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DI at the UNGA Hearings with NGOs

Defend International participated in the General Assembly Interactive Hearings with NGOs which took place at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 14-15 June 2010.   President of D...
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Nigeria: New International Fact-finding Report on the Situation of HR Defenders

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and F...
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DI joins 2010 Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence

Defend International has joined IANSA (International Action Network on Small Arms) and other NGOs in 110 countries to mark the Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence, 10 - 16 May. ...
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Nuclear Weapons: Historic Opportunity to Ensure They Will Never Be Used Again

States have an historic opportunity to bring the era of nuclear weapons to an end once and for all, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in Geneva recently....
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Syria: Arbitrary Detention of Leading Human Rights Activist

Defend International (DI) has been informed by reliable sources of the case of Mr. Abdul-Hafiz Abdul Al-Rahman, a leading human rights activist in Syria. DI believes that he is a priso...
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Nigeria: New International Fact-finding Report on the Situation of HR Defenders PDF Print E-mail
Written by DI Media Committee   
Wednesday, 12 May 2010

Fact-finding Report
Fact-finding Report
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and Front Line have published an international fact-finding report entitled "NIGERIA: Defending Human Rights: Not Everywhere, Not Every Right."
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 May 2010 )
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Nuclear Weapons: Historic Opportunity to Ensure They Will Never Be Used Again PDF Print E-mail
Written by DI Media Committee   
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
ICRC
ICRC
States have an historic opportunity to bring the era of nuclear weapons to an end once and for all, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in Geneva recently.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 May 2010 )
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UNODA: The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook PDF Print E-mail
Written by DI Media Committee   
Tuesday, 13 April 2010

United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) has announced the availability in electronic format of  "The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook."
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 May 2010 )
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Russian Federation: Serious Concerns about the Fate of 4 Individuals PDF Print E-mail
Written by DI Media Committee   
Tuesday, 02 March 2010

World Organisation Against Torture
World Organisation Against Torture
The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) is deeply concerned about the fate of Messrs. Ali Dzhaniev, Magomed Adzhiev, Yusup Dobriev and Yunus Dobriev. Two months after their disappearance on 28 December 2009, their whereabouts remain unknown and the police have so far failed to make any inquiry findings public. 

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 23 March 2010 )
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Afghanistan: Landmine Victims Take Their Message of Hope to the Sky PDF Print E-mail
Written by DI Media Committee   
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
ICRC
ICRC
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held a kite-flying competition today for wheelchair-bound patients at its rehabilitation centre in the Afghan capital of Kabul.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 11 November 2009 )
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Jobs: Searching for Peace in Iraq - Positions for 3 Iraqi Researchers PDF Print E-mail
Written by DI Media Committee   
Monday, 12 October 2009

JOBS
JOBS
The Spanish organization NOVA-Center for Social Innovation in cooperation with the Peace Action, Training and Research Institute of Romania (PATRIR) and the Iraqi nonviolence network LAONF are implementing a comprehensive research project on Searching for Peace in Iraq.

Last Updated ( Friday, 16 October 2009 )
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Turkey: Harassment Against Human Rights Defenders Must End PDF Print E-mail
Written by DI Defender Team   
Wednesday, 03 June 2009
HRD arrested
HRD arrested
Ms. Filiz Kalayci, a lawyer and member of the Executive Committee of the Human Rights Association (IHD), was arrested in Turkey on the basis of an allegation of "aiding illegal organisations". The Observatory and other NGOs call upon the Turkish authorities to put an end to all kinds of harassment against human rights defenders in Turkey.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 June 2009 )
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UNODA: Developing a Biological Incident Database PDF Print E-mail
Written by DI Media Committee   
Friday, 03 April 2009

United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) has announced the availability in print format of the UNODA Occasional Papers No. 15, March 2009 "Developing a Biological Incident Database".
Last Updated ( Friday, 03 April 2009 )
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