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)
17 June 2021 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), ARTICLE 19 (Author), Human Rights Center of Azerbaijan (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), HHC – Hungarian Helsinki Committee (Author), ICJ – International Commission of Jurists (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), Memorial (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), HRHF – Human Rights House Foundation (Author), Assembly of pro-democratic NGOs of Belarus et al. (Author)
Belarus
Joint NGO letter to the UN Human Rights Council calling for the renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Belarus
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council [IOR 40/4385/2021] (Appeal or News Release, English)
10 June 2021 | BHC – Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (Author), Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia (Author), Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), IPHR – International Partnership for Human Rights (Author), Citizens' Watch (Russia); et al. (Author)
Russian Federation
Joint NGO appeal to end designation of foreign organisations as "undesirable organisations" and of Russian NGOs as "foreign agents"
Designations of “undesirable organisations” by Russia must end (Appeal or News Release, English)
28 April 2021 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), Freedom House (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), IPHR – International Partnership for Human Rights (Author), Association Droits de l'Homme en Asie Centrale; Freedom Now (Author)
Uzbekistan
Joint NGO statement calling for authorities to take measures against threats and attacks against a blogger, who is a critic of government policies and the human rights situation
Authorities must end reprisals against blogger Miraziz Bazarov for exercising his right to freedom of expression [EUR 62/4047/2021] (Appeal or News Release, English)
16 April 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), IPHR – International Partnership for Human Rights (Author), Civic Assistance Committee; et al. (Author)
Russian Federation
Joint NGO statement on deportation of an asylum seeker, who is key witness in torture investigation against Chechen authorities; he was taken into custody by Chechen police upon his arrival in the Russian Federation
Russia: France's deportation of Chechen asylum seekers Magamed Gadaev to Russia despite risk of torture [EUR 46/3999/2021] (Appeal or News Release, English)
26 March 2021 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), Memorial (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), Committee against Torture et al. (Author)
Russian Federation
Letter to the Council of Europe and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe on threats issued by Chechen authorities to the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta and their investigating journalist Elena Milashina
Russian and international human rights defenders appealed to the Council of Europe and the OSCE with regards to the threats received by Novaya Gazeta (Appeal or News Release, English)
24 March 2021 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), ARTICLE 19 (Author), Human Rights Center of Azerbaijan (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), HRHF – Human Rights House Foundation (Author), PromoLEX (Author), Agir ensemble pour les droits humains; et al. (Author)
Belarus
Joint NGO statement calling for immediate implementation of the UN mandate on monitoring and reporting on accountability for human rights violations committed since 1 May 2020
Civil society organisations call for the immediate operationalisation of the Human Rights Council’s new mandate on Belarus [EUR 49/3893/2021] (Appeal or News Release, English)
18 March 2021 | 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)
Belarus
Joint NGO statement on state reprisals against human rights defenders and peaceful protesters (arbitrary arrests; allegations of torture and other ill-treatment; raids)
Belarus: End reprisals against human rights defenders [EUR 49/3854/2021] (Appeal or News Release, English)
5 March 2021 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), BHC – Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), HHC – Hungarian Helsinki Committee (Author), ICJ – International Commission of Jurists (Author), ILGA – International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (Author), Memorial (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), Aidsfonds; et al. (Author)
Uzbekistan
Joint NGO statement calling on Uzbek government to decriminalise same-sex conduct between men
Uzbekistan: Unique opportunity to decriminalise same-sex conduct [EUR 62/3786/2021] (Appeal or News Release, English)
