ISHR President praises human rights defenders
Schirrmacher declared, that ISHR mainly exists to protect human rights defenders (HRD) and is proud to have so many of them in their ranks.
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Obituary for Maja Caspari, founder and head of the Romania Section of the International Society for Human Rights
After 30 years of membership in the International Council, Maja Caspari, Chairperson of the Romania Section, left us in March 2020 at the age of 88 after a long illness.
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The President of the ISHR meets with human rights defenders in Moldova and in Transnistria
The following text is a short excerpt of a report by the Chairman of the Moldovan Section of ISHR, Dr. Liubov Nemcinova.
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Religious Freedom is a Human Right
A professorship dedicated to the topic of “religious freedom and research on persecution of Christians” is a novelty in German speaking areas. At the inauguration special emphasis was placed on the universality of the human right to freedom of religion or belief and its positive implications.
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The President of the International Society for Human Rights meets with lawyers and human rights defenders of Ukraine
The President of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR), Professor Thomas Schirrmacher, met in Kiev (Ukraine) with leading lawyers and human rights defenders from that country.
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The International Society for Human Rights thanks the Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Cuba for its Great Courage
The president of the International Council of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) has thanked the Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Cuba for demonstrating increasing courage in issues relating to human rights and that he has met with the ‘Ladies in White’.
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“I am honored to represent thousands of human rights activists worldwide.”
Statement on Re-election as President of the International Council by the Sections of the ISHR for the period 2016–2020