CONTACTS

1. UN WOMEN


- Phumzile Mlambo, Executive Director of UN Women
Twitter: @phumzileunwomen
Mailing Address: CSW Communications Procedure Human Rights Section
UN Women 220 East 42nd Street, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10017 USA
E-mail: cp-csw@unwomen.org


Phone: +1 646 781-4400 | Fax: +1 646 781-4444 | Official Website: www.unwomen.org
- Europe and Central Asia Regional Office
Mailing Address: Abide-i Hürriyet Cad. İstiklal Sok., No:11 KEY Plaza Kat:8, 34381 Şişli, İstanbul, TURKEY
E-mail: eca.operations@unwomen.org | Website: eca.unwomen.org
2. UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (UN HRC)
Twitter: @UN_HRC | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNHRC


Civil Society Section
Phone Number: +41 22 917 9656 | E-mail: civilsociety@ohchr.org

3. COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE, U.S. HELSINKI COMMISSION

Mailing Address: 234 Ford House Office Building, 3rd and D Streets SW, Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-1901 | Fax: 202-226-4199 | E-mail: INFO@CSCE.GOV


Official Website: https://www.csce.gov


Twitter: @HelsinkiComm | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/helsinkicommission/#


- Senator Roger F. Wicker, Chairman
Mailing Address & Contact: 555 Dirksen 555 Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
Main: (202) 224-6253 | Fax: (202) 228-0378 | Twitter: @SenatorWicker


- Representative Christopher H. Smith, Co-Chairman
Mailing Address: Washington DC Office, 2373 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515
Main: (202) 225-3765 | Fax: (202) 225-7768 | Twitter: @RepChrisSmith

4. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Twitter: @amnestyusa | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amnestyusa


Official Website: https://www.amnesty.org/en/ |  E-mail: contactus@amnesty.org  
If you believe your human rights have been violated and you need referrals for assistance or want to share your story, contact our research team report@aiusa.org  
5. HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Twitter: @hrw | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanRightsWatch
Official Webpage: https://www.hrw.org

New York Headquarter


- Emma Daly, Communications Director
Tel: +1-212-216-1835 | Fax: +1-212-736-1300
Mailing Address: 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th floor
New York, NY 10118-3299 USA

Phone: +1-212-290-4700
 | Fax: +1-212-736-1300
Washington, DC Headquarter


Mailing Address: 1630 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20009 USA

Phone: +1-202-612-4321
 | Fax:+1-202-612-4333
6. HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION





Phone: (212) 246-8486 | Address: 350 5th Ave #4202, New York, NY 10118
7. FREEDOM HOUSE

Twitter: @FreedomHouseDC  | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreedomHouseDC


Official Webpage: https://freedomhouse.org


For all general inquiries, please contact Freedom House: info@freedomhouse.org or
          call our main line: 202-296-5101, Fax: 202-293-2840

For Congressional inquiries, please email Annie Boyajian, Advocacy Manager, at boyajian@freedomhouse.org

- Washington, DC Headquarter
Mailing Address: 1850 M Street NW, Floor 11, Washington D.C. 20036
- New York Headquarter

Mailing Address: 120 Wall Street, Fl. 26 New York, NY 10005


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