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.
Lebanon: 16 Days of Activisim Against VAW-2009
On 25 November 2009, during a press conference held in Beirut, Defend International members reviewed the major problems faced by women who are unable to bestow their nationality on their children and husbands.
Campaigning Against Gender Based Violence
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Defend International joins its members and partners to promote every woman’s right to a just and healthy life lived in freedom and without fear of violence or discrimination.