31 August 2016
Arbitrary Detentions and Forced Disappearances in Ukraine
Orhan Kemal Cengiz: “We are anxiously awaiting, as we do not know what is going to happen.”
24 August 2016
NHC talked to Orhan Kemal Cengiz, Turkish lawyer, journalist and human rights activist, to hear his personal story and his view on the recent events in Turkey.Hope for the imminent demise of the notorious prison Guantanamo
23 August 2016
Hope for the imminent demise of the notorious prison Guantanamo Can the Guantanamo prison finally be closed down? Now that Obama's final term is about to end, his election promise to close down the controversial detention center is more urgent than ever before.Azerbaijan: Renewed Human Rights Crackdown Ahead of Referendum
18 August 2016
Less than six weeks ahead of a constitutional referendum, the Azerbaijani authorities have unleashed a new wave of repression to silence critical voices.Practical Guide for Relatives of Disappeared Persons and NGOs
17 August 2016
NHC would like to bring your attention to Using Law Against Enforced Disappearances practical guide, aiming to enhance the capacities of victims of enforced disappearances.Call for publications in the Security and Human Rights journal
11 August 2016
The quarterly journal Security and Human Rights (SHR), inspired by the work and principles of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), is looking for fresh ideas and new perspectives. A project update – greenhouse business plan
09 August 2016
Can gardening projects contribute to the rehabilitation of prison inmates? Pioneering work has been done by many horticultural rehabilitation projects around the world.Coup purges continue in Turkey
09 August 2016
Amid the recent coup-related wave of purges in Turkey, at least 1,684 judges and prosecutors have been taken into custody to the regime, as they have been held in detention pending investigation.News from OSCE Kyrgyzstan
04 August 2016
“Peace and Reconciliation through strengthening the rule of law and protection of human rights” project, run by the UN in collaboration with OSCE, is gaining momentum as another training event for lawyers, prosecutors and judges was organized in Kyrgyzstan.What is next for Bulgarian fight against terrorism?
03 August 2016
As it has been observed by NHC, state of emergency appears to have become a common response to terrorist attacks. Both France and Germany are resorting to this extreme measure, with the former recently extending it for six months after the attack in Nice, and the latter declaring state of emergency after the shooting rampage in Munich.
