Category: Media Monitoring
Mylène Farmer signs petition against the death penalty in Belarus
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights Human Rights Center “Viasna” Joint press release Mylène Farmer signs petition against the death penalty in Belarus On October 24, three days before her arrival in Minsk, where Mylène Farmer is expected to present to the public her new show “Timeless”, she signed a petition of the campaign […]
Joint Mobile Group Selected as the 2013 Laureate Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights Joint Press Release Joint Mobile Group Selected as the 2013 Laureate Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders Geneva, Tuesday 8 October 2013 – The Joint Mobile Group was selected by the International Human Rights Community (See Jury Below). The Award is given to Human Rights Defenders who […]
MDN and FIDH call on Maldivian authorities to uphold their commitment to democracy
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights MDN – Maldivian Democracy Network Joint Press Release First round of elections annulled: MDN and FIDH call on Maldivian authorities to uphold their commitment to democracy Paris, Male¨, 8 October 2013 – Maldivian Democracy Network and FIDH are extremely concerned about the decision of the Supreme Court to […]
California and Louisiana Death Row Conditions Result in Torture, Report Finds
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights Center for Constitutional Rights Release of report California and Louisiana Death Row Conditions Result in Torture, Report Finds Discrimination Evident in Both States at All Junctures of Death Penalty Process New York, 9 October, 2013 – Prisoners on California and Louisiana’s death row are being held in […]
Omar Al Bashir at the UN General Assembly: U.S. must arrest him if he sets foot on U.S. territory
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights ACJPS – African Center for Justice and Peace Studies CJA – Center for Justice and Accountability CCR – Center for Constitutional Rights Joint press release Omar Al Bashir at the UN General Assembly: U.S. must arrest him if he sets foot on U.S. territory http://www.fidh.org/omar-al-bashir-at-the-un-general-assembly-u-s-must-arrest-him-if-he-sets-13976 The Sudanese President, […]
Ales Bialiatski receives highly symbolic Václav Havel Human Rights Prize
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights Human Rights Center Viasna Joint Press Release Ales Bialiatski receives highly symbolic Václav Havel Human Rights Prize Paris-Minsk, 30 September 2013 – As the Council of Europe just announced the 2013 laureate of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, FIDH and HRC Viasna express their utmost support […]
Nasrin Sotoudeh released: All prisoners of conscience should be freed!
Paris, 18 September 2013 – FIDH welcomes with great joy the news of Nasrin Sotoudeh’s release, announced today by her husband, Reza Khandan, on his Facebook page. Nasrin, our friend and colleague, is a human rights lawyer from Iran, known for defending juveniles facing death penalty and prisoners of conscience. She is also a member of FIDH […]
Belarus: Zmitser Dashkevich released, while 11 other political prisoners remain detained
Paris-Minsk, 30 August 2013 – FIDH and its member organisation in Belarus, the Human Rights Center (Viasna), welcome the 28 August release of Zmitser Dashkevich, leader of the civil and political organisation Young Front, after his having completed his full prison term for charges of “malicious hooliganism” and “repeated failure to obey prison authorities”. FIDH and Viasna note that […]
SAHR Vehemently Condemns the Arbitrary Arrest of Human Rights Activist Adilur Rahman Khan
Lahore, Aug 16: South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) vehemently condemns the arbitrary arrest of Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan, a Senior Lawyer of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and a former Deputy Attorney General who currently holds office as Secretary of Odhikar, a Bangladeshi Human Rights Organization. A statement issued by Hina Jilani and Dr. […]
Egypt : The Way to Civil War?
Paris, 15 August 2013 – FIDH is appalled by the reports of massive casualties resulting from a move of the governmental security forces to clear « pro-Morsi sit-ins » in two different locations in Cairo on August 14, 2013. Early morning on August 14, police forces, supported by the Military, violently dispersed the crowds gathered on Nahda […]
