Civic Solidarity Platform appeals to the international human rights community, as well as international and national professional associations of psychiatrists, about the ongoing practice whereby psychiatry is used for political purposes.
The Civic Solidarity Platform draws your attention to the issue of unfair trials in countries of the former Soviet Union. We acknowledge that concerns surrounding unfair trials are not unique to these OSCE participating States, but also merit attention in other parts of the OSCE region.
Members of the Civic Solidarity Platform condemn the current, unprecedented crackdowns on independent human rights NGOs and their members now witnessed in Russia and Azerbaijan.
The Civic Solidarity Platform, a collation of 60 human rights NGOs of the OSCE region, calls upon the authorities of Azerbaijan to release the human rights defender Rasul Jafarov and stop putting the pressure on the civil society of the country.
The Civic Solidarity Platform expresses its concern about the arrest of and allegations made against Mr. Alexander Sodiqov in Tajikistan and urges authorities of Tajikistan to immediately release him.
Appeal of the Civic Solidarity Platform to OSCE participating states, political bodies and institutions on the occasion of the international week of the disappeared.
The Civic Solidarity Platform is gravely concerned about the recent acts of intimidation and harassment targeting well-known Azerbaijani human rights defender Leyla Yunus and her husband
Non-governmental organisations across the region urge the OSCE to act decisively and swiftly to stop intervention into Ukraine and prevent a major security crisis in Europe.
Civic Solidarity Platform urged Thorbjørn Jagland, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, to immediately address the authorities of Ukraine with an appeal to put end to violence and to launch an international investigation into the excessive use of force at EuroMaydan.
