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FIDH launched on Friday 4 June 2021 its report “Whose Court is it? Judicial handbook on victims’ rights at the International Criminal Court”. This handbook takes stock of the judicial implementation of victims’ rights at […]

Britain Accelerates Relocation of Afghan Interpreters to U.K. The New York Times By Isabella Kwai May 31, 2021 Britain will expedite the relocation of Afghan staff, largely interpreters, who worked for the country’s armed forces and […]

  Launch in Latin America of the campaign “Words Matter: 61 days, 61 words to combat SGBV”. FIDH has produced a Glossary from A to Z shedding light on 61 key concepts related to sexual […]

  We would like to bring to your attention the following review of data collection and compilation of articles FEMICIDE VII : Femicide – Establishing a Femicide Watch in Every Country,  produced by The Academic […]

ICC Principals adopt High-Level Statement on Gender Equality: “Gender equality is not only right and necessary but a driver of performance and success for the organisation” ​On 30 April 2021, Judge Piotr Hofmański, President of […]

Academic article : The rhetoric of love in religious peacebuilding, by Tale Steen-Johnsen We are bringing to your attention this insightful academic article by Tale Steen-Johnsen, which explores the question of religious peacebuilding and the […]

  Afghanistan:  Joint call for an immediate end to attacks against human rights defenders and need for protection and accountability The threats, harassment, intimidation and attacks against human rights defenders, activists, journalists and media workers in Afghanistan […]

ICAN May 17th 2021 On May 7th, the Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP) and the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) hosted a high-level discussion featuring key Afghan women and policy leaders long engaged in the situation in Afghanistan. In […]

  Two writers discuss the rewriting of history, culture wars, multiple identities and the storyteller’s duty to speak up. In this episode of Studio B: Unscripted, renowned novelist and academic Elif Shafak sits down with award-winning […]

In Israel, campaigns to discredit Israeli, Golan Palestinian human rights defenders. Geneva-Paris, April 27, 2021 — From slander and campaigns to deter donors, to restrictive legislation and judicial obstruction, the Israeli Government’s smear and harassment […]