Human Rights House Foundation

18/08/2026

“Public attention can save lives—if it doesn’t expose victims or helpers in the process.”

Find out more about how North Caucasus SOS - Кризисная группа СК SOS continues to coordinate life-saving support for LGBTIQ+ people from outside Russia:

https://bit.ly/4xQX7Fe

13/08/2026

Tina Shabunia is a journalist and a human rights defender from Belarus. In 2025, she joined the ‘Solidarity Force’ collaborative project by Belarusian Human Rights School and Освітній дім прав людини - Чернігів / Human Rights House - Chernihiv, supported by HRHF’s House-to-House (H2H) Fund and .

Shabunia highlights how even those interested in human rights can be unaware of the scale and nature of repression in Belarus.

“We are used to talking about [illegal] arrests, prison, and violence in Belarus,” she explains. “But when colleagues from Ukraine heard these stories, they were shocked.”

Read more: https://bit.ly/4eFGHsZ

H2H supports human rights projects organised collaboratively between two or more Human Rights Houses and their member organisations. In 2025, 22 CSOs from seven countries received support from the H2H Project Fund to implement 11 projects.

📸Tina Shabunia during one of her visits to Kyiv, Ukraine.

12/08/2026

Dette har vi ventet spent på:

I dag fikk vi vite at HRHF og 22 andre ideelle organisasjoner mottar over 1,7 millioner hver i den første sjekken fra Postkodelotteriet!

Støtten betyr utrolig mye i en tid der autoritære regimer og angrep på menneskerettighetene øker globalt. Med frie midler kan vi effektivt investere i demokrati, trygghet og frihet og støtte menneskerettighetsforkjempere der det trengs aller mest.

Tusen takk, Postkodelotteriet og alle dere som kjøper lodd! ❤💛

Den 1. mars ble lotteritillatelsen til Postkodelotteriet fornyet for nye ni år. Samtidig ble postkodefamilien utvidet til hele 23 ideelle organisasjoner. I dag mottok disse 23 organisasjonene sin første utbetaling fra lotteriet.

11/08/2026

In an interview with HRHF, Centar za mirovne studije outlines what Civil Liberties Union for Europe’ “dismantler of the rule of law” classification means for Croatia.

Full interview with Centre for Peace Studies: bit.ly/3SNrT2v

Kuća ljudskih prava Zagreb / Human Rights House Zagreb

06/08/2026

– Norske myndigheter må bruke politisk og diplomatisk press for å sikre en umiddelbar løslatelse av Ulviyya Ali og andre politiske fanger i , sier vår direktør Maria Dahle.

Les mer her: dagsavisen.no/nyheter/i-et-handskrevet-brev-forteller-journalisten-om-livet-bak-murene/10402177

04/08/2026

On International Day of Solidarity with Civil Society and the Human Rights Movement in Belarus, we are thinking about our colleague Andrei Aliaksandrau, who remains behind bars along with 850+ political prisoners in the country.

29/07/2026

Read the monitoring report by Human Rights House Crimea, Крымский Процесс, Освітній дім прав людини - Чернігів / Human Rights House - Chernihiv, which examines cases of enforced disappearances in Crimea and occupied parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. It documents how civilians are abducted, held incommunicado, tortured, denied legal protection, and concealed from their families. The report identifies key perpetrators and coordinators of this practice and highlights the devastating impact on relatives left without information, justice, or adequate support.

https://bit.ly/4gZzZPD

It calls for stronger investigations, accountability, international access to detention sites, and assistance for victims and their families.

This report is a part of the joint project aimed at supporting families of the victims and strengthening the response to enforced disappearances in temporarily occupied Crimea and southern Ukraine. In 2025, the project combined direct legal assistance with the development of practical guidance for families, helping them navigate complex procedures and pursue information about their missing relatives. It was implemented within HRHF’s House-to-House Project Fund, with financial support from Norway.

26/07/2026

Today, our colleague Anar Mammadli spends another birthday behind bars. He was detained on 29 April 2024 as reprisal for his election observation and human rights work. We repeat our call for his immediate release and for the release of all political prisoners in Azerbaijan.

24/07/2026

Today at the politically motivated trial of human rights defender Anar Mammadli, prosecutors requested a 14-year prison sentence. HRHF calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Mammadli and all political prisoners in Azerbaijan.

21/07/2026

“The shrinking of democratic space happens slowly, through exhaustion, polarisation, fear, and the normalisation of institutional dysfunction.”

Full interview with Centar za mirovne studije: bit.ly/3SNrT2v

Kuća ljudskih prava Zagreb / Human Rights House Zagreb