose the whereabouts of Ukrainian citizen Snezhana Kozlova and release her without delay!
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We are disappointed and saddened to learn that three staff members of the @fidh-official.bsky.social, International Federation for Human Rights, a human rights umbrella organisation of which the NHC is a member, were barred from entering #Kyrgyzstan upon arrival at Manas Int. Airport in Bishkek.
Ales Bialiatski, Maria Kalesnikava, Uladzimir Labkovich and 120 other political prisoners are free🤍❤️🤍
We are beyond happy and relieved. There are still 1200 political prisoners behind bars in #Belarus, including Marfa Rabkova and Valiantsin Stefanovich. We will continue the fight for them all!
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The short film “Bir Çiçek Bir Bavula Nasıl Sığar/How Does a Flower Fit in a Suitcase” is selected as finalist in the #EU Human Rights Short Film Competition. It's produced by a participant in the project implemented by our Advocate for Change grantee Nar, with our support. Congratulations! #Türkiye
Congratulations to our Deputy Secretary General Gunnar M. Ekeløve-Slydal @ekelove.bsky.social, who has been granted the 2024 M.C. Bassiouni Justice Award 'in recognition of his insightful writings, which reflect a holistic understanding of international criminal and human rights law and practice.'
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya awarded our Secretary General @beritlindeman.bsky.social the Medal for Distinguished Work for the Benefit of Belarus, and Ambassador Ole Terje Horpestad the Cross of Good Neighbourhood. We have the utmost respect for her tireless work in keeping the attention on Belarus 🤍❤️🤍
Are you a human rights defender in Central Asia with an idea to promote human rights and democracy in your country? We are pleased to announce our Small Grants Program for Human Rights in Central Asia. We invite NGOs, civil society groups, human rights defenders, activists, and journalists to apply.
We express deep concern over the arrest of human rights lawyer Zabil Gahramanov in #Azerbaijan. We see the charges as politically motivated and intended to silence his defence of political prisoners and other vulnerable groups, said Secretary General @beritlindeman.bsky.social
Yesterday, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and SergeyTikhanovsky received the #MagnitskyAward for ‘outstanding political opposition’. They are marathon runners for democracy, at significant personal cost. The NHC congratulates both of them. (Norw.)
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The Georgian journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli is imprisoned for protests. Her case is emblematic of a wider campaign of harassment, intimidation, and repression against independent, critical voices in #Georgia. Nominated by the NHC, she was awarded @frittord.bsky.social's Free Media Award 📣
Today, lawmakers in #Kazakhstan adopted a draft law with amendments that would ban “propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation". Seven international human rights groups strongly urge the Kazakh parliament to reject the anti-LBGTIQ+ legislation ⛔
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On November 6, US President #Trump will host #CentralAsia leaders. They need to discuss human rights. US should return to international human rights mechanisms and respect press freedoms, while Central Asian leaders should stop repressive laws, the crackdown on media, and release political prisoners
Pressure and attacks on democracy are increasing in Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and Europe. #Norway should increase its support for democracy and human rights, and support #civilsociety as the first line of defence for democracy in our region! Read our proposals for the national budget (Norw)
#Türkiye: Withdraw the proposed law! 18 press and freedom of expression organisations call for the removal of the reported anti-LGBTQ+ provision from the 11th Judicial Package, which would restrict individuals and possibly criminalise media reporting on the LGBTQ+ community.
As the war in #Ukraine continues, victims and survivors are waiting for justice. We join @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social's call for a portion of sanctioned Russian assets to be allocated to funding reparations for victims and survivors of human rights violations in Ukraine.
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We congratulate María Corina Machado on winning the #NobelPeacePrize for her work promoting democratic rights for the people of #Venezuela. It is gratifying that the Norwegian Nobel Committee emphasises the promotion of democracy when it is under threat, says @beritlindeman.bsky.social
Democracy prevails in #Moldova! The elections were marked by Russian efforts at vote buying and manipulation, but the country’s democratic institutions held firm—delivering a clear victory for the pro-European Party for Action and Solidarity.
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#France stands out by the scale of the restrictions on civil liberties. A report shows that hostile narratives, administrative dissolutions, reductions in public funding, and the criminalisation of mobilisations are suffocating civil society and endangering civic rights.
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Together with civil society worldwide, we urgently call on States Parties to the Rome Statute to do everything in their power to stop the proposed U.S. sanctions against the ICC. We need an independent judicial institution with a mandate to confront impunity for the gravest crimes known to humanity.
