Human Rights House Foundation
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Human Rights House Foundation is working for world in which everyone can freely and safely promote and enjoy all human rights. We support Human Rights Houses across Eastern Europe, Western Balkans, and the Caucasus.
HRHF søker en engasjert og strategisk kommunikasjonsleder som skal løfte organisasjonens kommunikasjon og synlighet - nasjonalt og internasjonalt.
🗓️ Søknadsfrist: 16. desember 2025.
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🗓️ Søknadsfrist: 16. desember 2025.
👉 Søk nå hodejegerne.recman.page/job/456863
November 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
HRHF søker en engasjert og strategisk kommunikasjonsleder som skal løfte organisasjonens kommunikasjon og synlighet - nasjonalt og internasjonalt.
🗓️ Søknadsfrist: 16. desember 2025.
👉 Søk nå hodejegerne.recman.page/job/456863
🗓️ Søknadsfrist: 16. desember 2025.
👉 Søk nå hodejegerne.recman.page/job/456863
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💔 #FreeViasna: Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovic, and Uladzimir Labkovich have been imprisoned for 4 years and 4 months
These prominent human rights defenders continue to serve long, politically motivated sentences simply for their work with Viasna.
🔗 freeviasna.org
These prominent human rights defenders continue to serve long, politically motivated sentences simply for their work with Viasna.
🔗 freeviasna.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
💔 #FreeViasna: Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovic, and Uladzimir Labkovich have been imprisoned for 4 years and 4 months
These prominent human rights defenders continue to serve long, politically motivated sentences simply for their work with Viasna.
🔗 freeviasna.org
These prominent human rights defenders continue to serve long, politically motivated sentences simply for their work with Viasna.
🔗 freeviasna.org
In 2025, working as a #humanrights defender in Russia means living under constant pressure from the state.
Find out more about life for those defending rights in the country today: bit.ly/4nD6piu
Find out more about life for those defending rights in the country today: bit.ly/4nD6piu
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
In 2025, working as a #humanrights defender in Russia means living under constant pressure from the state.
Find out more about life for those defending rights in the country today: bit.ly/4nD6piu
Find out more about life for those defending rights in the country today: bit.ly/4nD6piu
Despite growing international attention, concerns over #Serbia’s human rights situation are deepening, and civil society warns about escalating repression.
Read the interview marking one year since Novi Sad railway canopy collapse and ensuing student protests: bit.ly/47CWGnK
@yucom.bsky.social
Read the interview marking one year since Novi Sad railway canopy collapse and ensuing student protests: bit.ly/47CWGnK
@yucom.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Despite growing international attention, concerns over #Serbia’s human rights situation are deepening, and civil society warns about escalating repression.
Read the interview marking one year since Novi Sad railway canopy collapse and ensuing student protests: bit.ly/47CWGnK
@yucom.bsky.social
Read the interview marking one year since Novi Sad railway canopy collapse and ensuing student protests: bit.ly/47CWGnK
@yucom.bsky.social
“Civil society and human rights defenders are immensely important for the Council of Europe. Progress in human rights and democracy could never happen without them.” - Amb. Vebjørn Heines 🇳🇴
Read more: bit.ly/4n2dRTR
@coe.int @norwaycoe.norway.no & Swiss FDFA
Read more: bit.ly/4n2dRTR
@coe.int @norwaycoe.norway.no & Swiss FDFA
November 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
“Civil society and human rights defenders are immensely important for the Council of Europe. Progress in human rights and democracy could never happen without them.” - Amb. Vebjørn Heines 🇳🇴
Read more: bit.ly/4n2dRTR
@coe.int @norwaycoe.norway.no & Swiss FDFA
Read more: bit.ly/4n2dRTR
@coe.int @norwaycoe.norway.no & Swiss FDFA
«Norge liker å kalle seg en forkjemper for menneskerettigheter… Da må vi også åpne dørene for dem som faktisk kjemper for disse rettighetene der de er under press.»
panoramanyheter.no/amnesty-menneskerettigheter-visumfrihet/vi-stenger-doren-for-dem-som-forsvarer-menneskerettighetene/406702
panoramanyheter.no/amnesty-menneskerettigheter-visumfrihet/vi-stenger-doren-for-dem-som-forsvarer-menneskerettighetene/406702
November 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
«Norge liker å kalle seg en forkjemper for menneskerettigheter… Da må vi også åpne dørene for dem som faktisk kjemper for disse rettighetene der de er under press.»
panoramanyheter.no/amnesty-menneskerettigheter-visumfrihet/vi-stenger-doren-for-dem-som-forsvarer-menneskerettighetene/406702
panoramanyheter.no/amnesty-menneskerettigheter-visumfrihet/vi-stenger-doren-for-dem-som-forsvarer-menneskerettighetene/406702
“There’s a quiet form of intimidation happening that we think is being overlooked because it perhaps looks ‘less harsh’. People are increasingly called for informal meetings in public places.”
Full interview with Azerbaijani #humanrights defenders bit.ly/4ppEp40
Full interview with Azerbaijani #humanrights defenders bit.ly/4ppEp40
November 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“There’s a quiet form of intimidation happening that we think is being overlooked because it perhaps looks ‘less harsh’. People are increasingly called for informal meetings in public places.”
Full interview with Azerbaijani #humanrights defenders bit.ly/4ppEp40
Full interview with Azerbaijani #humanrights defenders bit.ly/4ppEp40
Next week, Belarus' #humanrights record will be examined as part of the UN Universal Periodic Review. In August, HRHF supported representatives of Belarusian civil society to present an overview of violations and recommendations to states ahead of the UPR.
More humanrightshouse.org/impact/un-ad...
More humanrightshouse.org/impact/un-ad...
October 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Next week, Belarus' #humanrights record will be examined as part of the UN Universal Periodic Review. In August, HRHF supported representatives of Belarusian civil society to present an overview of violations and recommendations to states ahead of the UPR.
More humanrightshouse.org/impact/un-ad...
More humanrightshouse.org/impact/un-ad...
It has been one and a half years since Anar Mammadli was detained in #Azerbaijan as reprisal for his election observation and #humanrights work. His detention is part of a worsening human rights situation in the country, marked by politically-motivated detentions.
October 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It has been one and a half years since Anar Mammadli was detained in #Azerbaijan as reprisal for his election observation and #humanrights work. His detention is part of a worsening human rights situation in the country, marked by politically-motivated detentions.
“Organisations not yet targeted by the Georgian government’s ‘foreign agents’ law are forced to prepare for its impact. For those who are, their work has been frozen—or ended.”
Read in full 👉 bit.ly/43o9ATM
Read in full 👉 bit.ly/43o9ATM
October 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
“Organisations not yet targeted by the Georgian government’s ‘foreign agents’ law are forced to prepare for its impact. For those who are, their work has been frozen—or ended.”
Read in full 👉 bit.ly/43o9ATM
Read in full 👉 bit.ly/43o9ATM
“[Azerbaijanis] deserve to speak freely, to demand basic rights, to say on television: ‘I don’t agree with this policy’. That’s why we started. And that’s what keeps us going.”
Full interview with Azerbaijani #humanrights defenders bit.ly/4ppEp40
Full interview with Azerbaijani #humanrights defenders bit.ly/4ppEp40
October 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM
“[Azerbaijanis] deserve to speak freely, to demand basic rights, to say on television: ‘I don’t agree with this policy’. That’s why we started. And that’s what keeps us going.”
Full interview with Azerbaijani #humanrights defenders bit.ly/4ppEp40
Full interview with Azerbaijani #humanrights defenders bit.ly/4ppEp40
Belarusian #humanrights defender and political prisoner Uladzimir Labkovich turns 47 today.
He should be celebrating with friends and family, but instead, he is behind bars as a reprisal for his legitimate human rights work.
#FreeViasna #FreeThemAll #WeStandBYyou
He should be celebrating with friends and family, but instead, he is behind bars as a reprisal for his legitimate human rights work.
#FreeViasna #FreeThemAll #WeStandBYyou
October 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Belarusian #humanrights defender and political prisoner Uladzimir Labkovich turns 47 today.
He should be celebrating with friends and family, but instead, he is behind bars as a reprisal for his legitimate human rights work.
#FreeViasna #FreeThemAll #WeStandBYyou
He should be celebrating with friends and family, but instead, he is behind bars as a reprisal for his legitimate human rights work.
#FreeViasna #FreeThemAll #WeStandBYyou
Learn how HRHF’s 2025 Advocacy Training Programme for the Network of #HumanRightsHouses helped turn learning into action at the the Council of Europe 👉
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bWo...
The Programme is implemented with support from @coe.int, @norwaycoe.norway.no & Swiss FDFA
#HRHsInStrasbourg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bWo...
The Programme is implemented with support from @coe.int, @norwaycoe.norway.no & Swiss FDFA
#HRHsInStrasbourg
2025 Advocacy Training Programme
YouTube video by Human Rights House Foundation
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October 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Learn how HRHF’s 2025 Advocacy Training Programme for the Network of #HumanRightsHouses helped turn learning into action at the the Council of Europe 👉
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bWo...
The Programme is implemented with support from @coe.int, @norwaycoe.norway.no & Swiss FDFA
#HRHsInStrasbourg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bWo...
The Programme is implemented with support from @coe.int, @norwaycoe.norway.no & Swiss FDFA
#HRHsInStrasbourg
"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 👉 bit.ly/43o9ATM
Full 👉 bit.ly/43o9ATM
October 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
"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 👉 bit.ly/43o9ATM
Full 👉 bit.ly/43o9ATM
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.
October 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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.
“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. @freeviasna.org
bit.ly/4nOFNfv
Belarusian former political prisoner Andrei Chapiuk speaks about his colleague Marfa Rabkova, who is serving almost 15 years behind bars in #Belarus. @freeviasna.org
bit.ly/4nOFNfv
October 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
“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. @freeviasna.org
bit.ly/4nOFNfv
Belarusian former political prisoner Andrei Chapiuk speaks about his colleague Marfa Rabkova, who is serving almost 15 years behind bars in #Belarus. @freeviasna.org
bit.ly/4nOFNfv
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.
Read in full: bit.ly/473Sbkp
Read in full: bit.ly/473Sbkp
October 9, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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.
Read in full: bit.ly/473Sbkp
Read in full: bit.ly/473Sbkp
#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.
youtu.be/Ct-MKXByABw
youtu.be/Ct-MKXByABw
Statement at OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference
YouTube video by Human Rights House Foundation
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October 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
#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.
youtu.be/Ct-MKXByABw
youtu.be/Ct-MKXByABw
#HRC60: Over a decade of occupation has produced a total eradication of civic space, what our partner, the Crimean Human Rights Group, rightly calls a “prison” for the peninsula’s residents.
HRC60: Statement on Crimea
YouTube video by Human Rights House Foundation
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October 6, 2025 at 9:05 AM
#HRC60: Over a decade of occupation has produced a total eradication of civic space, what our partner, the Crimean Human Rights Group, rightly calls a “prison” for the peninsula’s residents.
"On 4 October, #Georgia heads to the polls for local elections. Int'l community must ensure maximum pressure, accountability, and coherence of strategy in responding to 🇬🇪 #humanrights crisis." @delseroad.bsky.social
neweasterneurope.eu/2025/10/02/there-is-still-time-to-pressure-georgian-authorities
neweasterneurope.eu/2025/10/02/there-is-still-time-to-pressure-georgian-authorities
October 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"On 4 October, #Georgia heads to the polls for local elections. Int'l community must ensure maximum pressure, accountability, and coherence of strategy in responding to 🇬🇪 #humanrights crisis." @delseroad.bsky.social
neweasterneurope.eu/2025/10/02/there-is-still-time-to-pressure-georgian-authorities
neweasterneurope.eu/2025/10/02/there-is-still-time-to-pressure-georgian-authorities
This month marks five years since Belarusian authorities imprisoned Andrei Chapiuk—and six 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. @freeviasna.org
Full interview: bit.ly/4nOFNfv
Full interview: bit.ly/4nOFNfv
October 2, 2025 at 9:23 AM
This month marks five years since Belarusian authorities imprisoned Andrei Chapiuk—and six 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. @freeviasna.org
Full interview: bit.ly/4nOFNfv
Full interview: bit.ly/4nOFNfv
“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 bit.ly/4ppEp40
Full interview with Azerbaijani #humanrights defenders bit.ly/4ppEp40
October 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
“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 bit.ly/4ppEp40
Full interview with Azerbaijani #humanrights defenders bit.ly/4ppEp40
#HRC60: HRHF and Human Rights House Yerevan 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).
HRC60: Statement on human rights in Armenia
YouTube video by Human Rights House Foundation
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September 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
#HRC60: HRHF and Human Rights House Yerevan 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).
"This year’s Václav Havel Prize must serve as a call to @coe.int to move from recognition to responsibility, from applause to accountability. Otherwise, the risk is that it becomes a monument to abandoned heroes rather than a call to action."
www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...
www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...
September 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
"This year’s Václav Havel Prize must serve as a call to @coe.int to move from recognition to responsibility, from applause to accountability. Otherwise, the risk is that it becomes a monument to abandoned heroes rather than a call to action."
www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...
www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...
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
Two other journalists, from Georgia and Azerbaijan, were runners-up for the Prize, which honours action to defend human rights worldwide.
#TheirCourageOurRights
September 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Congratulations to our colleague, Ukrainian #humanrights defender Maksym Butkevych, for this well-deserved recognition.