Slider

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 […]

    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 […]

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.

Ce Forum prend place dans le cadre du Congrès international de la FIDH, un événement majeur qui réunit tous les trois ans des défenseurs des droits humains issus de ses 164 organisations membres ainsi que d’autres partenaires venus du monde entier.

Today, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) releases a briefing paper entitled, “Violence against women in Syria: Breaking the silence”. Based on meetings with women refugees in Jordan in December 2012, the paper highlights specific forms of violence targeting women in Syria.

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