“Belarusian culture is stateless.”
Read the new interview with poet and human rights defender Taciana Niadbaj /@penbelarus.bsky.social on the growing risks for cultural actors & why supporting Belarusian culture — including inside the country — is an investment in regional security.
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There is no better time than now for the international community to support #humanrights and democracy in #Serbia, says Jovana Spremo / @yucom.bsky.social @hrhbelgrade.bsky.social, “now is the moment when [international actors] are being watched by our citizens.”
Full interview: bit.ly/47CWGnK
#HRC61: HRHF highlights accelerating authoritarianism and systemic repression in #Georgia.
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#HRC61: HRHF highlighted the issues of forced displacement on Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories, as well as documentation from Ukrainian civil society partners on the persecution of journalists, civic activists, and Crimean Tatars.
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#HRC61: HRHF & Human Rights House Zagreb urge #Croatia to
1️⃣ Ensure full access to public spaces for peaceful assemblies
2️⃣ Introduce effective safeguards against SLAPPs
3️⃣ Strengthen coordination for implementing int'l #humanrights recommendations in consultation w/ civil society
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Our colleagues Marfa Rabkova, Valiantsin Stefanovic, and Nasta Loika were among 250 political prisoners pardoned in #Belarus. We continue to call for justice for their politically motivated imprisonment, as well as for the release of all 1100+ political prisoners in the country. @freeviasna.org
#HRC61: HRHF and Belarusian Human Rights House urged Belarus to unconditionally release all political prisoners, end the repression of civil society, and cooperate fully with UN human rights mechanisms.
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#SHDMI: The continued detention of prominent #humanrights defender Anar Mammadli reflects a wider pattern of reprisals against civic actors across the OSCE region. HRHF urges participating states to make every effort to protect human rights defenders engaging with the OSCE.
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Moscow Mechanism Rapporteur Patrycja Grzebyk @ today’s #SHDMI side event on #humanrights in #Georgia. @nhc-nl.bsky.social
@delseroad.bsky.social @ today's #SHDMI side event on #humanrights in #Georgia.
#SDHMI: Baia Pataraia (Union Sapari) speaks at today’s Side Event on #humanrights in #Georgia. @nhc-nl.bsky.social
Katarina Golubović @yucom.bsky.social @ side event on #humanrights in #Serbia.
It has been five and a half years since #humanrights defender Marfa Rabkova was detained in #Belarus. We continue to call for her release and for the release of all political prisoners in the country. @freeviasna.org
“Indeed, this is a playbook we have seen elsewhere in the OSCE region.” - @delseroad.bsky.social @ #SHDMI side event on #humanrights in #Serbia. @hrhbelgrade.bsky.social
“We are entering a phase of the legalization of repression that most directly affects all citizens and leads to a further erosion of institutional protection and the rule of law.”
-Alma Mustajbašić (Civic Initiatives / @hrhbelgrade.bsky.social) speaks @ #SHDMI side event on #humanrights in #Serbia.
#SDHMI: Join us tomorrow to hear from Serbian civil society.
After a year of mass student and civic protests, Serbian authorities have accelerated legislative changes that risk curbing freedoms, weakening separation of powers, and undermining democratic law-making.
@hrhbelgrade.bsky.social
#HRC61: HRHF calls for the renewal of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on #Ukraine.
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#HRC61: HRHF repeats its call for the renewal of the mandates of the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Belarus and the Group of Independent Experts on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus.
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“Where protection mechanisms fail to respond to the spying on citizens, the rule of law has already been replaced by the rule of force”. #HRC61 side event on the freedoms of expression and assembly under pressure in #Serbia.
“On the other hand, those who attacked students and severely injured them were pardoned by the president. Not a single police officer has been held accountable for the violence committed against citizens and students.” #HRC61 side event on #Serbia
“Between March and December 2025, NUNS documented 77 cases in which police either stood by during attacks or used force against clearly identified journalists.” #HRC61 side event on #Serbia
Sonja Tošković speaks at our #HRC61 side event on the freedoms of expression and assembly under pressure in #Serbia.
#HRC61: Join us on Wednesday this week at the UN Human Rights Council for a side event on the freedoms of expression and assembly under pressure in #Serbia.
#HRC61 HRHF is concerned by the environment in which #humanrights defenders operate in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Republika Srpska, as reflected in @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social's country report. HRHF urges authorities at all levels to implement the UNSR's recommendations.
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🔹 Yesterday, I presented my final report to the Human Rights Council, bringing forward the voices of HRDs at a time of growing attacks on human rights & the international system meant to protect them.
🗣️ My opening remarks are now available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuc6...
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Civil society is accused of serving foreign interests, but our only interest is to serve people in #Serbia, to recognise and respond to their needs.
Full interview with @yucom.bsky.social’s Jovana Spremo: bit.ly/47CWGnK
Today marks four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
In the interview for HRHF, Kateryna Rashevska compares entering the fifth year of full-scale war with looking into darkness. What does it mean for #Ukraine and the world?
Read in full: bit.ly/40jRVuv
As #Ukraine approaches significant anniversaries: 4 years of #Russia’s full-scale invasion and 12 years of resistance to the occupation of #Crimea — HRD Kateryna Rashevska reflects on why justice, not just ceasefire, will determine the region’s future.
Read the interview: bit.ly/40jRVuv
"As a result, many people are afraid to seek help from us, even when their rights are being violated."
Full interview with a human rights defender from #Russia: bit.ly/4nD6piu
We call on Azerbaijan to immediately & unconditionally release journalists Ulviyya Guliyeva & Aysel Umudova, drop all politically motivated charges, end judicial harassment of critics, ensure independent medical care, and conduct impartial investigations.
Full: humanrightshouse.org/statements/a...
