STATEMENT
Ethiopia: Future of last remaining human rights monitoring NGO in the balance
Amnesty International, ARTICLE 19, CIVICUS, East and Horn of Africa
Human Rights Defenders Project and Human Rights Watch express deep
concern at the obstacles and restrictions to which HRCO and other human
rights organizations in Ethiopia are now subjected, as illustrated by
this case
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STATEMENT
Kazakhstan: New year, new attacks on free expression
ARTICLE 19 is concerned that the politically-motivated arrest of an
editor-in-chief, the surveillance of internet users and the banning of
journalists from certain activities do not bode well for freedom of
expression in 2012 in Kazakhstan – a country where the right to freedom
of expression is already severely restricted.
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LEGAL ANALYSIS
Brazil: Draft Cybercrimes Law
ARTICLE 19 is seriously concerned that a number of these provisions are
antithetical to the rights to freedom of expression and information and
therefore makes a number of recommendations to bring the Draft Law into
compliance with international standards.
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LEGAL ANALYSIS
Kenya: Freedom of Information Bill
ARTICLE 19 is concerned that despite positive elements, Kenya’s Freedom
of Information Bill – a tool vital to challenge corruption and improve
governance – insufficiently complies with international standards on the
right to freedom of expression.
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LEGAL ANALYSIS
Pakistan: Telecommunications (Re-organization) Act
ARTICLE 19 finds the Act has many provisions which are incompatible with
Pakistan’s obligations under international law and violate citizens’
rights of freedom of expression, access to information and protection of
privacy.
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PRESS RELEASE
European Union: Lead MEP rapporteur for ACTA quits, denouncing it as a “masquerade”
French MEP Kader Arif yesterday quit his role as lead Rapporteur for
ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) for the European Parliament,
denouncing the agreement as a “masquerade”. The resignation coincides
with the signing of ACTA by diplomats representing the European
Commission in Tokyo. ARTICLE 19 commends this symbolic move and calls
upon all members of the European Parliament to stand up for democracy
and safeguard freedom of expression online.
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TRANSLATION
Rio Principles - De Princípios a Direitos
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