As Myanmar reaches a new grim milestone under the illegal military junta, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organizations Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma...
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Journée européenne contre l’impunité : soutenir les efforts pour renforcer la justice internationale
Bruxelles, le 23 mai 2022. la Journée européenne contre l'impunité met en lumière la nécessité de faire davantage pour répondre efficacement aux graves violations des droits humains dans le monde. �...
Myanmar: EU oil and gas sanctions risk being ineffectual
Brussels, Paris — FIDH and its member organisation ALTSEAN-Burma welcome the EU’s latest sanctions on junta-linked entities, but are alarmed by the derogation (exemption), which expressly allows EU...
Joint statement on Myanmar UN Security Council open briefing (24 January 2022)
We, the undersigned 286 organizations stress the need, at an absolute minimum, to convene an open meeting of the UN Security Council to address the deteriorating humanitarian situation and urgent...
Global civil society statement on Myanmar
We, the undersigned organizations, call on the United Nations Security Council to urgently impose a comprehensive global arms embargo on Myanmar to help prevent further violations of human rights...
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UJAR 2021 : l’impact du coronavirus sur la compétence universelle
L’année 2020 restera dans les souvenirs comme une période hors du commun. La pandémie de covid-19 a bouleversé et continue de bouleverser d’innombrables vies. Les institutions publiques du monde...
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Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review 2021: A year like no other? The impact of coronavirus on universal jurisdiction
The year 2020 will remain in memories, by and large, as a period unlike any other. The covid-19 pandemic has turned around countless lives, and continues to do so as we write these lines. State...
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Joint Letter on ending violent threats and hate speech against the Rohingya community in Malaysia
We, the undersigned 84 organizations, write concerning the response of the Government of Malaysia to threats of violence and ‘hate speech’ directed at ethnic Rohingya refugees and asylum seekers in...
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Joint Letter: Re: Restrictions on Communication, Fencing, and COVID-19 in Cox’s Bazar District Rohingya Refugee Camps
Sheikh Hasina Prime Minister Old Sangsad Bhaban Tejagaon, Dhaka-1215 Bangladesh Dear Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, As authorities around the world struggle to cope with the spread of COVID-19, it is...
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Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review 2020: Terrorism and international crimes: prosecuting atrocities for what they are
The latest Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review (UJAR) salutes the rise of universal jurisdiction cases worldwide. It also highlights an alarming legal trend: the prosecution of mass atrocities as...
Myanmar: Lift internet restrictions in Rakhine and Chin States
JOINT STATEMENT BY 29 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS We, the 29 undersigned organizations, call on the Government of Myanmar to immediately lift restrictions on mobile...
Joint Open Letter to the UN Secretary General on the Inquiry into UN Operations in Myanmar
3 September 2019 António Guterres Secretary-General United Nations New York RE: ROSENTHAL REPORT Dear Secretary-General, We, the undersigned coalition of 16 international organizations, write to you...
UN: Act to Prevent Future Atrocities
Myanmar Report Shows Need for Bold Action in High-Risk Situations (New York) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres should act to prevent future UN failures in the face of atrocities, a...
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Déclaration commune : 22 ONG appellent à agir pour renforcer la protection des civils dans les conflits armés
Cette année marque le 20eme anniversaire de l'inscription à l'ordre du jour du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU de la protection des civils dans les conflits armés, ainsi que celui de deux résolutions...
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Joint Statement: 22 NGOs Call for Action to Strengthen the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Security Council taking up the protection of civilians in armed conflict on its agenda, as well as two important resolutions passed in 1999: Resolution...
Open Letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Myanmar review, 25 March 2019
On March 25, 2019, a group of 19 nongovernmental organizations, including Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict, sent an open letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcoming his...
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UN Security Council Meeting a Chance to Act on Myanmar
Inaction Will Enable Further Abuse of Vulnerable Rohingya (New York) – The United Nations Security Council should take prompt, concerted, and effective international action to respond to Myanmar’s...
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Joint Open Letter to member and observer states of the UN Human Rights Council for a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the deteriorating human rights situation in Myanmar
Index Number: ASA 16/7503/2017 Excellencies, We, the undersigned human rights organisations, strongly support calls for a UN Human Rights Council special session on the deteriorating human rights...
UN member states should act to pressure Myanmar to end crimes against humanity
We, a global coalition of 88 civil society organizations, urgently call upon UN member states to take immediate steps to address the human rights abuses and humanitarian catastrophe engulfing...
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Joint Letter to UN Human Rights Council on Rakhine State
To: Member and Observer states of the UN Human Rights Council Open Letter Subject: Urgent action needed on Myanmar Dear Excellencies We write to you regarding the deeply concerning situation in...