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PRESS RELEASE – THE OBSERVATORY IRAN: Harassment and arbitrary detention of human rights defenders continue

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, an FIDH-OMCT joint programme, deplores the continued harassment and arbitrary detention of human rights defenders in Iran.

Monday، 10 March، 2014

Press Invitation: FIDH – Russie / JO 2014, «SOTCHI. Des barreaux derrière les anneaux»

Sotchi Olympic Games will be the opportunity for human rights group to call on Russia to demonstrate greater respect for universal standards.

Thursday، 23 January، 2014

Tribute to Nelson Mandela: The Passing of a Man of Peace

FIDH and its 178 member organizations throughout the world, including Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) in South Africa, pay tribute to Nelson Mandela.

Sunday، 8 December، 2013

Joint Open Letter pre-August 14 To International NGO’s, Media, Ally Governments and the UN

In the past few weeks, the human rights situation in Bahrain has rapidly deteriorated ahead of planned mass protests on August 14th. With many of the country’s most prominent Human Rights Defenders behind bars, local […]

Thursday، 15 August، 2013

5th World Congress Against Death Penalty

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 […]

Wednesday، 12 June، 2013

Iran: Rising poverty, declining labour rights

    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 […]

Wednesday، 12 June، 2013

The Afghan government and the whole UN system must reinvigorate their engagement to protect human rights in Afghanistan

Last Update 22 March 2013 Last Tuesday, the UN Security Council renewed the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) until 19 March 2014. FIDH and Armanshahr Foundation/OPEN ASIA, in a joint paper […]

Friday، 22 March، 2013

Launch of the Herat International Women’s Film Festival: International solidarity with the women of Afghanistan

FIDH Update 5 March 2013 Launch of the Herat International Women’s Film Festival: International solidarity with the women of Afghanistan. On the eve of International Women’s Day, FIDH supports the first-ever International Women’s Film Festival […]

Tuesday، 5 March، 2013

International community silent in the face of recent human rights abuses

18 September 2012 At the Human Rights Council’s 21st session in Geneva, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Armanshahr Foundation/OPEN ASIA alerted the international community to an upsurge in violence in Afghanistan. […]

Saturday، 18 September، 2010