Istanbul hosts the 38th FIDH Congress
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights Press Release Istanbul hosts the 38th FIDH Congress 8 steps to build peace: FIDH calls on the Turkish government to act. Paris, Ankara, 25 April – On 23 May, Istanbul will become, for one week, the human rights capital of the world. More than 200 NGOs from 130 […]
FIDH – Pakistan / Human rights in Pakistan: six recommendations ahead of the elections – Release of briefer
Good evening, As general elections are getting ready to take place in Pakistan, FIDH, in collaborations with its pakistani partner HRCP (Human Rights Commission of Pakistan), is releasing a briefer on the human rights situation in Pakistan. Our organisations call on the Pakistani government and the European Union to adopt a clear position on the […]
Sarabjit’s death: HRCP urges justice, steps to contain damage
Lahore, May 02: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has demanded action against all those who played any part in the assault on Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who died in a hospital on Wednesday, and called upon Islamabad and Delhi to take urgent measures to prevent the incident from undermining bilateral ties and to […]
Conditions for fair elections
While encouraging the democratic reforms undertaken over the past five years by the government led by the Pakistan People’s Party, FIDH and HRCP remain concerned regarding the rapid deterioration of Pakistan’s human rights situation and the lack of progress on strengthening the rule of law in the country. Background: The general election slated to take […]
BRAZIL: Investigation opened over suspicions of illegal intelligence activities by mining company against social movements and human rights defenders
Geneva-Paris, May 2, 2013. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), in the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, were informed of the recent opening of an investigation against Vale, the second largest global mining company, for suspected illegal intelligence activities targeting social movements and human rights defenders through phone tapping and […]
سربجیت کے قاتلوں کو انصاف کے کٹہرے میں لایا جائے
پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق نے بدھ کو ہسپتال میں ہلاک ہونے والے ہندوستانی قیدی سربجیت سنگھ پر حملے میں ملوث تمام افراد کے خلاف کارروائی کرنے کا مطالبہ کیا ہے اور اسلام آباد اور دہلی پر زور دیا ہے کہ وہ ایسے واقعات کے باعث دو طرفہ تعلقات کو متاثر ہونے سے بچانے اور […]
Taksim prohibition on 1 May 2013: State of Emergency-like situation in İstanbul
Human Rights Association (İHD) Central Executive Board Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (HRFT) Executive Board Joint Press Release Taksim prohibition on 1 May 2013: State of Emergency-like situation in İstanbul On 1 May, several fundamental rights and freedoms of workers and of the general population, notably the right to life, freedom of expression, of […]
Istanbul hosts the 38th FIDH Congress 8 steps to build peace
FIDH calls on the Turkish government to act. http://www.fidh.org/istanbul-hosts-the-38th-fidh-congress-13192 Paris, Ankara, Wednesday, 24 April – On 23 May, Istanbul will become, for one week, the human rights capital of the world. More than 200 NGOs from 130 countries will gather to discuss and exchange views on a current theme: “Human Rights and Democratic Transitions: Experiences […]
HRCP slams ‘disappearances’ in Balochistan, killings in Sindh
Lahore, April 29: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious concern at reports of apparently unauthorised raids and disappearance of several individuals in Kech and Gwadar districts of Balochistan and the killing of two political workers in Sindh. In a statement issued on Monday, the Commission said: “It is a matter of […]
NCABL call for end to bonded labour
Lahore, April 29: The National Coalition Against Bonded Labour (NCABL) has called upon the federal and provincial governments, political parties and civil society organizations to work in concert for eradication of bonded labour. In a statement issued at the end of the two-day meeting of its general body, the organization said: The prevalence of bonded […]
