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April 8, 2021 Dispatches

Minimize Civilian Harm in Eastern Ukraine Conflict

Potential Escalation in Hostilities Requires Focus on Civilian Protection

Український солдат на спостережному посту у бліндажі біля прифронтового міста Красногорівка на сході України.
March 29, 2021 Dispatches

Russian Court Extends Activist’s Pretrial Detention

Release Mikhail Iosilevich Charged Under ‘Undesirables’ Law

Mikhail Iosilevich, head of the local branch of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (Pastafarianism), an independent group,  November 2020.
March 26, 2021 Letter

Joint Letter on Threats to Novaya Gazeta and Their Journalist Elena Milashina

March 25, 2021 Dispatches

Russia-Linked Landmines Threaten Lives in Libya

UN Report Shows Transfers of Banned Landmines in Conflict

PMN-2 blast mines recovered from Tripoli, Libya, December 2020. 
March 15, 2021 Dispatches

Moscow Police Arrest Nearly 200 on “Undesirable” Charges

Raid on Forum of Municipal Deputies Intended to Intimidate Candidates

Police raid and make arrests at an opposition forum in Moscow, Russia, March 13, 2021.
March 15, 2021 Statement

Russia, Egypt under increasing scrutiny at UN rights body

HRW Statement - Item 4 General Debate

Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.
March 12, 2021 Dispatches

45 Countries at UN Rights Body Denounce Russia Crackdown

Attacks on Civil Society and Media, Navalny Imprisonment Need Sustained Scrutiny

Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.
March 11, 2021 Commentary

Navalny Persecution Just the Tip of the Russian Crackdown

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny takes part in a march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, Russia, February 29, 2020.
March 10, 2021 Dispatches

Russia Slows Down Twitter Access

Authorities Restrict Traffic to Twitter for Refusal to Censor Content Online

A mobile phone user turns on Twitter application on his smartphone in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 10, 2021.
March 8, 2021 Commentary

Russia’s Deadly Negligence of Domestic Violence

In February 2017, parliament decriminalized first instances of battery among family members.
March 4, 2021 Letter

Joint Letter to Russia’s Prosecutor General on Unfounded Charges against Yulia Tsvetkova

Withdraw the Indictment and Drop All Charges against Women’s and LGBT Rights Activist

Yulia Tsvetkova, talking about her youth theater project “Pink and Blue”.
February 19, 2021 Dispatches

New Raids and Arrests in Crimea

Russia Should Stop Using Unfounded Terrorism Charges for Purposes of Persecution

ОМОН и крымскотатарские активисты и активистки перед зданием Киевского районного суда в Симферополе. Крым, 17 февраля 2021 года.
February 18, 2021 Dispatches

Russian Activist Given Suspended Sentence for ‘Undesirable’ Charges

Abusive Legislation Needs to Be Repealed

Anastasiya Shevchenko. 
February 11, 2021 Dispatches

Russia Cracks Down on Planned Valentine's Day Protest

Ban on Public Assemblies Reaches Absurd Levels

Law enforcement officers block access to Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, ahead of a rally protesting a court decision to imprison Russian opposition activist Alexey Navalny, by replacing his suspended sentence with jail time, February 2, 2021.
February 9, 2021 Statement

Ensure safety of two Chechen men arbitrarily detained and forcibly transferred to Chechnya

Joint statement on Russian Federation

A victim of the purge telling his story in a safe house in central Russia in April 2017.

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