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... Read More ...
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... Read More ...
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. ... Read More ...
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.... Read More ...
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... Read More ...
The States Parties to this Convention, deeply concerned that civilian populations and individual civilians
continue to bear the brunt of armed conflict...
Protocol
Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the
Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II), 1125
U.N.T.S. 609, entered into force Dec. 7, 1978.
Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of
12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of International
Armed Conflicts (Protocol I), 1125 U.N.T.S. 3, entered into force Dec.
7, 1978.
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and
Fundamental Freedoms, 213 U.N.T.S. 222, entered
into force Sept. 3, 1953, as
amended by Protocols Nos 3, 5, 8, and 11 which entered into force
on 21 September 1970, 20 December 1971, 1 January 1990, and 1 November 1998 respectively.
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment, G.A. res. 39/46, [annex, 39 U.N. GAOR Supp.
(No. 51) at 197, U.N. Doc. A/39/51 (1984)], entered into force June 26,
1987.
Conventions 
