Geography

Widespread discrimination has prompted many Afghan Sikhs to flee, greatly diminishing their number. Those who remain fear their community may vanish altogether. June 10, 2013|By Mark Magnier and Hashmat Baktash, Los Angeles Times KABUL, Afghanistan […]

    On the eve of the presidential election in Iran on 14 June, FIDH and the League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran (LDDHI) publish a report entitled «Iran: Rising poverty, declining […]

The UK Approach to Unmanned Aircraft Systems

The Telegraph After five years in Kabul, Ben Farmer reflects on the frightening reality of daily life in the city Ben Farmer in Kabul, where he lived for five years Photo: John Wendle By Ben […]

Campaigning lawyers challenge legal defence set out by RAF as six protesters await trial over mass trespass of UK drone HQl Owen Bowcott, legal affairs correspondent The Guardian, Saturday 8 June 2013 An RAF MQ-9 […]

Today Karim Lahidji was elected President of FIDH. He succeeds to Souhayr Belhassen who headed the Federation for six years. The vote was held during the 38th FIDH Congress in Istanbul where the FIDH member organisations were meeting to elect the new International Board and define the main FIDH orientations for the next three years.

A pesar de todos los sufrimientos que padecí, su constante campaña dirigida a mi liberación y a la de todos los prisioneros de consciencia me mantuvo con la moral en alto y con el espíritu fuerte e indomable ante la injusticia, la tiranía y la discriminación. Todos los demás prisioneros sienten lo mismo.

Call to musicians for submission of works to the 3rd Simorgh Peace Prize

Tajikistan Information current as of: April 4, 2011 General Country Tajikistan (Republic of Tajikistan). [1] Geographical Region Asia (South-central Asia). [2] Death Penalty Law Status Retentionist. Tajikistan does not meet the 10-year rule (without executions) […]

The winning publishers of the 2nd Simorgh Peace Prize