The Tiananmen Mothers were not previously blocked from cemetery visits on today's 4 June anniversary. It is deeply troubling that the suppression of the Tiananmen commemoration appears to be escalating, reflecting the government’s deep seated insecurity about people’s demands for accountability.

#DeathPenalty: important new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on executions, Morris Tidball-Binz, which concludes "the death penalty cannot be reconciled with the absolute prohibition of torture" & calls upon all retentionist States to move towards full #abolition docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/62/37

🛡️ ECOSOC consultative status opens doors for NGOs to #UN decision-making spaces. ISHR’s new course gives you the tools to apply, navigate challenges, and strengthen your advocacy 💪 Explore it here: https://ow.ly/EZ3p50YR4xM

‼️For several weeks now, news have come trickling in that a #Taliban delegation will be invited to #Brussels to discuss forcibly returning Afghan asylum seekers from EU member states to #Afghanistan Read ou @fidh-official.bsky.social + 82 other groups' open letter: www.fidh.org/en/region/as... 🧵↩️

Since 2014, #India has been sinking further into authoritarianism, accompanied by rising Hindu nationalism. The main victims? Muslims, especially from historically marginalized populations. Case in point: Jammu & #Kashmir 🧵↩️

Taiwan’s stateless and undocumented population, numbering in the tens of thousands, has no access to basic rights, including healthcare, legal residency, and in some cases, education.

Yesterday, the @europarl.europa.eu adopted 3 important urgency resolutions on #humanrights issues: on #Afghanistan, #Iran and #Indonesia ↩️

Yet again, a botched execution in the US. Let's call it for what it is: a form of torture, and a violation of international law. #abolishthedeathpenalty

#China: @fidh-official.bsky.social & 5 of our NGO partners sent an open letter to MEPs to outline key concerns related to human rights and to call on them to take concrete action, both during their visit and after. Read it here: www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

While the recent confirmation of charges against former #Philippines president #Duterte was a much welcome step, it was very disappointing to hear how poorly some of the victims & activists who attended the hearing were treated by court staff. 🧵1/4 www.fidh.org/en/issues/in...

In a new report, HRW finds that the implementation and oversight of the EU regulatory framework governing export of surveillance technologies has serious flaws, resulting in the tech being sold to those who have previously used it in violation of international human rights and humanitarian law. 🧵⤵️

#Iran: while we welcome the release on bail of prominent human rights lawyer and #Sakharov Prize laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh, we reiterate our call to the Iranian authorities to drop all charges against her, and to immediately and unconditionally release her husband www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

#Iran: We welcome the suspension of Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi's sentence and her transfer to hospital after too long. PEN International reiterates its call for all sentences against her to be annulled and for her immediate, unconditional release. www.rferl.org/a/iran-narge...

#India: 2 days ago, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom held a timely hearing, with testimonies from Amb. Stephen Rapp, @raqibnaik.bsky.social & Angana Chatterjee, among others. www.uscirf.gov/events/deter...

The Chinese Government Just Got the World’s Largest Digital Rights Conference Canceled www.wired.com/story/the-ch...

Following our April 29 announcement, we believe it's important to be transparent about the context that led to the decision. We want to explain, where we can, why this was made on such short notice, only days before we were set to host RightsCon. Read: www.rightscon.org/rc26-stateme...

New report: the first in-depth global study of #Russia’s large-scale predatory recruitment of foreign fighters in its war against #Ukraine. www.fidh.org/en/region/eu... 📸 The Kremlin Moscow / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP

#UN experts sound the alarm on the Ethnic Unity Law, citing risks to #FreedomOfExpression, minority language education, cultural rights, and freedom of religion or belief. 👉 spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...

#Philippines: the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber today confirmed the charges of murder and attempted murder as crimes against humanity against Rodrigo Duterte. The case will now proceed to trial! www.fidh.org/en/issues/in...

“There should be no returns to an unsafe Afghanistan and no deportations built on deals with the Taliban. If EU countries engage at all, their focus should be human rights, not migration control." Fereshta Abbasi, Afghanistan Researcher, Human Rights Watch.

Executions carried out by #SaudiArabia's authorities under King Salman have now surpassed 2000. Our latest analysis piece looks at the troubling rise in executions, particularly of foreign nationals, convicted of drug-related offences. www.alqst.org/en/post/anal...

This month Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi traveled to Pyongyang for his first visit since 2019. As the relationship between China and North Korea deepens, North Koreans trying to escape across the border face even greater risks of forced return. www.hrw.org/news/2026/04...

The hypocrisy is strong with this one. The EU leads at the UN to ensure accountability for crimes committed by #Taliban, yet invites them for talks in Brussels. www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...

#Kashmir #Nicaragua: FIDH's Intl Board recently re-elected Vilma Núñez and Khurram Parvez to the positions of Deputy Secretaries-General. Mr. Parvez is imprisoned, while Ms. Núñez, stripped of her citizenship, is stateless and vulnerable in her own country www.fidh.org/en/about-us/...

The Chinese government has intensified ideological control, surveillance, restrictions on religious activities, and foreign ties of Catholic in China. The 2018 agreement with the Holy See has helped Beijing to escalate pressure on underground communities. www.hrw.org/news/2026/04...

🛑 La France bloque le visa de Shawan Jabarin président de l'ONG @alhaq.bsky.social, malgré son rendez-vous avec le ministère des affaires étrangères ! Il n'a pas pu témoigner devant la commission que je préside. @jnbarrot.bsky.social doit impérativement revenir sur cette décision !

Parliament to host a debate with Iranian opposition voices On Wednesday at 14.30, MEPs and advocates for a free Iran will discuss the events unfolding in the country. WHERE: Room 3C50 SPAAK building, Brussels. Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

#Thailand: we @fidh-official.bsky.social with our Thai members Union for Civil Liberty, Internet Law Reform Dialogue and Thai Lawyers for Human Rights urge the new government to prioritize 10 long-standing human rights issues in an open letter to PM Anutin Charnvirakul www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

#China: Human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng is expected to be released on 13 April after completing a 3-year sentence following his baseless conviction for “inciting subversion of state power”. www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

ICYM: our member @savetibet.bsky.social has published a must-read analysis of #China 's newPromoting Ethnic Unity and Progress law (passed by the NPC in March) and how it will impact Tibetans & other minorities. The law will come into force on 1 July. Read it here: savetibet.org/new-prc-ethn...

Jammu and Kashmir has no law dedicated to protecting lakes and water bodies, no single authority responsible for their conservation, and active conservation programmes for only six. kashmirtimes.com/news/jks-van...

#Iran: we @fidh-official.bsky.social & our member org LDDHI strongly condemn the arbitrary arrest of prominent Iranian human rights lawyer & #SakharovPrize laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh. --> we call on the Iranian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release her www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

#Bangladesh: @fidh-official.bsky.social joins 11 orgs to urge the new government to urgently pass the NHRC & enforced disappearances ordinances - which are set to lapse tomorrow. Failing to do so would be a tremendous setback Read the full statement: kennedyhumanrights.org/our-voices/b...

Trump has openly threatened to commit genocide and war crimes in #Iran - the EU and member states must make it clear that this is unacceptable and that he and his administration will be held accountable for violations of international law.

On 30 March 2026, the Israeli Parliament adopted new amendments expanding the use of the death penalty. FIDH and its member organisations call on the international community to respond in the strongest terms. www.fidh.org/en/region/no...

#Israel: @fidh-official.bsky.social & its member B'Tselem strongly condemn new legislation that vastly expands use of #deathpenalty + discriminates against Palestinians www.fidh.org/en/region/no... #AbolitionNow

#Thailand: our @fidh-official.bsky.social 2026 annual prison report is out! The key takeaway: prison conditions remain poor and well below international standards, with huge discrepancies between different prisons. Read it here: www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

#Kashmir: @fidh-official.bsky.social + 32 other orgs call on the #India authorities to immediately & unconditional release HRD and journalist Irfan Mehraj, on the 3 years of his arbitrary detention www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

It’s time for the EU & India to: ➡️Get their houses in order on human rights ➡️Deliver on their promises and ➡️Counter mounting global attacks on human rights www.amnesty.eu/news/eu-indi...

👉EU member states have rolled back respect for rights & the rule of law, affecting the rights of people, including refugees & migrants, across Europe & at its borders 👉Rights defenders, activists & civil society increasingly face restrictions, smear campaigns & criminalization

👉India weaponizes repressive laws against peaceful dissent, harassing & detaining rights defenders, journalists & civil society 👉Abusive, discriminatory laws & policies persist alongside punitive demolition of Muslim homes despite a Supreme Court ruling & calls by UN experts

Today, India's foreign minister Jaishankar meets his EU counterparts, shortly after the EU-India summit & signing of the free trade agreement. Both sides committed to strengthen the partnership "based on shared values & principles" but as ties deepen, human rights deserve more than a token mention.

@fidh-official.bsky.social condemns the attacks on #Iran by the US & Israel, in violation of intl law, and Iran's retaliatory attacks in at least 7 countries. We urge all parties to immediately cease hostilities, prioritise civilian protection & submit to intl investigations into alleged violations.

#Iran: International humanitarian and human rights laws exist for a reason. Deliberate or reckless attacks on schools, hospitals, and other civilian infrastructure can constitute war crimes. A brutal regime is not replaced through brutal means www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

5/5) Regardless of what they claim, Europe & India's reluctance to scrutinize each other is fueling, not containing, the global race to the bottom. Reversing that trend shouldn’t be that hard for the world's largest democracies: they should just start behaving as such. But today won’t be that day.

4/5) Europe has its own, growing share of rights abuses: repression of protests, antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred, abusive migration policies, rule of law, double standards... Yet India seems even more uninterested to comment on that. Judge not, and you shall not be judged

3/5) The direction of travel is clear: forget about rights, accountability and the environment; let's just talk business, shall we? www.hrw.org/news/2025/09... That's the best response to Trumpism, they say. Except... isn't that exactly what Trumpism is? 🤔

2/5) Under Modi's rule, human rights defenders, journalists, civil society & minorities face daily threats, violence and discrimination But if you look for EU statements of concerns, you won't find any: @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu has imposed complete silence, in pursuit of a rushed trade deal

#Iran: Authorities must be held accountable for massacre of protesters --> Read our full statement with our member LDDHI: www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

#Venezuela: FIDH & its orgs in the Americas reject the military operations carried out by the US on Venezuelan territory, which directly affect the civilian population & constitute an aggression against the sovereignty of peoples, regional peace & respect for intl law www.fidh.org/en/region/am...