LEGAL ANALYSIS
South Sudan: Media Authority Bill
In June 2012, ARTICLE 19 analysed the Draft of the Media
Authority Bill 2012 of South Sudan (Bill No. 52) that is currently
pending an approval by the Council of Ministers and the Legislative
Assembly of South Sudan. The Draft Media Authority Bill 2012 is a part
of media reform legislation also comprising of the Right to Information
Bill and the Southern Sudan Broadcasting Corporation Bill. Read more >
LEGAL ANALYSIS
Brazil: Civil Rights Framework for the Internet
In July 2012, ARTICLE 19 analysed the Civil Rights Framework for the
Internet in Brazil (the ‘Marco Civil’). In particular, we examined the
compatibility of the Marco Civil against international and comparative
standards for the protection of freedom of expression.
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LEGAL ANALYSIS
Ecuador: Law on Communications
In June 2012, ARTICLE 19 analysed the Draft Communications Law (“Ley
Orgánica de Comunicación”) of Ecuador. Although it was originally
proposed as far back as 2009, the Law attracted substantial controversy
and its adoption became stalled. Critics feared the proposal would
enable increased government control over the flow of information, while
the ruling majority argued its aim was to democratise communications and
break down old structures of corporate media control.
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LEGAL ANALYSIS
Ukraine: Data Protection Act and related legislation
ARTICLE 19 has analysed the provisions of the Ukraine Data Protection
Act, Law on Information, and Law on Access to Public Information, to
assess their compatibility with international standards relating to the
rights of freedom of expression and information. ARTICLE 19 finds the
Data Protection Act and related legislation to be lacking significant
provisions, which would ensure that the rights to privacy and freedom of
expression and information are appropriately balanced.
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STATEMENT
Artist Alert: June 2012
Art, in any form, constitutes a key medium through which information and
ideas are imparted and received. Artist Alert, launched by ARTICLE 19
in 2008, highlights cases of artists around the world whose right to
freedom of expression has been curtailed and abused, and seeks to more
effectively promote and defend freedom to create.
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STATEMENT
Mali: ARTICLE 19 condemns violence against journalists
In a letter addressed to the Malian authorities, ARTICLE 19 has
expressed its deep concerns over the security of journalists in Mali.
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UPDATE
Southeast Europe: First academy on media law
The First Academy on Media Law in South East Europe took place in Zagreb
from 3 to 8 June 2012. The event brought together media law
practitioners from all of the countries of the region as well as
international organisations.
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PRESS RELEASE
Rwanda: Illegal detention and harassment of journalist must stop
ARTICLE 19 is deeply concerned with the continued harassment and
unlawful detention of Rwandese journalist, Idriss Gasana Byiringiro, by
the government security forces. It calls on the police to immediately
and unconditionally release him after holding him incommunicado for two
days.
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PRESS RELEASE
Ethiopia: Prime Minister’s health is a matter of national debate
ARTICLE 19 is concerned about the Ethiopian government’s move to gag
discussions on the health of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi including
blocking publication of such stories in the weekly newspaper
Feteh. Read more>
ADVOCACY LETTER
Immediately and unconditionally end the legal proceedings against Azerbaijani lawyer Intigam Aliyev
The undersigned members and partners of the Human Rights House Network
and the South Caucasus Network of Human Rights Defenders call upon you
to ensure that all charges against Azerbaijani human rights lawyer
Intigam Aliyev are immediately and unconditionally dropped and
compensation for the acts of ill-treatment he suffered in Ataturk
Airport provided.
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ADVOCACY LETTER
Statement on stopping the harassment and intimidation of activists and journalists in Azerbaijan
We, the undersigned members of the Civic Solidarity Platform and the
International Partnership Group on Azerbaijan (IPGA), urgently call on
the Council of Europe, the EU and the Organization for Security and
Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to press the Azerbaijani government to
immediately stop the harassment and intimidation of civil society
activists and journalists in Azerbaijan, and to conform to international
standards and commitments on freedom of expression and on the rights of
human rights defenders.
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JOIN THE DEBATE
Of Aliens and Flying Saucers - Mouvement Raelien Suisse v Switzerland-Grand Chamber
Earlier this month, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights handed down judgment in
Mouvement Raelien Suisse v Switzerland
(application no.16354/06). The case concerned the Swiss authorities’
refusal to allow a billboard campaign by the applicant movement on
grounds that its activities (including the promotion of human cloning
and sensual meditation) were immoral and contrary to public order.
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