29 November 2019 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), IPHR – International Partnership for Human Rights (Author)
Kyrgyzstan
Joint NGO letter to Supreme Court calling for a fair trial for human rights defender Azimjan Askaraov, who has been given a life sentence on fabricated charges
Seven human rights NGOs urge Kyrgyzstan to ensure Azimjon Askarov’s right to a fair trial (Appeal or News Release, English)
9 October 2019 | NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), IPHR – International Partnership for Human Rights (Author), Association Droits de l’Homme en Asie Centrale; Fair Trials; Freedom Now (Author)
Uzbekistan
Joint NGO statement regarding intimidation and threats against relatives of former diplomat currently on trial on dubious charges of treason
Uzbekistan: Cease intimidation of relatives of former diplomat Kadyr Yusupov (Appeal or News Release, English)
30 September 2019 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), IPHR – International Partnership for Human Rights (Author), AAP - Advocacy Advisory Panel; CCL - Center for Civil Liberties; CRD - Civil Rights Defenders; et al. (Author)
Ukraine
Joint NGO statement to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, to end impunity for international crimes
ICC: Human rights groups calls upon Ukraine authorities to commit to accountability for international crimes (Response, English)
15 July 2019 | 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), IPHR – International Partnership for Human Rights (Author), FLD - Front Line Defenders (Author)
Russian Federation
Joint NGO statement on absence of adequate investigation into the killing of human rights defender Natalia Esterimova in Chechnya in July 2009
Russian Federation: On the tenth anniversary of Natalia Estemirova’s murder, human rights groups call for justice long overdue [EUR 46/0712/2019] (Appeal or News Release, English)
3 July 2019 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), IPHR – International Partnership for Human Rights (Author), Civil Rights Defenders et al. (Author)
Kyrgyzstan
Joint NGO letter on arbitrary detention and deterioration of health of human righs defender and journalist Azimjon Askarov
Joint letter to the EU about the situation of detained human rights defender Azimjon Askarov in Kyrgyzstan (Appeal or News Release, English)
27 June 2019 | HRIDC – Human Rights Centre (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author)
Georgia
Joint NGO statement on excessive use of force by security forces against protesters in Tbilisi on 20 June 2019
Three NGOs condemn Georgian authorities’ excessive force against peaceful protesters (Appeal or News Release, English)
3 June 2019 | NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), published by UN Human Rights Committee
Tajikistan
NGO report on the human rights situation
Tajikistan; Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee; 126th Session, 1-26 July 2019 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
2019 | NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee
Russian Federation
Report on the ineligibility of the Russian Federation as a safe third country and safe country of origin (treatment of asylum seekers; vulnerable migrant workers; repression in Chechnya; internal protection alternative; persecution of LGBTI people)
"Lost in Russia"; A critical assessment of Norway referring to Russia as a safe third country and safe country of origin (Special or Analytical Report, English)
2019 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), IPHR – International Partnership for Human Rights (Author), AHRCA - Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (Author), published by CAT – UN Committee Against Torture
Uzbekistan
Annex on joint NGO report on torture (pressure on human rights defenders; confessions obtained through torture; torture allegations; prison conditions; other topics)
Annex on cases of concern (Special or Analytical Report, English)
2018 | NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee
Russian Federation
Report on violence against lesbian, bisexual and transgender women in the North Caucasus (rights of women and the LGBT+ community; forms of violence; disclosure of sexual orientation and gender identity; situation of LGBT+ persons who survived violence; other topics)
Violence against lesbian, bisexual and transgender women in the North Caucasus region of the Russian Federation (Special or Analytical Report, English)
