Human Rights House Foundation

Human Rights House Foundation is tweeting about #HumanRights, #HumanRightsDefenders & human rights NGOs, mainly in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Balkans.

[Human Rights House Foundation @HRHFoundation]

"The crisis facing civil society stems not only from external attacks but also from weakened connections to the broader society."

✍️ @arpy_man (Socioscope/@hrhyerevan) for @OCMediaorg:
https://t.co/iogTqx3SJb

[Human Rights House Foundation @HRHFoundation]

Each year, @ncsosorg handles around 34 evacuations of LGBTIQ+ people facing systematic violence, detention, or forced return to families.

Find out more about how the organisation continues to coordinate life-saving support from outside Russia: https://t.co/aeX7YosINk

[Human Rights House Foundation @HRHFoundation]

Happy #PrideMonth to everyone celebrating!

Across the globe, LGBTQ+ rights are threatened and continue to face significant pressure. We support inclusion, dignity, and equal rights for every person and stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community.

[Human Rights House Foundation @HRHFoundation]

HRHF offers its sincere thanks for the generous financial support from its donors in 2025, including @noradno @NorwayMFA @EDA_DFAE @CzechMFA @FCDOGovUK @coe

Read our 2025 Annual Report ➡️ https://t.co/r3DIJ0hYna

[Human Rights House Foundation @HRHFoundation]

“They’re sent to the frontlines instead of facing trial. This creates a cycle of impunity: commit a crime, go to war, return, and commit another.”

Full interview with a human rights defender from #Russia: https://t.co/MVHaJ6Qc8f

[Commissioner for Human Rights @CommissionerHR]

Day 3-4 of my visit to #Serbia: valuable meetings with the Prosecutor General, the EU Ambassador and representatives of academia and civil society. The authorities cancelled the scheduled meetings with the Minister of Justice, the Minister for Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue, and the Acting Secretary of the Ministry of the Interior.

[Ulviyya Ali @UlviyyaAli]

A year ago, I was arrested on trumped-up charges. I am still being held in the Baku Pre-Trial Detention Center. On this occasion, I wrote an "anniversary letter" for @OCMediaorg. Read here in full: https://t.co/yQQGYhbltV

[Human Rights House Foundation @HRHFoundation]

OSCE #SHDMII: Participating States should establish a working group of independent NGOs, experts, and researchers to scrutinise, fact-check, and analyse GONGO’s statements and activities at OSCE events; as well as their operations and government connections.

[Human Rights House Foundation @HRHFoundation]

“Human rights defenders and activists face escalating pressures ranging from smear campaigns to physical assaults,” HRHF’s @delseroad speaks at our OSCE SHDMII Side Event “Serbia: Digital threats to civic space. @bgcentar @HRHBelgrade

[Human Rights House Foundation @HRHFoundation]

“The state collects data through institutional power, launders it through pro-govt media, & deploys it as a weapon against those who defend rights. This is not a malfunction of the legal system - it is the legal system being weaponized" @YUCOMoffice’s Jovana Spremo @ SHDMII.

[Human Rights House Foundation @HRHFoundation]

“This is not only a domestic matter. It is a regional security issue - and an OSCE concern,” @PartnersSerbia’s Ana Toskić Cvetinović calls for OSCE Participating States to take action at our SHDMII Side Event “Serbia: Digital threats to civic space.” @bgcentar @HRHBelgrade

[Human Rights House Foundation @HRHFoundation]

“This vacuum of protection is symptomatic of a broader institutional collapse, leaving the citizens with only one avenue for resistance: the protests,” @bgcentar’ Dušan Pokuševski at our OSCE SHDMII Side Event on Serbia.

[Human Rights House Foundation @HRHFoundation]

“Over the past year, @OvdInfo documented 60+ cases in which HRDs secured the release of politically persecuted individuals, mitigated sentences, or obtained access to medical care in detention facilities.” OVD-Info’s Denis Shedov @ our OSCE SHDMII Side Event on Russia.

[Human Rights House Foundation @HRHFoundation]

“These [practices] are, of course, even more pronounced within indigenous, ethnic and religious minority communities.” HRHF’s @delseroad @ our OSCE SHDMII Side Event on Russia.

[Human Rights House Foundation @HRHFoundation]

“@OSCE participating States should respond collectively by protecting exiled civil society, supporting independent Russian and Belarusian media, and recognising digital repression as a security challenge for the entire region.” JX Fund’s Dina Khaskelberg @ our SHDMII Side Event.

[Human Rights House Foundation @HRHFoundation]

▶️ States must stop using surveillance, criminalisation, and digital intimidation to restrict legitimate civic activity
▶️ @OSCE must establish a formal mechanism to monitor & report on reprisals against HRDs & journalists for engaging with the OSCE

Full: https://t.co/R1IEeOfVNT

[Human Rights House Foundation @HRHFoundation]

Read the story of Nataliia Chufeshchuk, a librarian and HRD from #Ukraine. In 2025, she joined the ‘Solidarity Force’ collaborative project supported by HRHF’s House-to-House Fund and #Norway.

https://t.co/fbnFMfDNSu

[Human Rights House Foundation @HRHFoundation]

Today marks one year since Azerbaijani journalist, photographer and human rights defender @UlviyyaAli was detained in Azerbaijan on spurious smuggling charges. HRHF continues to call for the release of Ali and all political prisoners in the country.

[Human Rights Centre ZMINA @zminaUkraine]

Today, Crimean HRD & citizen journalist Iryna Danylovych is celebrating birthday in Russian captivity. She was sentenced to 6.11 years of detention on falsified charges.

We demand her freedom & call on the international community to facilitate her release.

#FreeIrynaDanylovych

[Human Rights House Foundation @HRHFoundation]

HRHF is delighted to welcome @BeckyBakr Vindheim as its new Head of Communications. Becky will manage all aspects of HRHF’s internal and external communications, including media work.