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Festival Cinéma et Droit Humain 13-19 Nov. 2013 Amnesty International Paris
La 4e édition du Festival cinéma et droits humains du 13 au 19 novembre 2013, tous les soirs à 20h au Cinéma le Saint André des Arts à Paris. Onze courts-métrages en compétition, et six longs-métrages dont la projection sera suivie d’un débat.
Wednesday، 13 November، 20137 ridiculous restrictions on women’s rights around the world
7 ridiculous restrictions on women’s rights around the world
Wednesday، 30 October، 2013Gang Rape in India, Routine and Invisible
The New York Times By ELLEN BARRY and MANSI CHOKSI In Mumbai Case, a Group of Assault Suspects Had Little Fear of the Law MUMBAI, India — At 5:30 p.m. on that Thursday, four young men were playing […]
Monday، 28 October، 2013Rights Defenders Oppose China’s Membership in UN Human Rights Council
Two hundred and eighteen rights defenders in Shanghai signed a public appeal urging the United Nations not to elect China to the 47-member Human Rights Council. The election will be held on November 12 among UN member states in the General Assembly.
Sunday، 27 October، 2013Uzbekistan under review by the UN Committee against Torture: report on Uzbekistan’s implementation of the CAT
Uzbek Bureau on Human Rights and Rule of Law (UBHRRL), with the support of FIDH, published a report on “Uzbekistan’s Implementation of the UN Convention against Torture “.
Monday، 21 October، 2013Ending Child Marriage
The Afghan Women’s Writing Project is participating in a worldwide campaign this month to end early marriage in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other countries where girls are forced by their parents to marry when they are as young as ten years old.
Monday، 14 October، 2013Stifled Southeast Asian Voices: NGOs Unite Against Criminalization of Free Expression on the Internet
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights PEN International Article 19 IFEX Joint press release Stifled Southeast Asian Voices: NGOs Unite Against Criminalization of Free Expression on the Internet http://www.fidh.org/stifled-southeast-asian-voices-ngos-unite-against-criminalization-of-free-13931 Geneva, 11 September 2013 […]
Wednesday، 11 September، 2013Uzbekistan: A CHRONICLE OF FORCED LABOUR OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS
The Uzbek government continues to force its citizens to work in cotton fields, in hazardous conditions and for no or negligible pay. Meanwhile, the Government has indicated no interest in ending the forced-labour production system.
Thursday، 29 August، 2013Members of FIDH Movement in prison
In various parts of the world human rights defenders brave legal harassment, arbitrary detention, ill treatment, torture and sometimes death, in seeking to secure freedom and dignity for all. In challenging serious abuses of State […]
Thursday، 15 August، 2013106th-111th Goftegu Public Debate: International women’s Film Festival – “Women, most qualified ambassadors of peace!”
Armanshahr Foundation and Roya Film House, headed by Guissou Jahangiri and Roya Sadat respectively, organised “The First International Women’s Film Festival-Herat” at the ancient citadel of Herat, 7-9 March 2013, marking 8 March, the International Women’s Day. More than 1500 people attended. The Festival Secretariat had received 100 films from 20 countries, out of which 10 films from Afghanistan and 25 films from other countries were screened. Several filmmakers from Afghanistan, Iran, Tajikistan and India were guests of the Festival.
Thursday، 15 August، 2013
