Human Rights

Geneva-Manama-Paris, 21 June 2013. In Bahrain, human rights defenders are being harassed, arbitrarily detained for months and ill-treated or tortured for their human rights work. The Bahrain Center for Human Rights and the Observatory for […]

In this issue: Armanshahr Goftegu debates, Simorgh Peace Prize, Human Rights, Women, Children’s Books, Human Rights in Afghanistan

“International Law, Human Rights & Counterterrorism”, by Foroughi & Sodiqov, 2012 The relationship among international law, human rights, and counterterrorism has been organic, still to be fully determined, and heavily influenced by events of the 20th […]

News and Analytical Info on Tajikistan and Eurasia

Worldwide database Navigate the list of retentionist countries below to get country-by-country information on the laws and practices associated with the application of the death penalty. This information is taken from the Death Penalty Worldwide […]

The past decades have seen the establishment of a firm global trend towards abolition. Future progress will mainly depend on the education our children receive as they are tomorrow’s citizens, politicians, defendants, judges and lawyers. […]

On the occasion of the 5th World Congress Against Death Penalty (WCDP), that is taking place in Madrid from 12 to 15 June 2013 and in which FIDH and 12 of its member organisations (from […]

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 […]

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.

Winners of the 1st Simorgh Peace Prize