MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
Iraq: ISHR trains women in skilled trades
Ten years after the serious human rights violations committed by IS against the Yazidi minority in Iraq, well over 100,000 Yazidis are still living in the refugee camps.
Lebanon: The weakest have stayed behind
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has faced aggression from neighboring countries through the so-called M23 rebellion, as well as a range of armed groups.
ISHR President praises human rights defenders
In his closing remarks of the annual general assembly of the German section of the ISHR, Schirrmacher declared, that ISHR mainly exists to protect human rights defenders.
Mortal enmity towards all Jews long before the founding of the state of Israel
Panel discussion in Brauweiler Abbey on anti-Semitism to mark the anniversary of the end of the Second World War on 8 May 1945
Gambia: Prisoners’ Right to Vote
Prisoners generally continued to enjoy all the fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed under the Convention, except for the right to liberty.
Iran: Extreme Persecution of the Bahá’ís
The outgoing United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, Javaid Rehman, highlighted the “extreme” persecution of the Iranian Baha'i community.
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.