25 May 2022 | NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), IPHR – International Partnership for Human Rights (Author), Civil Rights Defenders; HFHR - Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights Poland (Author)
Tajikistan
Joint NGO statement calling for the respect of international law by the Tajik government in the violent crackdown of its security forces on protesters in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
Tajikistan: authorities must respect international law in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (Appeal or News Release, English)
April 2022 | Dr. Yıldırım, Mine (Author), published by NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee
Türkiye
Report on religious freedom (legal framework; access to places of worship; restrictions on associations; protection of property; women and freedom of religion; other topics)
An appeal to move forward from aspirations to actions; Monitoring report on the right to freedom of religion or belief in Turkey (Special or Analytical Report, English)
10 January 2022 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), Memorial (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), CaT - Committee against Torture et al. (Author)
Russian Federation
Joint NGO letter to president Vladimir Putin on the abduction of relatives of several critics of Chechen political head Ramzan Kadyrov
Russian Federation: Joint open letter to President Putin on mass abductions in Chechnya [EUR 46/5152/2022] (Appeal or News Release, English)
16 December 2021 | ARTICLE 19 (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), IPHR – International Partnership for Human Rights (Author), Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights; et al. (Author)
Belarus
Joint NGO statement calling for the release of journalist Raman Pratasevich after UN experts recognised that he was arbitrarily detained
Belarus: UN experts declare the detention of Belarusian journalist Raman Pratasevich is arbitrary and demand his release (Appeal or News Release, English)
22 November 2021 | HRC – Human Rights Centre (formerly: HRIDC) (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), Memorial (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), PromoLEX (Author), Human Rights Center "Viasna"; et al. (Author)
Russian Federation
Joint statement by 50 member organisations of FIDH condemning the judicial harassment of NGOs Memorial International and Human Rights Centre Memorial
50 member organisations of FIDH stand in solidarity with Memorial (Appeal or News Release, English)
15 November 2021 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), Memorial (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), Front Line Defenders (Author), CW - Citizens' Watch; et al. (Author)
Russian Federation
Joint statement against impending liquidation of human rights NGOs International Memorial and Human Rights Centre Memorial for allegedly violating "foreign agents" law
Memorial: Russian authorities move to shut down a human rights giant (Appeal or News Release, English)
5 November 2021 | BHC – Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (Author), HRC – Human Rights Centre (formerly: HRIDC) (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), Memorial (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), PromoLEX (Author), Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights; et al. (Author)
Türkiye, Turkmenistan
Joint appeal by international organisations to Turkish authorities to end harassment of Turkmen nationals living in the country, mainly of those who criticise the Turkmen government
Turkey: Pressure on Turkmen nationals in the country must stop (Appeal or News Release, English)
17 September 2021 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), ARTICLE 19 (Author), Freedom House (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), PIN – People in Need (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), IPHR – International Partnership for Human Rights (Author), Front Line Defenders (Author), Viasna Human Rights Centre; et al. (Author)
Belarus
Joint appeal by national and international NGOs to release all 7 detained members of "Viasna" human rights centre and drop all charges against them
Belarus: International human rights groups demand release of Viasna members on first anniversary of crackdown (Appeal or News Release, English)
13 September 2021 | AIHRC – Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (Author), AI – Amnesty International (Author), ARTICLE 19 (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), ICTJ – International Center for Transitional Justice - ICTJ (Author), ICJ – International Commission of Jurists (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), MRG – Minority Rights Group International (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), Front Line Defenders (Author), HelpAge International (Author), FORUM-ASIA; et al. (Author)
Afghanistan
Joint NGO appeal to UN Human Rights Council to create investigative mechanism for human rights violations in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Human Rights Council should create a robust independent investigative mechanism (Appeal or News Release, English)
29 July 2021 | ARTICLE 19 (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), IPHR – International Partnership for Human Rights (Author), Global Diligence, et al. (Author)
Belarus
Joint NGO statement to the UN on the arbitrary detention of journalist Raman Pratasevitch
Belarus: UN experts will examine the arbitrary detention of journalist Raman Pratasevich (Appeal or News Release, English)
