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Qantara The campaign of ethnic cleansing now being carried out against Myanmar′s Rohingya confronts the world with one of those moments that seem to arrive unannounced. Surely, by now, we should be able to recognise […]

Monday 9 October 2017

THEY SAID WE ARE THEIR SLAVES

Human Rights Watch During nearly five years of conflict, armed groups in the Central African Republic have committed widespread sexual violence and used rape and sexual slavery as a tactic of war. Two main parties […]

Monday 9 October 2017

Step-by-step, Justice for Syrians

Human Rights Watch The hundreds of thousands of Syrian asylum seekers and refugees who fled to Europe brought something incredibly valuable with them – their memories. They know the names of people who were “disappeared,” […]

Monday 9 October 2017

Kenya: 10 years after electoral violences, Security and Justice reforms remain key

FIDH Nairobi, Paris, 3 August 2017 – Regardless of the outcome of next week’s General Election, it is vital that Kenya continues to strengthen its reforms in the security and judiciary sectors, underlines a new […]

Thursday 5 October 2017

A reminder of the difficult situation of refugees in the world: a short animation

FIDH On the occasion of the World Day for Refugees’ Rights (June 20, 2017), FIDH launches a video clip (2’12) that features the chaotic journey of a Syrian refugee family between Turkey and the European […]

Thursday 5 October 2017

The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Complex: Bureaucracy, Political Influence, Civil Liberties

FIDH (New York) In a new report released on September 26th, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) describes how the effectiveness of the United Nations (UN) and its member states in the fight against […]

Thursday 5 October 2017

‘The world is a horrible place to be a woman’: Brazilian writer launches sexual violence campaign

The Guardian Blogger and activist Clara Averbuck, who says she was sexually assaulted by an Uber driver in São Paulo, is using social media to take arms against abuse A Brazilian feminist writer and activist […]

Monday 18 September 2017

Invitation to Exhibition of paintings of celebrated Kurdish artist Himat- Paris

Himat Pas de paroles,  juste lumière et couleur Exposition Du 20 septembre au 1er octobre 2017 14h-20h La Ruche – 2 passage Dantzig Paris XV   Himat was born in Kirkuk in 1960.  settling permanently and […]

Monday 18 September 2017

Antoine Bernard is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer of the FIDH International Secretariat

FIDH Antoine established and steered the International Secretariat, playing a fundamental role in the development and expansion of FIDH. Under his guidance, the organisation engaged in innovative and pioneering operations in the world of defending […]

Thursday 14 September 2017

Depoliticised and unsustainable: Why I Am Not a Feminist author argues that feminism has lost touch with its politically radical roots.

OPEN DEMOCRACY JANINE RICH From outraged memes online to slogan-bearing t-shirts on the streets, across the world more and more women are calling themselves feminists, and demanding change. But what would this change actually consist […]

Monday 21 August 2017