Deputy Director for #Asia at @fidh-official.bsky.social Brussels-based. Covering mostly (but not just) #SouthAsia, #Iran, #deathpenalty, #EU policy on Asia.https://bsky.app/profile/jrousselot.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrousselot.bsky.social/post/3mulvywb76c2x#Thailand: read our @fidh-official.bsky.social new report on the lèse-majesté law, where we answer your 15 biggest questions about Article 112 and its implications for #humanrights, civic space, the media, and democratic development It's here 👉 https://www.fidh.org/en/region/asia/thailand/thailand-new-report-details-more-than-a-decade-of-lese-majeste-abuse-3310403 Sep 2026 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:vma5k6geoscgm2ae4f4o5mc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulvywb76c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrousselot.bsky.social/post/3mravzcah7k2dI'm overjoyed that #KhurramParvez & Irfan Mehraj were released on bail this evening in #India. This is long overdue after 1703 days of arbitrary detention without trial for Khurram + 1219 days for Irfan. The fight goes on until charges are dropped & they are truly free https://www.fidh.org/en/region/asia/india/india-khurram-parvez-and-irfan-mehraj-released-on-bail https://www.fidh.org/en/region/asia/india/india-khurram-parvez-and-irfan-mehraj-released-on-bail?var_mode=calcul22 Jul 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:vma5k6geoscgm2ae4f4o5mc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mravzcah7k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrousselot.bsky.social/post/3mqw64xudyk2aIn long awaited good news, #KhurramParvez & #IrfanMehraj were granted bail today, after 4.5 years of pre-trial detention for Khurram & 3+ years for Irfan. We hope they will be released from custody promptly and maintain our call on the authorities to drop all charges https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/khurram-parvez-irfan-mehraj-bail-uapa-case-54186518 Jul 2026 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:vma5k6geoscgm2ae4f4o5mc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqw64xudyk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jrousselot.bsky.social/post/3mq4meevjmc27#Pakistan: today we're publishing a new report with our member org Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) detailing the myriad ways in which #corruption is manifested in the justice system and importantly, how it negatively impacts #humanrights https://www.fidh.org/en/region/asia/pakistan/pakistan-new-report-highlights-widespread-systemic-corruption-in-the08 Jul 2026 07:37 +0000at://did:plc:vma5k6geoscgm2ae4f4o5mc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq4meevjmc27https://bsky.app/profile/jrousselot.bsky.social/post/3mokisagk322v#India: On the eve of Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez’s 49th birthday, 92 human rights and civil society organizations worldwide call for his immediate and unconditional release https://www.fidh.org/en/region/asia/india/india-a-public-call-to-end-khurram-parvez-arbitrary-detention #FreeKhurramParvez #Kashmir https://www.fidh.org/en/region/as..18 Jun 2026 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:vma5k6geoscgm2ae4f4o5mc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokisagk322vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrousselot.bsky.social/post/3mnwop2m2yk23For the first time in 4.5 years, we've had some good news: Khurram was granted bail by the Delhi High Court in one of the cases against him - although it doesnt mean hes free yet, this is a step in the right direction #FreeKhurramParvez https://scroll.in/latest/1093471/kashmiri-human-rights-activist-khurram-parvez-granted-bail10 Jun 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:vma5k6geoscgm2ae4f4o5mc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwop2m2yk23https://bsky.app/profile/jrousselot.bsky.social/post/3mnc637rm2c2s#DeathPenalty: important new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on executions, Morris Tidball-Binz, which concludes "the death penalty cannot be reconciled with the absolute prohibition of torture" & calls upon all retentionist States to move towards full #abolition docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/62/37 https://docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/62/3702 Jun 2026 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:vma5k6geoscgm2ae4f4o5mc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnc637rm2c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jrousselot.bsky.social/post/3mmt77yjsm32z‼️For several weeks now, news have come trickling in that a #Taliban delegation will be invited to #Brussels to discuss forcibly returning Afghan asylum seekers from EU member states to #Afghanistan Read ou @fidh-official.bsky.social + 82 other groups' open letter: https://www.fidh.org/en/region/asia/afghanistan/open-letter-on-the-proposed-engagement-of-taliban-representatives-in 🧵↩️27 May 2026 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:vma5k6geoscgm2ae4f4o5mc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmt77yjsm32zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrousselot.bsky.social/post/3mmr3ftwpyt2zSince 2014, #India has been sinking further into authoritarianism, accompanied by rising Hindu nationalism. The main victims? Muslims, especially from historically marginalized populations. Case in point: Jammu & #Kashmir 🧵↩️26 May 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:vma5k6geoscgm2ae4f4o5mc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmr3ftwpyt2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrousselot.bsky.social/post/3mmgyiatxw22zYesterday, the @europarl.europa.eu adopted 3 important urgency resolutions on #humanrights issues: on #Afghanistan, #Iran and #Indonesia ↩️22 May 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:vma5k6geoscgm2ae4f4o5mc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgyiatxw22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrousselot.bsky.social/post/3mmf5wvznzc2oYet again, a botched execution in the US. Let's call it for what it is: a form of torture, and a violation of international law. #abolishthedeathpenalty [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:vma5k6geoscgm2ae4f4o5mc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmf5wvznzc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jrousselot.bsky.social/post/3mmbqxisifk27#China: @fidh-official.bsky.social & 5 of our NGO partners sent an open letter to MEPs to outline key concerns related to human rights and to call on them to take concrete action, both during their visit and after. Read it here: https://www.fidh.org/en/region/asia/china/joint-public-letter-on-human-rights-in-china-ahead-of-mep-visit20 May 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:vma5k6geoscgm2ae4f4o5mc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbqxisifk27https://bsky.app/profile/jrousselot.bsky.social/post/3mlv6q3xr4c24While the recent confirmation of charges against former #Philippines president #Duterte was a much welcome step, it was very disappointing to hear how poorly some of the victims & activists who attended the hearing were treated by court staff. 🧵1/4 https://www.fidh.org/en/issues/international-justice/international-criminal-court-icc/improving-accessibility-and-victim-engagement-at-icc-hearings15 May 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:vma5k6geoscgm2ae4f4o5mc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlv6q3xr4c24https://bsky.app/profile/jrousselot.bsky.social/post/3mlqvkpqcs226#Iran: while we welcome the release on bail of prominent human rights lawyer and #Sakharov Prize laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh, we reiterate our call to the Iranian authorities to drop all charges against her, and to immediately and unconditionally release her husband https://www.fidh.org/en/region/asia/iran/iran-human-rights-lawyer-nasrin-sotoudeh-released-on-bail-amid13 May 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:vma5k6geoscgm2ae4f4o5mc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqvkpqcs226https://bsky.app/profile/jrousselot.bsky.social/post/3mlg67fzxjk2a#India: 2 days ago, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom held a timely hearing, with testimonies from Amb. Stephen Rapp, @raqibnaik.bsky.social & Angana Chatterjee, among others. https://www.uscirf.gov/events/deteriorating-religious-freedom-conditions-india09 May 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:vma5k6geoscgm2ae4f4o5mc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlg67fzxjk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jrousselot.bsky.social/post/3mk6635fp5c2k#Philippines: the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber today confirmed the charges of murder and attempted murder as crimes against humanity against Rodrigo Duterte. The case will now proceed to trial! https://www.fidh.org/en/issues/international-justice/international-criminal-court-icc/philippines-trial-of-former-president-rodrigo-duterte-for-crimes23 Apr 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:vma5k6geoscgm2ae4f4o5mc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6635fp5c2k