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Covid-19 pandemic and human rights

WebGovernments across the world have taken exceptional measures in response to the covid-19 pandemic. Human rights organisations have expressed concerns over the nature, …

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WebThe Congress is composed of FIDH member organisations, which numbered 188 at the end of the FIDH Congress in Paris, France in 2022. It meets every three years. The …

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Obligations of states under the main UN Human Rights …

WebEach Member State Party to an instrument assumes the general obligation to respect, protect and fulfil the rights and freedoms concerned: In deciding to subscribe to …

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A safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment is integral to …

WebFIDH believes that a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment is essential to the fulfilment of the right to life, food, health, water, housing. Similarly, the …

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Human rights and environmental rights

WebHuman rights and environmental protection are interdependent. As affirmed by the former UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and environment, professor John Knox, « while …

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Saudi Arabia: Degradation of the health condition in detention of …

WebThe Observatory has been informed by reliable sources about the ongoing arbitrary detention and degradation of the health condition of Mr. Abdullah Al-Hamid, co …

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States Obligations to Respect and Protect Human Rights

Web1. States carry a legal duty under international human rights law to respect human rights abroad. The draft is silent on existing legal obligations to human rights when a state is …

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Annual prison report highlights sub-standard conditions and …

WebFIDH’s and UCL’s annual prison report is the only independent and comprehensive assessment of prison conditions in Thailand. The 2022 report covers …

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Philippines: Arbitrary detention of rights defender and health

WebOn March 7, 2021, nine human rights defenders were killed by the PNP and the PA following President Duterte’s order to “ignore human rights” and “kill” communist …

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The global situation of the right to abortion in 2022

WebMore on the situation in Poland. In Hungary, since 15 September 2022, women wishing to terminate their pregnancy have been forced to listen to the beating of the foetal heart …

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Bangladesh: Government must act to address rule of law crisis

WebParis, 22 December 2021 - A new report published by FIDH paints a grim picture of the rule of law in Bangladesh and calls upon the government to address the dire situation by …

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India: Deteriorating health of G. N. Saibaba in Nagpur Central Jail

WebSeven human rights organizations expressed concerns about the deteriorating health of activist and Delhi University professor Gokarakonda Naga …

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Guinea: Oumar Sylla's health deteriorates in detention

WebNew information GIN 002 / 0420 / OBS 039.6 Deterioration of health / Arbitrary detention / Judicial harassment / Republic of Guinea 10 August 2021. The …

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SOUTH AFRICA: The killing of Somkhele environmental activist, …

WebTragically, grandmother Fikile Ntshangase’s words became a reality when she was gunned down in her home at Ophondweni, near Mtubatuba, on the evening of …

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Women’s rights in Uganda: gaps betWeen policy and practice

WebWomen’s rights in Uganda: gaps between policy and practice / 5 Inadequate access to education and health services There remain serious obstacles to access to education …

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Women's Rights in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

WebArticle 29 of the Constitution guarantees all UAE citizens, men and women, freedom of movement and residence within the limits of the law. However, women must have the …

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The prohibition on abortion constitutes violence against women

WebIn Poland, abortion has been prohibited since 1997 except in cases of rape, incest, foetal malformation or danger to the woman’s life. A similar reform was recently avoided in …

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