International humanitarian law places an obligation on states to protect civilians and civilian objects, and the Genocide Convention requires states to use all available means to prevent genocide. 🧵👇
No political position can justify making threats to commit grave violations of international law.
Since February 2026, at least 1,300 civilians in Iran have been killed. 🧵👇
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. 👇🧵
🔴President Trump’s statement is despicable and dangerous. States must respond and use all means reasonably available to them to prevent the crime of genocide. Steps must be taken NOW to preserve civilian life in Iran.
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.
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New report: the first in-depth global study of #Russia’s large-scale predatory recruitment of foreign fighters in its war against #Ukraine.
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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.
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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.
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đź”´ An Indigenous climate leader and a human rights defender risk 20 years of imprisonment in Russia!
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#FreeDariaEgereva #FreeNataliaLeongardt #JusticeFor17
The internet blackout and lack of independent and reliable information on the ground make it challenging to assess the scale of the devastation and the toll on human life. 👇🧵
FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights) is an international human rights NGO federating 188 organisations from 116 countries.
