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2+ hour, 42+ min ago (18+ words) Vilma N'ez and Khurram Parvez Re-elected as Deputy Secretaries-General of FIDH'F'd'ration internationale pour les droits humains...
Vietnam-EU: Concerns regarding the EU-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and Commitments to Human Rights and a Just Energy Transition
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (119+ words) Dr. Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission Rue de la Loi 200 / Wetstraat 200 1040 Bruxelles, Belgium Copy to: Ms. Kaja Kallas, Vice President of the European Commission and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Mr. Maro" "ef'ovi…...
Azerbaidjan: The forced return of Afgan Sadigov to Azerbaijan, a test of the Council of Europe's credibility
20+ hour, 11+ min ago (187+ words) Mr'Alain Berset Secretary General of the Council of Europe Palais de l'Europe Strasbourg The case of Afgan Sadigov is especially emblematic, and underscores the long-standing concerns of international human rights organisations about the transnational repression of Azerbaijani dissent. As of…...
Kazakhstan: Constitutional Amendments Pave The Way Toward Authoritarian Rule
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (390+ words) Paris-Geneva-Brussels, 20 April 2026. On 15 March 2026, Kazakhstan's new Constitution was approved through a referendum, with 73. 12% of citizens participating and 87. 15% voting in favor of the proposed amendments. The accepted amendments introduce significant changes to several core constitutional principles. The referendum, which took place…...
Daria Egereva and Natalia Leongardt's arbitrary detention in Russia: call for the release of an Indigenous climate leader and a human rights defender
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (469+ words) 20 April 2026. The undersigned organisations are writing to express their utmost concern at the arbitrary detention of Indigenous leader and human rights defender Daria Egereva and human rights defender Natalia Leongardt, and stand alongside Indigenous Peoples, civil society organisations, and human…...
Thailand: Two human rights reports submitted for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
1+ week, 3+ day ago (140+ words) F'd'ration internationale pour les droits humains Today, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) made two joint submissions to the United (UN) Human Rights Council for the fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Thailand, which is scheduled to be held…...
Thailand: A 10-point human rights agenda for the new government
1+ week, 4+ day ago (364+ words) The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its Thai member organizations Union for Civil Liberty (UCL), Internet Law Reform Dialogue (i Law), and Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, urge Thailand's new government to prioritize important and long-standing human rights…...
China: Authorities must release arbitrarly detained human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng at the end of his sentence and ensure his full freedom
1+ week, 4+ day ago (437+ words) 9 April 2026. Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan are prominent advocates for rule of law and human rights in China. As a result, they have faced government harassment for many years, this is the second time since 2018 that Yu has…...
Ecuador: UN experts raise alarm over targeting of Indigenous leaders and activists
1+ week, 5+ day ago (237+ words) Three UN Special Rapporteurs have expressed their deep worry and called for accountability over credible reports of a rapid deterioration of civic space affecting Indigenous Peoples and human rights defenders in Ecuador " echoing the concerns of the International Federation for…...
Egypt: Civil society organisations worldwide call for the immediate release of Ahmed Douma
1+ week, 5+ day ago (542+ words) F'd'ration internationale pour les droits humains The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership between the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), together with the undersigned civil society organisations from…...