International Federation for Human Rights
WEB188 organisations in 117 countries. Make a Donation. Follow @FIDH_en. Follow FIDH on Facebook. Follow @FIDH. Follow @blogfidh. Follow @FIDH. 188Human Rights Organisations throughout the world.
Women's Rights - International Federation for Human Rights
WEBIn this context, FIDH has made the protection and promotion of women’s rights a priority. Alerted by national member and partner organisatons, FIDH: documents violations of women’s rights; advocates for the abolition of discriminatory laws and for the adoption of laws protecting women from discrimination and violence; activates regional and ...
Ethiopia - International Federation for Human Rights
WEBEthiopia: Halt crackdown against human rights groups. 11/01/2023. Urgent Appeal. Human Rights Defenders.
FIDH Practical Guide on the African Court on Human and Peoples' …
WEBThese many fields are covered by the Charter and included in the jurisdiction of the new Court. This guide, an updated edition, is a practical tool for victims and human rights defenders to better understand and use the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights and to consider the arrival of the new African Court of Justice and Human Rights.
Human Rights Defenders - International Federation for Human …
WEBHuman rights defenders, as a result of their commitment to human rights and fundamental freedoms, are the target of repression by States or by private or parastatal groups. This repression takes the form of restrictive laws and practices regarding freedom of association, expression and peaceful assembly, smear campaigns, abuse, death threats, arbitrary arrests and detention, forced ...
Gambia - International Federation for Human Rights
WEBFIDH released a video-documentary on the abolition of death penalty called #Gambia Has decided. fa. 24/02/2017. Press release. International Criminal Court (ICC)
Bankass massacre in Mali: Witnesses describe the attack
WEBThe attack is said to have started on the afternoon of Saturday, 18 June 2022 in the villages of Diallasagou, Diamweli, and Deguessagou. The accounts mention abductions and summary executions: men of the villages were rounded up, taken out of the villages, and executed. Their houses were burned down and their cattle and possessions stolen.
Burundi conflict: A timeline of how the country reached crisis point
WEBApr 22, 2016 · A chronology of key events in Burundi. April 26 marks one year since violence erupted over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term. Since April 2015, a bloody conflict has been underway in Burundi: 700 people have allegedly been killed, 4 300 have been arbitrarily detained, hundreds have disappeared and 250 000 have fled to ...
International Federation for Human Rights
WEBFIDH (International Federation for Human Rights) is an international human rights NGO federating 188 organisations from 116 countries. Since 1922, FIDH has been defending all civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Our member organisations
Women Sentenced to Death: An invisible reality
WEBOct 8, 2021 · The Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide estimates that there are at least 800 women sentenced to death around the world, including in Ghana, Japan, the Maldives, Taiwan, Thailand, the USA and Zambia. Of the 483 confirmed executions in 2020, 16 women were executed in Egypt, Iran, Oman and Saudi Arabia, according to Amnesty ...