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Description: In English. AHC, initially named the ”Forum for the Protection of Human Rights and fundamental Freedoms”, was founded on 19 December 1990 with the main objective of protecting human rights. Today the site contains materials on a wide-range of issues areas, including emigrants, minorities and police violence, among others.
Captured 12 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 1 Videos Captured
Subject: laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--detention, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--police misconduct, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--corruption
Description: In English. Contains news, articles, mailing list and archives, background information, links to other resources on human rights violations of Albanians as well as their struggle for equality in Macedonia.
Captured 11 times between Oct 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--education, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform, civil and political rights--institutional racism, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic
Description: In Romanian and English. Formed in 1990, APADOR-CH is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that raises the level of awareness on and respect of human rights and rule of law. Site contains mission, objectives and the team of the association, annual reports, special reports (regarding the visits to prisons and lock-ups, as well as abuses of the police), press releases and publications of APADOR-CH. In addition, there is a special section dedicated to the free access to information of public interest, containing legislation (Law no 544/2001 regarding the free access to the information of public interest; the methodological norms for the application of Law no. 544/2001, adopted through the Governmental Decision no. 123/2002; Law no. 182/2002 on the protection of classified information; Law no. 677/2001 for the protection of persons related both to the processing of personal data and to the free circulation of such data), a practical guide for the use of Law no. 544/2001, studies, as well as summaries of APADOR-CH’s freedom of information court cases.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--laws and legislation, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--police misconduct, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, civil and political rights--right to information, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--accountability, civil and political rights--democratization
Description: In English, Russian, and Belarusian. The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) is a freedom of the press NGO in Belarus. BAJ defends reporters' rights and issues weekly and annual reports on the state of freedom of the press in Belarus (which touch on other human rights issues in the region). Site contains news and reports.
Captured 2 times between Jan 31, 2012 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 5 Videos Captured
Subject: civil and political rights--freedom of the press, civil and political rights--freedom of speech, civil and political rights--right to information
Description: In Bulgarian and English. Formed in 1992, the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee is a non-governmental organization that aims to promote respect for the human rights of every individual, to stimulate legislative reform to bring Bulgarian legislation in line with international human rights standards, to trigger public debate on human rights issues, to carry out advocacy for the protection of human rights, and to popularise and make widely available human rights instruments. Contains news archive, downloads of newsletters, position papers (Bulgarian only), list of publications, legislative documents and human rights resources.
Captured 17 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 33 Videos Captured
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--death penalty, civil and political rights--freedom of religion, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform, armed conflict and persecution--displacement, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--mental disability, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic
Description: In English and Bosnian. The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina was founded on 11 February, 1995. It is an independent, non-governmental and non-profit organization. The aim of the Committee is the protection and promotion of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Materials focus on local community development and rights issues, but the site also includes reports and publications on the human rights situation in Eastern Europe.
Captured 12 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community development organizations, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--legal organizations, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--international law
Description: In English, Russian, and Kazakh. Organization focuses on all aspects of human rights in Kazakhstan. Headquarters of organization burned down in 1999; fire determined to be arson. Director of branch of organization died under suspicious circumstances in 2000. Kazakhstani government has history of harrassing and suppressing human right NGOs. Site contains news articles and information on organization's activities.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 4 Videos Captured
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--harassment and humiliation, armed conflict and persecution--torture, civil and political rights--women's rights, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--police misconduct, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--impunity, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform
Description: In Turkmen, Russian, English. The Helsinki Group of Turkmenistan was founded in July 2002 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The group was forced to operate underground but nevertheless its members were systematically persecuted and repressed by the Turkmen authorities, and finally were forced to go into exile. The Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights (TIHR), the successor organization, was established as an independent public organization and registered in November 2004 in Vienna, Austria. The site contains materials on specific subject areas such as freedom of speech and assembly and the rights of ethnic minorities. In addition, articles, news and general reports on human rights are available.
Captured 19 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial, civil and political rights--freedom of assembly, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic
Description: In Bulgarian, English and Turkish. Founded in 1990, the MRF, a Bulgarian political party, formed to represent the interests of the Turkish ethnic minority, but has since broadened its goals and platform to embrace all issues of civil rights in Bulgaria, aiming "to contribute to the unity of the Bulgarian people and to the full and unequivocal compliance with the rights and freedoms of mankind and of all religious and cultural communities in Bulgaria". Site contains news, policy information, documents, organizational structure and information on the 2007 election.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 34 Videos Captured
Subject: civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial, civil and political rights--elections and electoral activities, civil and political rights--political parties and movements, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic
Description: In Bulgarian and English. Organization Drom is a Roma rights NGO in Bulgaria that focuses on integrating schools for Roma children. The site contains reports, photographs, and videos.
Captured on Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 1 Videos Captured
Subject: economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--education, civil and political rights--discrimination--ethnic and racial discrimination
Description: In English. The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) is an international public interest law organization engaging in a range of activities aimed at combating anti-Romani racism and human rights abuse of Roma. Materials on the site include news and legal analysis of the human rights situation pertaining to the Roma.
Captured 7 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 2 Videos Captured
Description: In Russian and English. Content on ensuring fair, legal, and democratic voting processes in Russia.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 1 Videos Captured
Subject: civil and political rights--elections and electoral activities, civil and political rights--democratization
Description: In Georgian and English. Contains publications, press releases, databases related to human rights and maintaining the rule of law. GYLA is a Georgia-based non-governmental organization that aims to promote the rule of law and democratic practices in Georgia and protect human rights and freedoms in Georgia using the rule of law. Members have received threats from unknown persons and have been accused by government of misusing foreign funds and politicizing; organization believes this in retaliation for their criticism of certain governmental practices.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 3 Videos Captured
Subject: laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--laws and legislation, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, civil and political rights--freedom of speech, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--legal organizations, economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--human trafficking
Description: In English, Armenian, Russian. Organization focuses on human rights in Armenia, especially soldiers' and voters' rights, legal rights, and religious freedom. Contains news, reports, surveys, and photographs. Armenian government has been harassing NGOs dealing with democracy in Armenia since last election. Leader of group was shot by member of Armenian parliament, who later boasted about the incident on television without reprisal.
Captured 12 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, armed conflict and persecution--torture, civil and political rights--elections and electoral activities, civil and political rights--freedom of religion, civil and political rights--freedom of assembly, civil and political rights--freedom of the press, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform, civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights, civil and political rights--democratization
Description: In Russian, Ukrainian, and English. The Association was established on the 1st of April 2004 and registered by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine in June 2004. The aims of the Association’s establishment are realization and protection of rights and freedoms by promoting practical implementation of humanitarian articles of the Final Act of the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) adopted in 1975, other international standards based on it and international obligations accepted by Ukraine in human right and freedoms spheres. The website includes a news and analysis covering a wide variety of issue areas, including torture, elections, privacy, child rights, refugees and criminal codes.
Captured 12 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 5 Videos Captured
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--torture, civil and political rights--right to privacy
Description: In English and Macedonian. Healthy Options Project Skopje is a non-governmental, non-profit and non-partisan organization that started operating as a project supported by The Lindesmith Center and The Open Society Institute Macedonia in 1997. During this period it has successfully implemented programs for reduction of drug related harm, prevention of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne diseases, as well as programs for social reintegration and re-socialization targeting young people and vulnerable groups (drug users and their families and sex workers and their families) in Skopje, Macedonia. Materials include program documents and a variety of resources on HIV issues.
Captured 12 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--sex workers, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--AIDS/HIV, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists
Description: In Russian. Contains information on all types of human rights violations in Russia and surrounding areas. Organization run by one person.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--legal proceedings
Description: In Russian and English. Rights in Russia is a non-profit, non-governmental organization established on 19 January 2010 to mark the murder of human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova who that day in 2009 were shot dead in Moscow. Rights in Russia is committed to supporting the human rights movement in the Russian Federation.
Captured 11 times between Oct 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 5 Videos Captured
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, armed conflict and persecution--harassment and humiliation, armed conflict and persecution--intimidation, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--legal proceedings
Description: In English and Romanian. IDOM is a human rights NGO in Moldova that advocates for patient rights, HIV/AIDS positive rights, non-discrimination for physical ability and mental ability, and prisoners' rights. Their work focuses on advocacy, litigation, education sessions, and human rights monitoring. The site contains reports, publications, links, and news.
Captured 2 times between Jan 31, 2012 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--incarceration, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--AIDS/HIV, civil and political rights › discrimination--by type--mental ability discrimination, civil and political rights › discrimination--by type--physical ability discrimination, civil and political rights--reproductive justice
Description: In Azerbaijani and English. Formed as a non-governmental organization in 2006, the IRFS has been monitoring all violence against journalists and violations of journalists’ rights in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan has the 5th highest number of wrongfully imprisoned journalists in the world, behind China, Eritrea, Iran and Cuba. Staff members subject to random beatings, surveillance, and arbitrary detention with impunity. Contains photographs, videos, list of journalists, freedom of information requests, news, and reports for download. Users can also upload their own content.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: civil and political rights--elections and electoral activities, civil and political rights--freedom of speech, civil and political rights--freedom of the press, civil and political rights--right to information
Description: In Russian and English. Kyrgyz Committee for Human Rights (KCHR) - is an NGO established by internationally known human rights defender Dyryldaev Ramazan. The website principally contains news and monitoring information from Kyrgyzstan.
Captured 12 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, armed conflict and persecution--torture, civil and political rights--discrimination, gender, civil and political rights--freedom of the press, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, armed conflict and persecution--rape and sexual abuse, civil and political rights--borders, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--corruption, civil and political rights--migrant rights
Description: In English, Russian and German. The International Volunteer Public Organization “MEMORIAL Historical, Educational, Human Rights And Charitable Society” is a volunteer public association. Memorial is a community of dozens of organizations in different regions of Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Latvia, and Georgia. Memorial is a group of specialized research, human rights, and education centers in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and several other cities. The site contains limited textual materials related to human rights, but links to a more comprehensive website with additional materials.
Captured 12 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 25 Videos Captured
Subject: laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--legal proceedings, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--memorials and commemoration events
Description: In Russian and some English. Moscow Helsinki Group was founded in 1976 as an extension of the international network of Helsinki committees. The website's content is primarily in Russian, but materials in English include news, political analysis, documentation of human rights violations and organization publications.
Captured 12 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, civil and political rights--women's rights, civil and political rights--children's rights, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--peace activism
Description: In English, Bulgarian, and Macedonian. OMO "Ilinden" - PIRIN is a democratic party in the Republic of Bulgaria, that protects the rights of the minorities and strives for the decentralization of the country. It is the only political party that fights for the rights of the Macedonian minority in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian government refuses to acknowledge the existence of the large Macedonian minority in Pirin Macedonia and continues to violate its basic human rights. Members and supporters of OMO "Ilinden" - PIRIN (political party and human rights organization) and OMO Ilinden (human and minority rights organization) have been videotaped, harassed, beaten, fined, and even imprisoned simply for asserting their ethnic Macedonian identity.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--harassment and humiliation, civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial, civil and political rights--political parties and movements, civil and political rights--freedom of speech, civil and political rights--freedom of assembly, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic
Description: In Russian and English. Content on unlawful detainment and torture; rights of soldiers; general human rights as pertains to Russia/Chechnya territorial dispute.
Captured 12 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 13 Videos Captured
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--torture, civil and political rights--political parties and movements, armed conflict and persecution--refugees, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--economic policy, armed conflict and persecution--displacement, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic
Description: In Belarussian, Russian, and English. Formed in 1996, Human Rights Center "Viasna" is a non-governmental organization that promotes general human rights in Belarus. Its main areas of focus are free elections, legal rights, and media freedom. Belarusian president has been systematically dismantling all human rights NGOs in Belarus. Group's registration cancelled groundlessly before 2001 election. Site contains news archive searchable by date and topic, reports, and downloads of articles.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 7 Videos Captured
Subject: civil and political rights--elections and electoral activities, civil and political rights--political parties and movements, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--laws and legislation, civil and political rights--freedom of the press, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists
Description: In English and Russian. The Sex Workers’ Rights Advocacy Network (SWAN) is a network of civil society organizations that advocate for the rights of the sex workers in Central and Eastern Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and South-East Europe. The site contains links to member organizations, a newsletter, publications, press releases, and links to articles about sex work.
Captured on Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 1 Videos Captured
Subject: economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--sex workers, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--AIDS/HIV, civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights
Description: In English. UHRP is a non-profit, non-governmental organization whose mission is to promote human rights and democracy for the Uyghur people, and to raise awareness of human rights abuses that occur in East Turkestan, referred to by the Chinese authorities since 1955 as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Reports from East Turkestan document a pattern of abuse including political imprisonment, torture, and disappearances. With only a few extremely rare exceptions, Uyghurs continue to be the only population in China consistently subjected to executions for political and religious offenses. Mosques are summarily closed and the Uyghur language is banned from use in schools. Uyghurs are subjected to compulsory unpaid labor on infrastructures, such as oil or gas lines to transfer East Turkestan’s resources to mainland China. Site contains news articles, reports, press releases, and photographs.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 47 Videos Captured
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--refugees, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--due process
Description: In Russian and English. Content on unlawful detainment and torture; general human rights as pertains to Russia/Chechnya territorial dispute as well as information on the organization's legal and information center and publications.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--torture, civil and political rights--women's rights, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--demonstrations, armed conflict and persecution--peacebuilding
Description: In English, Latvian and Russian. The Latvian Centre for Human Rights (LCHR) was established in 1993 with a view to promoting human rights and tolerance in Latvia through monitoring, research, advocacy, legal assistance and training activities. In recent years, LCHR main focus has been on two broad areas: human rights in closed institutions, and social integration, which includes all minority-related and tolerance issues, as they represent the most important problem areas of human rights in Latvia. The website contains information on topical issue areas, including social integration, tolerance, and mental disability advocacy.
Captured 12 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: civil and political rights--elections and electoral activities, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--laws and legislation
Description: In English, Russian, Georgian. Formed in 1999, PMMG is an umbrella organization which provides resource support and cooperates with the representatives of the more then 18 diaspora and 56 grass-root NGOs working in the field protection of rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic groups residing in Georgia. Contains reports for downloads, information on regional branches and activities, and a forum.
Captured 7 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial, civil and political rights--freedom of religion, armed conflict and persecution--conflict resolution, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic
Description: In English, Russian, and Romanian. Promo-LEX is a human rights and development NGO in Moldova. Promo-LEX focuses on legal aid, litigation, legislative advocacy, human rights and election monitoring, anti-discrimination work, and education. Site contains news, reports, press releases, and e-newsletters.
Captured 2 times between Jan 31, 2012 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--laws and legislation, civil and political rights--good governance, civil and political rights--freedom of assembly, civil and political rights--discrimination
Description: In English. The International Committee on the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe (ICRSE) was established in the Netherlands in 2004 to create a European network of sex workers and allies. The ICRSE organized a conference in 2005, supports member organizations and individuals to collaborate in promoting positive images of sex workers, supports national campaigns to oppose policy proposals that undermine the rights of sex workers, and fights against human rights abuses that result from anti-trafficking and anti-immigration policies. The site contains information on campaigns and membership, news about sex work from around the world, publications, a gallery of photographs, and videos.
Captured on Jul 19, 2012
Subject: economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--sex workers, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--AIDS/HIV, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--immigration procedures, civil and political rights--migrant rights--immigrant rights, economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--human trafficking
Description: In Russian and English. English portion of site contains program description and news articles. YHRM is comprised of members from 30 Russian states whose areas of focus include racial and ethnic intolerance, army service, voter rights, and youth rights. YHRM's registration revoked in 2007, but then registration committee later acknowledged this as unlawful and reinstated registration.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 1 Videos Captured
Subject: civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--death penalty, civil and political rights--freedom of speech, civil and political rights--freedom of assembly, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--demonstrations
Description: In English, Serbo-Croatian and Albanian. Formed in 2003, YIHR aims to provide protection for the victims of violations of human rights, establish new connections between the post-war generations and enhance the participation of youth in the processes of transitional justice by promoting the truth about the wars in the former Yugoslavia. Site contains reports and newsletters for download, news, press releases, information on programs, and individual pages for YIHR offices.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial, civil and political rights--discrimination, political, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--press and media coverage, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--legal proceedings, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--impunity, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--truth commissions, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic
Description: In Russian and English. Content on all types of human rights violations in Russia and surrounding areas. Site contains news articles and downloads of reports and newsletters.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 4 Videos Captured
Subject: civil and political rights--discrimination, political, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--legal proceedings, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--impunity, civil and political rights--freedom of assembly, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform
Description: In Russian and some English. Covers human rights issues related to the incarcerated.
Captured 12 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--corruption
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