Last week in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, government repression of civilians continued in Belarus and Turkmenistan. Meanwhile, coronavirus-related demonstrations turned violent in several...
FOREWORD The spread of COVID-19 around the world presented MSF with extraordinary challenges in 2020. It also exposed the weaknesses of many health systems and exacerbated the suffering of people in...
Following a request for assistance from Lithuania, the European Commission is helping European countries send support through the European Civil Protection Mechanism. Lithuania asked for help...
Key Takeaways: Attention readers! ISHM will take a break next week, but it will be back the week after, with comprehensive coverage of the week we missed! For more background on most of the...
Last week in Europe, the Russian and Belarusian governments continued crackdowns on political opposition, independent media, and civil society organizations. In Georgia, demonstrations against the...
GENEVA (15 July 2021) - I am deeply alarmed at the latest developments in Belarus, where on Wednesday the security forces carried out dozens of raids on the offices and homes of human rights...
The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) could deploy up to 50 personnel, both in-country and via remote working, in support of the Lithuanian asylum authorities by the end of the year. The...
Countrywide Searches, Detentions Also Target Journalists, Critics (Berlin) – Belarusian authorities carried out a day of massive, unprecedented raids and detentions against the Belarus human rights...
AFTERNOON The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted nine texts in which it, among other actions, established an international independent expert mechanism on promoting and protecting the human...
KEY MESSAGES ↗ Export prices of grains declined in June, influenced by generally good supply prospects, while international rice prices fell as high freight costs and container shortages limited...