Dear President and Members of the Security Council, As you are aware, a human tragedy amounting to ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity is unfolding in Myanmar. Over the past two months, a military offensive by the Myanmar Army in Rakhine State has led to the killing of hundreds of Rohingya people. Over 30,000 people […]

MANILA, 10 December 2016 – On this day, the 68th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) pays tribute to all human rights defenders (HRDs) in the world. While disrespect for basic human rights continues to increase and victims in all parts of […]

Today is 10 December, universally recognised as International Human Rights Day. The day is observed every year on 10 December worldwide after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. This year, Human Rights Day calls on everyone to stand up for someone’s rights! Many of […]

November 24, 2016 Press Release on Discussion meeting to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. press-release_odhikar_vaw (full text in English, PDF) statement_odhikar_vaw (full text in English, PDF) statement_odhikar_vaw (full text in Bangla, PDF)

Declaration of FIDH and more than 100 Member and Partner Organisations (List below) Our organisations defend human rights worldwide and accompany victims of the most serious crimes, wherever they occur and whomever the perpetrators. We fervently deplore actions taken by the governments of Burundi and South Africa to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) […]