Category: Media Monitoring
Pakistan India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD), India
May 25, 2014 Pakistan India Peoples’ Forum for Peace & Democracy (PIPFPD) welcomes the decision of the Indian and Pakistani governments that Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan Prime Minister, will attend the swearing in ceremony of Narendra Modi, Indian Prime Minister designate, on May 26, 2014. Nawaz Sharif’s presence along with other SAARC countries leaders will send a positive […]
Nigeria: Protect the rights of women and girls against the obscurantism of Boko Haram
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights Position note Nigeria: Protect the rights of women and girls against the obscurantism of Boko Haram Paris, 21 May 2014 – The abduction of 223 schoolgirls in Chibok, in the northern Nigeria State of Borno on 15 April 2014 and the outcry that spread across social media, […]
Death Penalty: The Maldives turns its back on history and children’s rights
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights member of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty Press Release Death Penalty: The Maldives turns its back on history and children’s rights Paris, 21 May 2014 – FIDH expresses its utmost concern over the recent decision of the government of the Maldives to overturn a six-decade-old moratorium […]
Thailand: Imposition of martial law is unnecessary, disproportionate, and illegal
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights UCL – Union for Civil Liberty Press release Thailand: Imposition of martial law is unnecessary, disproportionate, and illegal Paris, Bangkok, 20 May 2014 – The Thai Army’s imposition of martial law is an unnecessary, disproportionate, and illegal measure that pushes Thailand further away from a political solution […]
Sudan : Death penalty pronounced in apostasy case
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights ACJPS – African Center for Justice and Peace Studies Joint press release Sudan : Death penalty pronounced in apostasy case Kampala, Nairobi, Paris, May 20, 2014 – FIDH and its member organisation, the African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), condemn the sentencing of Meriam Yahya […]
RUSSIAN FEDERATION: The appeal court orders ADC “Memorial” to register as a “foreign agent”, amid marred judicial proceedings
PRESS RELEASE – THE OBSERVATORY RUSSIAN FEDERATION: The appeal court orders ADC “Memorial” to register as a “foreign agent”, amid marred judicial proceedings Paris-Geneva, April 9, 2014. In a hearing observed yesterday by the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT joint programme), the Saint Petersburg City Court upheld that the Anti-Discrimination Centre (ADC) “Memorial”, a Russian […]
Third Anniversary of Arrest: Calls for the Release of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
9 April 2014 Third Anniversary of Arrest: Calls for the Release of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja International and Local Civil Society Groups Call for Immediate and Unconditional Release of Bahraini Human Rights Defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja on the Third Anniversary of His Arrest The undersigned civil society organizations express their serious concern for the health and well-being of […]
FIDH campaign for human rights defenders in jail
FIDH campaign for human rights defenders in jail Dear Friends, We are proud to present the international FIDH campaign #ForFreedom dedicated to human rights defenders in jail. #ForFreedom is a participatory campaign to increase media attention and speed up the release of arbitrarily imprisoned human rights defenders. It is YOUR campaign! #ForFreedom offers an original, […]
Launch of CAUSE : Coalition Against the Unlawful Surveillance Exports
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights INVITATION Launch of CAUSE : Coalition Against the Unlawful Surveillance Exports followed by an open dialogue on ICT companies and human rights Friday 4 April @2.30PM University Foundation 11 rue d’Egmont, Brussels Recently, the Amesys case and many others have raised questions on the human rights responsibilities of […]
Largest-ever ASEAN civil society conference urges regional governments to establish human rights protection mechanisms
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights ALTSEAN-Burma – Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma Joint press release Largest-ever ASEAN civil society conference urges regional governments to establish human rights protection mechanisms Paris, Rangoon, 25 March 2014 – ASEAN leaders must listen to the voices of civil society and grassroots organizations in the region, FIDH […]
