15 July 2022 | FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), CHRD - Center for Human Rights and Development (Author)
Sri Lanka
Joint submission to the Working Group on the UN Universal Periodic Review on the human rights situation (constitutional amendments undermining the independence of the judiciary and providing extensive powers to the president; insufficient revision of the Prevention of Terrorism Act; declarations of state of emergency inconsistent with international law; other topics)
42nd Session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review; UN Human Rights Council; Sri Lanka; Joint submission prepared by: Center for Human Rights and Development (CHRD) and FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Special or Analytical Report, English)
14 July 2022 | HRCP – Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author)
Pakistan
Joint submission to the Working Group on the UN Universal Periodic Review on the human rights situation (freedom of expression; threats against journalists and human rights defenders; freedom of assembly and association; other topics)
42nd Session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (URP); UN Human Rights Council; Pakistan; Joint submission prepared by: HRCP – Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Special or Analytical Report, English)
12 July 2022 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), PIN – People in Need (Author), RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), HRHF – Human Rights House Foundation (Author), IBAHRI - International Bar Association Human Rights Institute et al. (Author)
Russian Federation
Joint NGO statement calling for EU support for the creation of a mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation in light of the human rights situation
RE: EU leadership for a Special Rapporteur on Russia at the UN Human Rights Council [EUR 46/5866/2022] (Appeal or News Release, English)
12 July 2022 | FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights
Tunisia
Draft constitution does not comply with international standards concerning human rights, independence of the judiciary and rule of law
Tunisia: Constitutional referendum threatens rights won since revolution (Expert Opinion or Position, English)
6 July 2022 | FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights
Guinea
3 human rights defenders of the opposition platform National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) arrested while holding a press conference on the socio-economic situation
Guinea: Repression resurges (Appeal or News Release, English)
5 July 2022 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), Front Line Defenders (Author), ACI Participa (Honduras) et al. (Author)
India
Article on Jesuit priest Stan Swamy, who was detained for alleged connections to caste-based violence and died in custody in 2021
India: A year on, demand for justice for Father Stan Swamy’s death in custody (Appeal or News Release, English)
5 July 2022 | FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights
Mexico
Indigenous human rights defender released from almost 3 years of detention
Mexico: Indigenous human rights defender Fredy García Ramírez finally free (Appeal or News Release, English)
1 July 2022 | FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), OPEN ASIA/Armanshahr (Author)
Afghanistan
Statement to the UN Human Rights Council on the human rights situation of women and girls under the Taliban rule
UN Human Rights Council : Urgent debate on women and girls’ rights in Afghanistan (Appeal or News Release, English)
1 July 2022 | FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), ACJPS - African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (Author), SHRM - Sudan Human Rights Monitor (Author)
Sudan
Khartoum: 9 protesters killed on 30 June 2022 during protests against the military regime
Sudan: Military authorities must immediately stop the use of force against protesters (Appeal or News Release, English)
29 June 2022 | FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), ALTSEAN-Burma; Women's Peace Network (Author)
Myanmar
Statement to the UN Human Rights Council on the human rights situation and the imposition of more than 100 death sentences since the military coup in February 2021
Situation of human rights in Myanmar: FIDH oral statement at the UN Human Rights Council (Appeal or News Release, English)