MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
Asia-Pacific: Regional Updates
Regional Updates from Dr. Krmanji Othman, the ISHR Vice President for the Asia-Pacific region.
Morocco: Demonstrating the True Spirit of Unity and Compassion
Human rights are not merely theoretical but also practical and inspirational. When everything else disappears, only human values and unity remain.
Global: World Day against Child Labour
World Day Against Child Labour is observed every year on June 12 to raise awareness about the urgency of eradicating child labour. On this day, governments, local authorities, civil society, international workers, employers and organizations get together to ‘point out the child labour problem and define the guidelines to help child labourers’.
Iran: Young Woman Promotes Discussion about Religious Freedom
The 24-year-old has not only personally claimed the right to change her faith in Iran, where turning away from Islam is considered a crime. She has also gathered and published information about the persecution of dissidents by the totalitarian dictatorship, including the inhumane treatment of prisoners in Qarchak and Fashafoye prisons.
Human Rights for the Refugees
ISHR short video to promote human rights for the refugees in the camps of Northern Iraq-Kurdistan
Iran: Saheb Fadaei is Free
At the age of 19, the convert was first arrested at a house church meeting and imprisoned in the notorious Evin Prison from November 2017 to May 2018. On February 27, 2020, she was released on bail - but she was not yet out of danger.
Man Executed by the Taliban
The Taliban asked people to gather in the city’s stadium and watch the execution of a man.
BRUTAL MILITARY OPERATION OF TURKISH AND IRANIAN TROOPS
Frankfurt am Main, November 21, 2022 - After attacks by the Turkish air force on the town of Kobane in the Syrian autonomous region, the International Society for Human Rights (IGFM) warns of a broad military offensive by NATO member Turkey in northern Syria.
Africa – Democracy and Human Rights
Democracies around the world appear to be best able to protect human rights, even if this is not automatic.
Pakistan: Interview with Patras Masih
On 3 September 2022, Karl Hafen spoke to Patras Masih via video conference, translated by his lawyer Aneeqa Maria Anthony.
Afghanistan: Mass Human Rights Violations, Away from the Eyes of the Media
According to ISHR reports from the ground, the Taliban soldiers threatened, tortured, arbitrarily arrested, and kill ordinary people in Panjshir province.
Women are Victims of the Taliban and the Iranian Government
MENA: From Kabul to Tehran, women are victims of the extremist views of the Taliban and the Iranian Government