🚨 On the occasion of the 23rd World Day Against the #DeathPenalty, @fidh-official.bsky.social publishes a new report on Asia, where progress towards #abolition has come at a standstill. Read it here:

-> Two FIDH VPs have been illegally detained by Israeli armed forces for their participation in the flotilla -> We demand their immediate release, along with that of all other participants -> We call on all govts to take all necessary steps to protect their nationals www.fidh.org/en/region/no...

🚨The peaceful Global Sumud Flotilla has been illegally intercepted. Among the activists arrested, 2 of our own Vice Presidents. 🚨We call for their immediate release.

🚨La Global Sumud Flotilla a été illégalement intercepté par Israel. Parmi les activistes arrêtés, deux de nos vice-présidents. 🚨Nous demandons leur remise en liberté immédiate.

Reliable sources indicate the US plans to sanction the #ICC as an institution. Such sanctions would be an all-out assault on international justice, leaving victims without a last resort for accountability. Read the full statement here: www.fidh.org/en/issues/in...

#EU: new #India strategy, same old silence on repression EU leaders should reflect on long-term cost of overlooking #Modi's authoritarian drift, link closer ties to rights progress: hrw.org/news/2025/09... #EUIndia @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social

#Nepal: @fidh-official.bsky.social, HRW, Amnesty & ICJ call on all stakeholders to publicly commit to uphold the rule of law and international human rights obligations as an interim government takes charge following deadly violence www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

#Nepal: @fidh-official.bsky.social joins #FORUMAsia and others to call on the government to ensure accountability for protest crackdown, to halt digital repression and put a stop to police excesses that have resulted in the deaths of at least 19 people forum-asia.org/nepal-protes...

#Nepal: today police officers opened fire on protesters, killing 19 people; hundreds have been injured. kathmandupost.com/national/202...

Just more insanity ...

EU-China summit is underway in Beijing. In this thread I will collate interesting points from remarks and readouts through the day. First, Xi Jinping's opening remarks, as run by CCTV this morning news.cctv.cn/2025/07/24/A...

#EU/#China: as @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu & @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu prepare to meet their Chinese counterpart during the EU-China summit in Beijing tomorrow, @fidh-official.bsky.social & partners urge them to discuss the #humanrights crisis in China www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

#NorthKorea: today we & our partner org NKDB submitted a joint report to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which will examine the DPRK’s initial state report under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 12.08.25. www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

Glad @kajakallas.bsky.social raised human rights in #China. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu & @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu should follow suit at summit But beyond words, the EU needs a bold strategy to address Beijing’s assault on rights - and to fix its own record, as credibility is faltering

#SouthKorea: we call on the newly elected President to address human rights issues raised in the survey we sent to all candidates ahead of the elections www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

#Vietnam: the National Assembly just approved an amendment to the Criminal Code that abolishes the #deathpenalty for 8 criminal offenses - this is a major step in the right direction www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...

#Israel / #Iran: Deeply alarmed by the latest military escalation, we strongly condemn Israel’s aggression and use of armed force against Iran in breach of international law and the UN Charter as well as the targeting of the civilian population in Iran and Israel. www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

#Kashmir / #India: our friend & colleague #KhurramParvez is spending his birthday in prison tomorrow, the 4th time he'll be "celebrating" while in arbitrary, pre-trial detention - enough is enough. www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

#Bangladesh: @fidh-official.bsky.social joins 15 other #humanrights orgs to call on the Interim Govt to extend the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance - this is the only way to ensure truth and accountability! www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

Backup data for the China Labour Bulletin（中国劳工通讯）. Go to “Files” and you will find downloadable datasets and the data description. osf.io/ajw37/?view_... China Labour Bulletin just dissolved on 12th June 2025. It’s an NGO based in Hong Kong. #CLB #中国劳工通讯

#China/#HongKong: China Labour Bulletin, a member organization of @fidh-official.bsky.social, announces dissolution hongkongfp.com/2025/06/13/h...

Yet again, the EU's engagement with #India is devoid of any mention of #humanrights and democratic backsliding. True friends, @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, tell each other the truth - they don't gloss over difficult topics.

📢 Join us on Monday, 16 June at 1:00 PM CET in Room XXV, Palais des Nations for the side event ‘Defenders’ Voices on Reforming the UN Human Rights System.’ Hear directly from those on the frontline of human rights on why a UN reform is urgent. ➡️ More info: ishr.ch/events/defen...

The latest US sanctions on 4 ICC judges involved in authorizing the investigations related to #Palestine and #Afghanistan are affront to justice and accountability. The Trump administration and those who voted for them should be ashamed www.fidh.org/en/issues/in...

🚀Launch day! Today, we shine a light on China’s transnational repression of protesters worldwide. 🤝This report belongs to every voice it uplifts. Today, we listen. Today, we act. 🔗Read now: www.article19.org/wp-content/u...

🚨Final call: Join us TOMORROW for the launch of our landmark report on China’s global crackdown against protest. ✊Don't miss the stories of Hong Kongers, Tibetans, and Uyghurs fighting back. 📣Last chance to register! events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d97426...

Under #XiJinping #China govt pursued great leap backwards re: #ruleoflaw. 99% conviction rate. #Torture, #ill-treatment in detention rampant. #Arbitrarydetention so frequent #UN experts warn of #crimesagainsthumanity. Disdain for intl law, accountability. No one should want this govt as an arbiter.

#Laos: Who’s Afraid of Talking About Sombath Somphone? (op-ed by @a---g.bsky.social) thediplomat.com/2025/05/whos...

#Pakistan: FIDH & 4 other #humanrights orgs call on the Pakistani authorities to put an end to the systematic crackdown on peaceful protests and stop targeting Baloch defenders, especially the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) - read more: www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

The 40th EU China human rights dialogue is planned for June 13 in Brussels, I hear. Followed by Kallas-Wang Yi strategic dialogue in Brussels early July, environmental talks in Beijing mid July, then the summit on July 24. No date yet set for high level economic dialogue.

With Emmanuel Macron's visit to #Vietnam less than a week away, we @fidh-official.bsky.social, VCHR, @cswadvocacy.bsky.social & Global Witness call on the French President to place #humanrights at the heart of his diplomatic agenda queme.org/en/emmanuel-...

#Kashmir: we FIDH & FORUM-ASIA call on #India & #Pakistan to maintain the ceasefire & uphold the rights of Kashmiris; no solution to the conflict can be considered legitimate, sustainable, or rights-compliant without the full, free & informed participation of Kashmiris www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

#SouthKorea: we @fidh-official.bsky.social & TJWG sent a questionnaire to the main candidates running in the country's upcoming presidential election, set to be held on 3 June, to get clarifications about their positions on key #humanrights issues of concern www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

#Bangladesh: @fidh-official.bsky.social joined 10 other NGOs to call on the Interim Government to ensure the proposed Ordinance on Enforced Disappearances aligns with international law and standards 1/6 #enforceddisappearances www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

China’s hydropower dam-building spree on the Tibetan Plateau has serious, far-reaching consequences for human rights & the environment. It is the alert launched by experts at a conference at the European Parliament, co-organised by FIDH & @savetibet.bsky.social. www.fidh.org/en/issues/bu...

#Maldives: we @fidh-official.bsky.social & our member MDN are very concerned over the recent decision by Parliament to dismiss 2 Supreme Court judges in an apparent attempt to prevent a judicial review of a key amendment to the Constitution, adopted last November www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

The genuinely-chosen #Tibet #PanchenLama and his family have endured three decades of #enforceddisappearance and #arbitrarydetention. Shouldn’t someone be held accountable? A failure to do so enables #China govt #crimesagainsthumanity. thediplomat.com/2025/05/how-...

🎙️ #Kashmir On Article 370 being revoked: "This whole psychological impact and weight of feeling disempowered, disenfranchised... Now these are very humiliating experiences for any collective." says @anuradhabhasin.bsky.social #StateofSouthasia

1/3 Australia has announced the Afghanistan Inquiry Compensation Scheme. The scheme: “has been established by the Australian Government to provide compensation to family members of victims of unlawful killing, and individuals who have suffered an unlawful assault www.defence.gov.au/about/compla...

Excellent Webinar this Sunday debriefing the recent India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir, addressing its background, current historical & political contexts, and implications of this conflict for Kashmiris themselves. More details available via the registration link: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#Thailand: we mourn the passing of Jon Ungphakorn yesterday at the age of 77. Jon was a pillar of the Thai human rights community and the founder of the Thai human rights NGO Internet Law Reform Dialogue (iLaw), a member organization of @fidh-official.bsky.social

We @fidh-official.bsky.social denounce the possible enforced disappearance in #Venezuela of HRD Eduardo Torres, lawyer & member of Provea's legal team. He was last seen on Friday at 4PM in Caracas after attending a meeting. He spoke with his family saying he was heading home but never arrived.

When the Indian govt can block The Wire over one report and demand compliance without due process, it's not just censorship—it’s a warning to every journalist who refuses to fall in line. buff.ly/2OpD6io #PressFreedom #HindusForHumanRights

India and Pakistan on Saturday agreed to stop all firing on land, air and sea at 5 pm, announced Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. scroll.in/latest/10822...

Pakistan hits back. We are inching closer to war as window to de-escalate shrinks between Islamabad and New Delhi. Allies need to help find bilateral avenues to defuse the tensions between these two nuclear adversaries. www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-a...

🔴 Two loud blasts have been heard in Indian-administered Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar near the airport and the local headquarters of the army, according to an official and local residents. LIVE updates: aje.io/tz3ydb

#India: the govt is increasingly clamping down on freedom of expression, including by blocking access to news sites and X accounts (many of which are well-respected, professional journalists) in India. Here is a list of some of these blocks/bans:

In a serious escalation of repression of freedom of the press, the #Indian government has reportedly blocked access in #India to the website of @thewirein.bsky.social

‘This is an assault on press freedom,’ Aslah Kayyalakkath, the editor of Maktoob Media said. scroll.in/latest/10821... #MaktoobMedia

#India: today we @fidh-official.bsky.social submitted our input and recommendations to the @ec.europa.eu regarding the new Strategic EU-India Agenda: 1) mainstream #humanrights across all aspects of the agenda; 2) incorporate human rights benchmarks in all aspects of the EU-India relationship;