On 10 December 2009 Defend International members in Iraq marked the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights through different activities, including an exhibition displaying photographs covering a gamut of categories.
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IRAQ: DI MARKED INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
On 10 December 2009 Defend International members in Iraq marked the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights through different activities, including an exhibition displaying photographs covering a gamut of categories.
Iran: 2nd Urgent Action: Stop the Execution of 22 Political Activists
The use of the death penalty has increased at an alarming rate in Iran over the past several years. DI has called on the Iranian authorities to stop the execution of 22 Kurdish political activists on death row. Unfortunately, five prisoners were executed on 9 May 2010 and another one on 26 October 2013.
Syria: Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Adra Prison
Defend International is alarmed by reports that several Kurdish political prisoners have started a hunger strike to protest prison conditions, unfair trial practices and racial discrimination. DI has approached the International Committee of the Red Cross, High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, seeking their urgent intervention in this matter.