International Federation for Human Rights

Belarus: Arbitrary detention and judicial harassment of Belarusian human rights defender Uladzimir Tselyapun

Yasmine Louanchi — 2026-06-12T16:20:42Z

BLR 001 / 0626 / OBS 027 Arbitrary detention Judicial harassment / harassment Belarus 12 June 2026
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Belarus.
Description of the situation:
The Observatory has been informed about the ongoing arbitrary detention and judicial harassment by the (…)

- Human Rights Defenders

Indonesia: Conviction of military personnel falls short in delivering full accountability in Andrie Yunus case

Hugo GABBERO — 2026-06-12T12:36:46Z

On 10 June 2026, the Jakarta Military Court convicted four military personnel for their involvement in the acid attack against human rights defender Andrie Yunus. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, welcome the convictions but express dismay at the lenient penalties imposed on the attackers and urge the Indonesian authorities to continue (…)

- Indonesia

Racist violence and intimidation in Northern Ireland must be stopped

Maxime Duriez — 2026-06-11T14:27:03Z

Racist violence in Northern Ireland is not new, but the latest escalation is particularly horrifying. Authorities must act now to prevent further racist attacks. The answer to the violence must be justice and action.
Belfast, Paris, 11 June 2026. In Belfast, the latest escalation of racist violence followed a horrific crime on Monday night, captured on video and shared on social media, for which a Sudanese migrant has been arrested and charged with attempted murder. The organised pogrom (…)

- United Kingdom / News, Headlines

Thailand: Two Uyghurs sentenced to death after flawed trial

Andrea GIORGETTA — 2026-06-11T10:42:10Z

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) regrets the imposition of the death penalty by a Thai court on two Uyghur men from China's Xinjiang region following a trial that did not conform to international standards, and calls for the quashing of their conviction and death sentence.
Paris, 11 June 2026. On 11 June 2026, the Bangkok South Criminal Court found Bilal Mohammed and Yusufu Mieraili guilty of carrying out the August 2015 bombing of the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, which (…)

- Thailand / News

2026 World Cup: FIFA must reclaim its independence and speak out against the abuses of the Trump administration

Raphaël Lopoukhine — 2026-06-11T09:02:43Z

For the first time since 2014, the men's football World Cup is being held in three democratic countries. Yet the tournament is taking place amid numerous human rights abuses. It is time for FIFA, the organiser of the event, to finally adopt an independent voice and denounce these violations.
Paris, 11 June 2026. The men's FIFA World Cup is the largest global sporting event. This year, it is even bigger than ever, with 48 participating teams—16 more than in previous editions—a tournament (…)

- USA / Headlines, News

Thailand: Conviction and prison sentence of prominent pro-democracy activist Tiwagorn Withiton

Hugo GABBERO — 2026-06-10T16:20:47Z

THA 001 / 0626 / OBS 025 Conviction / Sentence / Judicial harassment / Arbitrary detention Thailand 10 June 2026
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Thailand.
Description of the situation:
The Observatory has been informed about the final conviction and continued arbitrary (…)

- Human Rights Defenders

Enforced disappearances in Belarus: Appeal against acquittal of former member of Lukashenka's hit squad to take place in Switzerland

Maxime Duriez — 2026-06-10T08:23:10Z

The appeal trial of Yuri Harauski, a former member of SOBR, a special police force under President Aliaksandr Lukashenka, will take place on 24 June 2026 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Harauski is accused of participating in the enforced disappearances of three political opponents in Belarus in 1999, to which he confessed. See the dedicated Q&A.
St. Gallen, Paris, Minsk, Geneva, 10 June 2026. Yuri Harauski was acquitted in first instance in September 2023, after the court found that the (…)

- Belarus / News, Focus home page

Questions and answers on the appeal trial of former member of President Lukashenka's elite hit squad

Maxime Duriez — 2026-06-10T08:21:52Z

The appeal trial of Yuri Harauski, a former member of SOBR, a special police force under President Aliaksandr Lukashenka, will take place on 24 June 2026 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Harauski is accused of participating in the enforced disappearances of three political opponents in Belarus in 1999, to which he confessed. See the press release.
1. Who is Yuri Harauski and what are the charges brought against him?
Yuri Harauski is a Belarusian citizen, former member of an elite unit of the (…)

- Belarus / News

Equatorial Guinea: Human rights organisations demand the immediate release of Anacleto Micha Ndong Nlang

Hugo GABBERO — 2026-06-08T16:59:04Z

Equatorial Guinean lawyer and activist Anacleto Micha Ndong Nlang remains in arbitrary incommunicado detention despite a United Nations opinion calling for his immediate release. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, together with several international and Equatorial Guinean organisations, urge the authorities of Equatorial Guinea to (…)

- Equatorial Guinea

As the 2026 United Nations mid-year climate talks kick off, human rights must be the compass for negotiations

Lucia Posteraro — 2026-06-08T06:01:35Z

The United Nations (UN)'s mid-year climate meetings have opened in Bonn, and pressure is mounting for climate negotiations to deliver policies grounded in human rights and social justice. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is calling on negotiators to ensure that human rights protections, public participation, and an open civic space are embedded at the centre of cooperation to transition away from fossil fuels.
8 June 2026. Today, the Subsidiary Bodies (SB64) June (…)

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