In July, the ICC's Assembly of States Parties convenes an unprecedented Special Session — the first time in the Court's history that States will vote on whether to remove a sitting Prosecutor from office. The process has been opaque, and competing narratives have filled the gap.

New report: the first in-depth global study of #Russia’s large-scale predatory recruitment of foreign fighters in its war against #Ukraine. www.fidh.org/en/region/eu... 📸 The Kremlin Moscow / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP

🔴 An Indigenous climate leader and a human rights defender risk 20 years of imprisonment in Russia! www.fidh.org/en/issues/hu... #FreeDariaEgereva #FreeNataliaLeongardt #JusticeFor17

On this anniversary, organisations are calling on the EU and its member states to act: to protect civilians, ensure accountability, and support those documenting these crimes. www.fidh.org/en/internati... . 📸STR / AFP Luis TATO / AFP

Earlier today, President Trump made yet another statement threatening to commit violations of international law in Iran, and announcing that an entire civilization “will die tonight”. This is a clear threat to commit genocide. 👇🧵

On Monday 30 March 2026, a law reinforcing the repression of same-sex relations was promulgated in Senegal. It violates Senegal’s international obligations and further exposes these individuals to stigma, violence and arbitrary arrests. . 📸 SEYLLOU / AFP

On 30 March 2026, the Israeli Parliament adopted new amendments expanding the use of the death penalty. FIDH and its member organisations call on the international community to respond in the strongest terms. www.fidh.org/en/region/no...

Being deprived of liberty should never mean being deprived of dignity. FIDH, Union for Civil Liberty (UCL) & Freedom Bridge produce an annual independent report of conditions in Thai prisons: www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

On 19 March 2026, 250 prisoners were released in #Belarus, including Viasna members Marfa Rabkova and Valiantsin Stefanovic, and human rights defender Nasta Loika. FIDH calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all those still detained. www.fidh.org/en/region/eu...

Belarus: Valiantsin Stefanovic and Marfa Rabkova are finally free!

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) welcomes the long awaited release of Human Rights Center Viasna members Valiantsin Stefanovic (…)

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2 women have been sentenced to death by stoning in Sudan. Stoning is a brutal and inhuman punishment. The death penalty has no place in any justice system. No one should be sentenced to death. secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

⚖️ Trial of Sabri Essid 📅 The trial will be public and will begin on Monday, March 16, 2026 at 9.30, then continue throughout the week until the verdict expected on Friday, 20 March. 📍Palais de justice de Paris (Paris law court), 8 Boulevard du Palais, 75001 (Myriam Ezratty room)

⚫A week ago, at approximately 9:00 a.m. on 2 March, 2 armed men who were riding a motorcycle, opened fire on Yanar Mohammed inside her residence in northern Baghdad. Seriously injured, Yanar Mohammed was transferred to hospital, where she succumbed to her wounds. 👇🧵

Falys is joined in court by the @liguedroitshumains.bsky.social – FIDH’s Belgian member organisation –, @fianbelgium.bsky.social & @greenpeace.be. Read more about the case & why climate litigation like this matters 👉 www.thefarmercase.be/en/ And stay tuned next week for the outcome! 3/3

Farmer Hugues Falys has sued the oil and gas major TotalEnergies, arguing that the company’s responsibility for climate breakdown caused direct harm to his livelihood. The case also demands that TotalEnergies take serious action to transition away from fossil fuels. 2/3

⚖️ Falys v. TotalEnergies – the #FarmerCase decision is finally coming! On 18 March, after two years of legal proceedings, a court is expected to deliver its ruling in Belgium’s first climate lawsuit targeting a multinational corporation. 1/3

#Lebanon #Israel has ordered the evacuation of #Beirut 's southern suburbs, forcing more than 700,000 people to flee their homes.

⚫Leïla Shahid, activist in the Palestinian national movement and former representative of Palestine in France and Europe until 2015, passed away on 18 February. 👇🧵

⚠️ ⚖️ #Justice: On 16 March, a historic trial will begin: it will be the first trial in France relating to the crimes committed by the Islamic State (IS) against the Yazidis. 👇🧵 www.fidh.org/en/region/no...

The Senegalese government has validated a draft law aimed at further tightening the repression of same-sex relations and criminalising their so-called “promotion.” www.fidh.org/fr/regions/a... (in French)

Four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war continues to devastate civilian life.

#Hungary is criminally prosecuting the organiser of a peaceful LGBTQIA+ Pride march in Pécs. He now faces criminal charges and possible imprisonment simply for standing up for equality. www.fidh.org/en/issues/hu... 📸 Janos Kummer / GETTY IMAGES EUROPE / Getty Images via AFP

He should never have been sent to jail in the first place. 🗣️FIDH and @proveaong welcome the release of Eduardo Torres, a lawyer and human rights defender with Provea, on 31st of January 2026, following his abduction and enduring 8 months of arbitrary detention in #Venezuela.

Yesterday, the Burkinabè authorities announced the dissolution of all political parties and the repeal of the legislative framework governing them, along with the transfer of their assets to the State. 📸 OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP

A global Convention on crimes against humanity is finally moving forward. After years of advocacy by civil society and human rights organisations, this January governments are beginning to prepare for negotiations. www.fidh.org/en/issues/in...

Yesterday, FIDH, on behalf of the Global Initiative Against Impunity, addressed States at the first Preparatory Committee for a future UN convention on crimes against humanity. Watch from minute 36: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p...

2025 isn't just another year; it is a "catastrophic era" for human rights in Indonesia.

Iranian authorities cracked down on nationwide protests: at least 600 killed, over 10,000 arrested, one protester sentenced to death. With only 1% of the internet still active, the full scale of violations remains hidden.

The military operations carried out by the #US constitute an aggression against #Venezuela’s sovereignty and a violation of international law. www.fidh.org/en/region/am... 📸 Miguel M. Caamaño/NurPhoto/NurPhoto via AFP CréditJohn Lamparski/AFP CréditProbal Rashid/NurPhoto/NurPhoto via AFP

These 13 people are human rights defenders. They have been arrested, imprisoned, or otherwise punished for their peaceful and legitimate work in defence of fundamental rights. FIDH stands in solidarity with all those detained for defending human rights.

As States gather for the opening of the Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine, Ukrainian survivor groups call on States to sign and ratify it, while stressing the need to include victims who were harmed before the full-scale invasion. 🧵