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ODF amongst the organisations who call on the EU to sanction human rights abusers in Turkey
On 15 December 2020, The Open Dialogue Foundation signed a joint statement together with 10 other NGOs demanding relevant bodies of the EU to examine the current situation in Turkey in the context of the Global Human Rights Sanction regime and to impose sanctions on those who violate human rights…

ODF amongst the organisations who call on the EU to sanction human rights abusers in Turkey
Silencing Dissent Ahead of Elections in Kazakhstan
With the parliamentary election in Kazakhstan looming large, the authorities are trying to ruthlessly silence any voice of dissent. Since June 2020, we have observed a significant deterioration of the human rights situation in the country – the latest figures show at least 28 political prisoners and 95 cases of…

Silencing Dissent Ahead of Elections in Kazakhstan
Oppositionist Therefore Extremist
Over the last 2.5 years, the authorities of Kazakhstan have arbitrarily detained over 7,000 peaceful protesters, which is an unprecedented amount in the history of the country. The police used excessive force, including pain grips and asphyxiating techniques. During interrogations, detainees are asked about their support for the opposition movements…

Oppositionist Therefore Extremist
Shortcomings in the law enforcement system of Ukraine exemplified by the investigation of attacks on civil activists
On 12 November 2020, the FightBack legal self-help chat-bot was presented in Kyiv, which was designed to provide free assistance to victims of law enforcement agencies' inaction and to collect information about the cases of inaction. The chat-bot was created as a result of a series of interviews with activists…

Shortcomings in the law enforcement system of Ukraine exemplified by the investigation of attacks on civil activists
Servants of the regime: sanction list of persons accountable for gross human rights violations in Kazakhstan
In authoritarian Kazakhstan, civil society representatives are subjected to arbitrary detention, criminal prosecution, imprisonment and torture for public and human rights activities, participation in peaceful protests and criticism of the authorities through social networks.

Servants of the regime: sanction list of persons accountable for gross human rights violations in Kazakhstan
ODF’s & Themis’s input to the UN’s Annual Report on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
We are very proud to see our input included in the UN Report of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Diego García-Sayán. The report focuses on the disciplinary proceedings against judges for alleged misconduct in the exercise of their functions. It also covers “disguised” sanctions imposed…

ODF’s & Themis’s input to the UN’s Annual Report on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
Systemic Misconduct by the European Union Delegation to Kazakhstan on Human Rights Issues
Since 2010, the Open Dialogue Foundation (ODF) has been monitoring the human rights situation in Kazakhstan, partnering up with foreign missions on the ground – including the EU Delegation to Kazakhstan – to ensure a continuous dialogue with civil society on serious human rights concerns in the country. However, in…

Systemic Misconduct by the European Union Delegation to Kazakhstan on Human Rights Issues
Political Killing in Kazakhstan
List of persons to be subjected to sanctions regarding the case of Dulat Agadil. 1. Introduction Dulat Agadil is a well-known human rights activist and blogger who lived in the village of Talapker near Nur-Sultan (Astana). Dulat Agadil was one of the most famous leaders of the protest movement in…

Political Killing in Kazakhstan
Kremlin Repression Continues. Letter of support for Open Russia activist
The case of Daria El Zhed, a Russian opposition activist, has become one more example of political persecution against members and leaders of the Open Russia opposition movement. This movement was founded by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a long-time opponent of the Russian authoritarian regime. Daria El Zhed asked for political asylum…

Kremlin Repression Continues. Letter of support for Open Russia activist
Observation Mission – Human Rights in Ukraine: Selected cases of persecution of civil society activists since 2014
This report includes, among else, direct observations made during a human rights monitoring mission to Ukraine in the period between 16–19 March 2019. The mission was held at the invitation of representatives of Ukrainian civil society. The mission visited Odessa and Kyiv, where a number of meetings were held with…

Observation Mission – Human Rights in Ukraine: Selected cases of persecution of civil society activists since 2014
  1. Kazakhstan’s Kafkaesque dictatorship: the authorities “playing rodeo” with its critics
  2. Please, listen to the citizens of Kazakhstan – Second ODF’s Newsletter
  3. ODF amongst the organisations who call on the EU to sanction human rights abusers in Turkey
  4. Silencing Dissent Ahead of Elections in Kazakhstan
  5. Italian Senator Emma Bonino demands Italy’s MFA to condemn human rights violations in Kazakhstan
  6. Italian MPs alarmed by the human rights backsliding in Kazakhstan
  7. Oppositionist Therefore Extremist
  8. Shortcomings in the law enforcement system of Ukraine exemplified by the investigation of attacks on civil activists
  9. 38 MEPs support ODF & SAB’s complaint to the European Commission against Ordo Iuris
  10. ODF’s Appeal to OSCE to stop policing speech in Poland
  1. Report: Purification of government or vetting Ukrainian style. The first year’s experience
  2. Report: The case of Nadiya Savchenko
  3. Ukrainian media on the “Savchenko List” compiled by the ODF
  4. Response to the report “Activities and connections of the Open Dialog Foundation” dated August 14, 2017
  5. The report: The Interpol system is in need of reform
  6. The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on human rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan
  7. The case of Oleg Sentsov
  8. Report: Ensuring the rights of internally displaced persons
  9. Further erosion of the Polish democracy: providing feedback for the first EU Rule of Law Report
  10. ODF addresses the new UNHCR on issue of political refugees

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Kazakhstan’s Kafkaesque dictatorship: the authorities “playing rodeo” with its critics

Kazakhstan’s Kafkaesque dictatorship: the authorities “playing rodeo” with its critics

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ODF amongst the organisations who call on the EU to sanction human rights abusers in Turkey

ODF amongst the organisations who call on the EU to sanction human rights abusers in Turkey

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Could Polish president Duda’s anti-LGBT rhetoric spell trouble for PiS?

Could Polish president Duda’s anti-LGBT rhetoric spell trouble for PiS?

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