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 ...
Defend International (DI) addressed the UN Fourth Biennial
Meeting of States, in New York to consider the implementation of the Programme
of Action to prevent, combat, and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and
light weapons in all its aspects, which was held in June 2010. DI speech roused
a lot of attention among member states and civil society organizations.
DI represents the voices and experiences of civil society in
the MENA region.
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 DI Widad Akrawi attended the meetings as an observer and encourager.
On 12 November 2009, Iraq signed the Cluster Munitions Convention and became the 103rd countries to sign the Convention.
Defend International, along with other
stakeholders, had urged Iraq several times to sign without delay the Convention
on Cluster Munitions. DI wishes to congratulate its members, as well as its
member organisations in Iraq, Iraqi diplomats and all those stakeholders who
have been engaged in the global effort to ban cluster bombs once and for all.
Defend International (DI) joined other international
NGOs and United Nations agencies in the First Committee of the Sixty fourth Session of the
UnitedNations General Assembly in New
York.
DI represents the
voices and experiences of civil society in the MENA region.
"The
irresponsible transfer of conventional arms around the planet has destroyed
millions of lives and livelihoods, and seriously violated the fundamental human
rights of many more... Even
today in some countries, such as parts of Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, when
you drop your children off at school on your way to work in the morning, you
cannot feel sure that all of you will still be alive at dinnertime."
Written by DI Monitoring & Investigation Committee
Wednesday, 08 October 2008
Ms. Negin Shaykh Al-Aslami
On November 23, 2008, human rights
activist Ms. Negin Shaykh Al-Aslamiwas released on bail after being arrested
for unknown reasons in Tehran.
DI extends its sincere thanks and appreciation to DI member
organisations, DI Defenders, subscribers, supporters and friends for their
assistance, sending letters or otherwise supported the campaign.
Written by DI Monitoring & Investigation Committee
Friday, 26 September 2008
Mr. Al-Khaiwani
On September
25, 2008 the Yemeni authorities released the Yemeni journalist Abdul Karim Al-Khaiwani after receiving a Presidential pardon in the "honor of the holy month of Ramadan".
DI extends its sincere thanks and appreciation to DI member
organisations, DI Defenders, subscribers, supporters and friends for their
assistance, sending letters or otherwise supported the campaign.
Defend
International (DI) had been accredited to participate in the UN Third Biennial Meeting
of States, in New York
to consider the implementation of the Programme of Action to prevent, combat,
and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its
aspects, which was approved by Member States in 2001.
DI represents the
voices and experiences of civil society in the MENA region.
DI & Success 
