International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR)

IPHR welcomes Lithuania's referral to the International Criminal Court concerning alleged Rome Statute crimes committed in the Republic of Belarus, a non-ICC State party, with part of the elements of the alleged crimes committed on the territory of Lithuania, an ICC State Party. This referral marks a crucial step towards global justice and accountability for atrocities committed by the Lukashenko regime. As a next step, the Office of the Prosecutor will conduct a preliminary examination to determine if the case falls within the ICC's jurisdiction and whether there is a reasonable basis for an investigation. We will closely monitor developments and hope for a swift investigation and subsequent arrest warrants. https://lnkd.in/e4t5fqav

Mondelēz International remains active and profitable in Russia, running 3 factories and employing around 3,000 people. In 2022, the company generated $1.463 billion in revenue in Russia, contributing over $62 million in profit taxes to the Russian government. During Ukraine's critical fight for freedom and survival, no corporate funds should support Russia’s militarized budget. All possible pressure should be applied to ensure Mondelez completely exits the Russian market until Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity are fully restored. #MDLZPurposeDay #TeamMDLZ #MondelezInternational #StateOfSnacking #Mondelez #SnackingMadeRight #SustainableSnacking #Snacking

📃 📢 UPDATED POLICY DOCUMENT: TACKLING THE RUSSIAN 'SHADOW' FLEET In collaboration with State Capture: Research and Action, Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) have co-authored an updated policy briefing on tackling the Russian "Shadow" Fleet. The shadow fleet represents a huge risk to the environment and undermines Western sanctions on Russian fossil fuels. This publication includes up-to-date analysis on shadow fleet operations and expands our list of recommendations. Please see the report below for interest: ➡ https://lnkd.in/gPAaaKMY

In the framework of the 57th session of the Human Rights Council, IPHR together with State Capture: Research and Action are organising a side-event on the topic of enforced disappearances during prisoner transfers as a repressive tool in the Russian penitentiary system. 🗓 26 SEPTEMBER ⏰ 12:00 – 13:00 CET 🏛 Room XXV, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland We invite colleagues attending the session to join us. #HRC57

Today, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) released a report that details the unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children from Kharkiv Oblast to Medvezhonok camp in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. 🚨 This report presents the story of approximately 300 Ukrainian children who were taken to Russia for a three-week summer camp that turned into an indefinite stay marked by separation from their families, indoctrination, and multiple camp-to-camp transfers in Russia. 👨👩👧👦 The parents were presented with an impossible choice: either keep their children in dangerous conditions, with violence and severe shortages of essentials, or send them to Russia for what was promised as a brief break. 🙅♂️ 🙅♀️ The parents did not consent to the Russian government  extending the children’s stay in Russia and to their further transfer from camp to camp. ❗ Unfortunately, this episode is but a fraction of the nearly 20,000 reported cases of unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia. The scale of these actions suggests a deliberate strategy at the highest levels of the Kremlin. 🎯 Deported children are subjected to political education and indoctrination as a part of the Kremlin’s effort to erase Ukrainian cultural and national identity. ⛔ Some children have been able to return, but it has been a long, difficult process. In many cases, Russian authorities have obstructed efforts by parents to reunite with their children. 🔎 The findings in this report are based on interviews with parents, legal guardians, and children, as well as corroborated reports from international organisations and media sources. ⚖ Authors believe that the conduct presented in this report amounts to international crimes: crimes against humanity and war crimes of deportation, crimes against humanity of other inhumane actions, and constitutes evidence of the crime of genocide. 📣 IPHR urges the International Criminal Court to include these findings in its investigation into the deportation of Ukrainian children. 📣 IPHR also calls on domestic authorities in Europe and beyond to use diplomatic, economic and accountability tools at their disposal to pressure #Russia into returning the deported Ukrainian children to their families in #Ukraine, and to hold those responsible to account. https://lnkd.in/gR35JB5K

IPHR has joined Human Rights First and 94 leading human rights and anti-corruption NGOs in urging Department of Treasury and the State Department to reverse the declining use of Global #Magnitsky sanctions and take action on outstanding civil society recommendations. #HumanRights #AntiCorruption https://lnkd.in/gpw_TF-U

🚨 ICC suspect Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit Mongolia, tomorrow, on Tuesday 3 September. As a State Party to the ICC treaty, Mongolia has the obligation to cooperate with the Court, including for the arrest of suspects. The Coalition for the International Criminal Court calls on Mongolia to stand with victims of Rome Statute crimes and uphold its international obligations by arresting Putin if he enters the country, or revoke this invitation. With the International Criminal Court and its officials facing increasing threats and sanctions, including from Russia, now more than ever States Parties must abide by their legal obligations and ensure the ICC can work, independently. Background on the ICC warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin ➡️ In March 2023, ICC judges issued an arrest warrant against Putin for the war crimes of unlawful deportation and transfer of children from occupied areas Ukraine to Russia 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ecaJBP4G

🇰🇿 #Kazakhstan: Rule of Law Academy for Civil Society Representatives ⚖ The Rule of Law Academy for civil society representatives successfully concluded on August 21, 2024. Held from August 19-21 in Almaty, this event was part of the European Union-funded project “Coordinated Civil Society Action to Promote the Rule of Law for All”. 👩💻 👨💻 42 representatives from 27 civil society organisations across 13 regions of Kazakhstan attended the event, focusing on human rights, children's rights, women’s rights, youth, migrants, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups. 📚 The Academy aimed to boost legal literacy and strengthen the skills of civil society representatives. The program covered vital topics such as the rule of law, the role of an independent judiciary, criminal and administrative justice, documentation of human rights violations, and strategic litigation. 💡 Participants gained in-depth knowledge of the rule of law, enhanced their competencies in evaluating and monitoring the judiciary, and learned effective methods of interacting with state authorities. They also honed their skills in documenting human rights violations and engaging in strategic litigation. 🤝 Academy participants joined the newly established National Network for the Rule of Law in Kazakhstan (NNRLK). This network is dedicated to promoting coordinated civil society efforts to monitor, evaluate, and influence lawmaking and policies related to the rule of law and justice. Through the NNRLK, members will benefit from peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and mentoring, contributing to more strategic and effective civil society action in ongoing justice reforms. 🇪🇺 The project implemented by the Public Foundation “Legal Policy Research Centre” (LPRC) and the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) with the financial support of the European Union. It is designed for 3 years – from the beginning of 2024 to the end of 2026 and aims to increase the capacity of civil society to support the rule of law and respond to challenges in the criminal justice system in Kazakhstan. The total budget of the project is EUR 777,895. The contribution of the European Union is 739,000 Euros. https://lnkd.in/d9buxfPV

🚨 Important Notice: Attempted Identity Theft/Phishing Alert 🚨 Dear colleagues and partners, Today, there was an attempted identity theft/phishing attack targeting colleagues in IPHR. This attack was conducted through a bogus ProtonMail account and involves fraudulent emails that appear to have come from one of our IPHR staff members. If you receive an unexpected email seemingly from one of our staff members, especially one with an attachment, please do not open the attachment or click any hyperlinks. In case of doubt, double-check the email's authenticity by contacting the sender through their official email (addresses on @iphronline.org domain) or Signal before taking any further action. Let's stay vigilant and take extra precautions to ensure the security of our accounts and data. Stay safe and remain alert.

📌 The #missiles and #drones used by Russia to attack #Ukraine contain components from more than 20 countries. These include China, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United States, Canada, and Iran. The components were analysed by #experts from the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise of the Ministry of Justice. 💬 "All missiles and drones, their main high-tech component, without which they could not exist, are manufactured not in #Russia but in other countries. We are talking about components of navigation, control, guidance systems, microcircuits, various chips, sensors, boards, etc.," Nataliia Nestor, Deputy Director of the Institute of Forensic Expertise, told Ukrinform. According to her, most of these components are dual-use parts. "Such goods are imported for one use, but eventually become components of weapons. Missiles of the same type do not have the same set of components in specific systems. They go with what they have, what they were able to get to Russia," the expert explained. 🔻 NAKO has repeatedly emphasised the presence of foreign components in Russian #weapons. For example, our experts found components manufactured by 11 foreign companies - 9 American, Swiss and Taiwanese - in the Russian #Kalibr cruise missile. ▶ bit.ly/46sZhOK In addition, the results of a joint study by NAKO and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) show that the #Shaheds contain components (microprocessors, semiconductors, memory, etc.) manufactured by American, Japanese, Canadian, and Swiss companies. ▶ bit.ly/46snm8n Photos by the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise