Our Media Coverage
Our work and expertise are regularly featured in international, regional, and national media. From interviews and op-eds to news articles and broadcasts, these appearances reflect the relevance of our causes and amplify the voices of those we work with.
Our President, Florian Irminger, on 15 August 2025, on TV5 Monde, discussing the op-ed we co-published in Le Monde about the Summit in Alaska between Presidents Trump and Putin.
FEATURED MEDIA APPEARANCE
SELECTED MEDIA APPEARANCES
US Retreat from Multilateralism: Open Doors for Chinese Repression
The 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), opening on Tuesday 9 September 2025 in New York, might mark the end of the UN’s human rights pillar as we know it.
“Alaska 2025 must not become Munich 1938 nor Yalta 1945”
On the eve of the summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, a coalition of human rights and civil society organizations urges world leaders reject any agreement reached without the consent of both Ukraine and Europe.
European rights advocates say Council of Europe has abandoned its core mission
In a strongly worded statement to Turkish Minute, Eleonora Mongelli, vice president of the Italian Federation for Human Rights, and Florian Irminger, president of the Geneva-based Progress & Change Action Lab, accused the CoE of failing to protect those who uphold its foundational values, democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
Azerbaijan and the Council of Europe: a return through the back door?
It has been over a year since the Azerbaijani delegation was suspended from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Although its full return appears highly unlikely for the moment, Baku has managed to transform the crisis into a partial success.
Monsieur Berset, le Conseil de l’Europe doit cesser de ménager l’Azerbaïdjan
Le Conseil de l’Europe a les moyens d’action nécessaires pour obliger l’Azerbaïdjan à respecter les droits de l’homme, écrit le défenseur des droits de l’homme et responsable de la campagne Anar Mammadli Florian Irminger, qui appelle Alain Berset à hausser le ton, au risque sinon d’ouvrir une brèche.
COP29: A Growing Crackdown on Civic Space Restricts Future Climate Negotiations
Azerbaijan has targeted more than 300 political prisoners over the past year.
Répression : Anar Mammadli, militant des droits humains emprisonné et autre visage de cette COP29
Cet emblématique défenseur de la planète et des droits de l’homme a été arrêté un matin d’avril à Bakou par le régime de l’autocrate Ilham Aliev. Lui qui aurait dû incarner la mobilisation de la société civile au sommet de l’ONU risque désormais jusqu’à huit ans de détention.