▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁the ▁International ▁Society ▁for ▁Human ▁Rights ▁focused ▁mostly ▁on ▁human ▁rights ▁viol ations ▁in ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁b loc . ▁The ▁German ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁( E ast ▁Germany ) ▁declared ▁the ▁International ▁Society ▁for ▁Human ▁Rights ▁an ▁" en emy ▁of ▁the ▁state " ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁St asi ▁launched ▁a ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁human ▁rights ▁organisation , ▁attempting ▁to ▁dis cred it ▁it . ▁Rec ently , ▁the ▁I SH R ▁has ▁focused ▁on ▁freedom ▁of ▁religion ▁and ▁freedom ▁of ▁press ▁issues ▁in ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁Vietnam ▁and ▁China . ▁ ▁The ▁Society ▁publish es ▁its ▁own ▁period ical ▁News letter ▁( in ▁English ) ▁and ▁in ▁German ▁" M ens chen re chte ". ▁The ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁I SH R ▁is ▁Thomas ▁Sch ir rm acher . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁The ▁Official ▁Website ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Society ▁for ▁Human ▁Rights ▁( IS HR ) ▁ ▁Category : Intern ational ▁non - pro fit ▁organizations ▁Category : Intern ational ▁human ▁rights ▁organizations ▁Category : Non - pro fit ▁organis ations ▁based ▁in ▁H esse ▁Category : Organ izations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Mill en ni um ▁C oh ort ▁Study ▁( M CS ) ▁is ▁a ▁longitud inal ▁survey ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁Centre ▁for ▁Long itud inal ▁Studies ▁( CL S ) ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London , ▁following ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁a ▁sample ▁of ▁about