International Federation for Human Rights

Ecuador: International organisations warn of a rapid deterioration of human rights

Carlos Lancho — 2026-09-10T15:02:22Z

International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and six international organisations denounce the climate of repression and militarisation in Ecuador. A new report, prepared following a visit to Ecuador, includes on-the-ground interviews with various communities, human rights defenders, local authorities, and representatives of the international community.
Quito, September 10, 2026. Following an observation visit conducted in March 2026, the International Federation for Human Rights (…)

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Thailand: Conviction and prison sentence of pro-democracy student activist Tantawan Tuatulanon on lèse-majesté charges

Hugo GABBERO — 2026-09-04T14:11:00Z

THA 001 / 0422 / OBS 027.1 Conviction / Sentencing / Judicial harassment Thailand 4 September 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), has received new information and requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Thailand.
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The Observatory has been informed of the conviction and sentencing of Ms. (…)

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Detention, torture and silence: SOS-Defenders' 2025 report on censorship by detention — 60 new defenders were jailed last year

Yasmine Louanchi — 2026-09-03T09:49:42Z

Repressive governments arbitrarily detained at least 60 human rights defenders across 14 countries in 2025, according to the latest report by the SOS-Defenders platform, a collective initiative of local, regional and international organisations coordinated by the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT).
Geneva-Paris, 3 September 2026. The 2025 edition of the Censorship by Detention report, (…)

- Human Rights Defenders

Thailand: New report details more than a decade of lèse-majesté abuse

Maxime Duriez — 2026-09-02T08:08:28Z

A new report published by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisation Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) sheds light on the severe human rights impacts of the enforcement of Article 112 of Thailand's Criminal Code (lèse-majesté) since the country's latest military coup in May 2014.
Bangkok, Paris, 2 September 2026. The report, titled "The unsayable - Q&A on Thailand's lèse-majesté", answers 15 frequently asked questions about Article 112 and its (…)

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Congo: Semlex company referred to the criminal court on charges of international corruption

Maxime Duriez — 2026-08-31T15:00:54Z

For the first time, a Belgian company will have to answer in court over allegations that it bribed foreign public officials. Congolese citizens, supported by a coalition of organisations, have joined the proceedings as civil parties before the Belgian courts. Part of the money paid for passports has allegedly been channelled to a relative of former Congolese President Joseph Kabila. The civil parties hope that justice will now be served in this case, which has been ongoing for nine years, (…)

- Democratic Republic of Congo / News, Headlines

India: United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination concerned over racial discrimination, rampant violations against minorities

Juliette Rousselot — 2026-08-28T11:47:08Z

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) welcomes the findings and recommendations made by the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) related to India. FIDH urges the Indian authorities to fully implement the CERD's recommendations without delay, particularly regarding comprehensively criminalising discrimination and hate crimes, and ensuring accountability for perpetrators of related human rights violations.
Paris, 28 August 2026. On (…)

- India / News

Wave of Withdrawals and New US Campaign Threaten Victims' Access to Justice: The International Criminal Court Needs Immediate Action from Its States Parties

Maxime Duriez — 2026-08-25T16:00:00Z

In the span of two months, five States, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Venezuela, and Chad, have announced their withdrawal from the Rome Statute, which will take effect one year after their notification is deposited with the United Nations (UN). The Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC), together with 136 non-governmental organisations (NGOs), calls on States Parties, international and regional organisations, the International Criminal Court (ICC) and civil society to mount a (…)

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Uganda: Arbitrary arrest and detention of four environmental human rights defenders

Hugo GABBERO — 2026-08-24T15:58:55Z

UGA 004 / 0826 / OBS 039 Arbitrary arrest / Arbitrary detention / Criminalisation / Restriction on freedom of peaceful assembly Uganda 24 August 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 Uganda.
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The Observatory has been informed about the arbitrary (…)

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Thailand: Report on the situation of civil and political rights submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Committee

Andrea GIORGETTA — 2026-08-24T10:35:50Z

On 24 August 2026, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) submitted a report to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee (CCPR) on selected civil and political rights in Thailand.
24 August 2026. The report for the List of Issues (LoI), jointly prepared with the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR), is part of the CCPR's review of the country's third periodic report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
The FIDH-TLHR report raises (…)

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Environmental defenders face growing threats – endangering their lives, work, and the right to a healthy environment

Lucia Posteraro — 2026-08-24T07:40:08Z

Environmental defenders are breathing new hope into securing the right to a healthy environment – from courtrooms to the communities where their campaigns and efforts come to life. But a growingly hostile civic space is putting them and their work in danger, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, partnership of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), documents in a submission to the United Nations Special (…)

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