HRHN20 Where we are: Armenia - Yerevan, Azerbaijan - Baku, Belarus in exile - Vilnius, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sarajevo, Croatia - Zagreb, Georgia - Tbilisi, Norway - Bergen, Norway - Oslo, Poland - Warsaw, Russian Federation - Moscow, Russian Federation - Voronezh, Serbia - Belgrade, Ukraine-Chernihiv, Ukraine - Kiev, United Kingdom - London Trends by region: Caucasus and Eastern Europe East and Horn of Africa Western Balkans Western Europe We focus on the rights to: Freedom of expression Freedom of organisation Freedom of assembly Be a human rights defender Follow @HRHFoundation HUMAN RIGHTS TRENDS PACE must consider the wider picture in Azerbaijan, not just a controlled snapshot of election day HRHN fears PACE’s election observation mission to Azerbaijan risks government control and unduly legitimising an illegitimate election. 07 Oct 2015 » Belarusian HRH Human rights defenders insist on reforming opaque vote count During the ninth working meeting of the OSCE Human Dimension Conference in Warsaw, on 25 September the problems of democratic institutions, including democratic elections, were raised. Uladzimir Labkovich (right), coordinator of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections", presented the position of Belarusian human rights defenders on the current presidential election. 29 Sep 2015 » Adoption for the UPR report of Belarus 24 Sep 2015 » Launch: Human Rights Lawyers at Risk 23 Sep 2015 » HRH Baku Azerbaijan: Crackdown on free expression and independent media 21 Sep 2015 » SEE MORE » CALENDAR 7 Oct Vilnius Discussion "(Il)legal Killing...". On 7 October 2015, at 16:00 the Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House together with the Freed… SEE MORE » LETTERS OF CONCERN Azerbaijan: Release human rights defenders, journalists and activists April 2015 » Belarus: Belarusian authorities must stop persecution of human rights defender Leanid Sudalenka April 2015 » Georgia: Political leaders in Georgia must stop slandering human rights NGOs April 2015 » Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan must stop its suppression of civil society November 2014 » Azerbaijan: Wave of repression in joint letter to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe August 2014 » SEE MORE » Main menu Home HRHN Members Projects RSS Contact Human Rights House Network What? We protect, empower and support human rights organisations locally and unite them in an international network of Human Rights Houses. Why? Everyone has the right to: Freedom of expression Freedom of organisation Freedom of assembly Be a human rights defender How? Building networks and institutions Strengthening capacity and sharing knowledge Advocacy and awareness raising Fundraising and strategy HRHF Oslo Kirkegata 5 0153 Oslo Norway +47 46 84 88 50 hrh@humanrightshouse.org HRHF Geneva Rue de Varembé 1, 5th floor PO Box 35, 1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland geneva@humanrightshouse.org Contact Country Houses Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Norway - Bergen, Norway - Oslo, Poland, Russian Federation, Russian Federation - Voronezh, Serbia-Belgrade, , Ukraine-Kiev, United Kingdom About The Human Rights House Network is a community of human rights defenders working for more than 100 independent organisations operating in 16 Human Rights Houses in 13 countries. Empowering, supporting and protecting human rights defenders, the Network members unite their voices to promote the universal freedoms of assembly, organisation and expression and the right to be a human rights defender. Graphics by Hvarings & CMS by Noop