PRESS RELEASE
What’s wrong with tradition? How ‘homosexual propaganda’ bans violate human rights
Today, ARTICLE 19 launches a report that outlines how bans on
so-called “homosexual propaganda” violate international standards on
freedom of expression and discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual,
trans, and intersex (LGBTI) people. The report, “Traditional values? Attempts to Censor Sexuality”, assesses where countries have adopted or are considering adopting bans of this kind.
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STATEMENT
Azerbaijan: The crackdown on free speech continues
ARTICLE 19 is concerned that the crackdown on freedom of expression in
Azerbaijan is gaining momentum as the country prepares for Presidential
elections later this year.
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PRESS RELEASE
Tanzania: Brutal attack as violence against journalists escalates
ARTICLE 19 is deeply concern about escalating levels of violence against
journalists in Tanzania, following a brutal attack on the Chairman of
the Tanzania Editors Forum, Absalom Kibanda.
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TYPE I.E. EVENT
China: ARTICLE 19's Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review
In this submission, ARTICLE 19 highlights the violations of the right to
freedom of expression and freedom of information in China. Importantly,
China has mostly failed to comply with recommendations accepted during
its first UPR to strengthen and enhance protections for the cultural
expression rights of ethnic minorities, and to give practical effect to
the right to access government-held information on the environment.
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UPDATE
Artist Alert: February 2013
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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AZAD TRIBUNE
Continues violation of Human Rights in Iran
Ahmed Shaheed, United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in
Iran, submitted his latest report to the United Nations Human Rights
Council. According to this
report, the human rights situation in Iran has deteriorated and discrimination, torture and execution continue.
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BLOG
My life with Hugo Chavez
I’m Venezuelan, I’m 28 years old and I’ve lived half of my life under
Hugo’s rule. The name of our country was changed (from just Venezuela,
to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela), so was our flag (Hugo wanted
to add more stars) and our currency (from “Bolivares” to “Bolivares
Fuertes”), for no other purpose than pleasing Hugo.
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