UPDATE
Artist Alert: April 2013
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. Read more >
- Alerta de Artistas: Abril 2013: El arte, en cualquier forma, constituye un medio fundamental a través del cual se imparte y recibe información e ideas. Las alertas de artistas, lanzada por ARTICLE 19 en 2008, destaca casos de artistas de todo el mundo cuyo derecho a la libertad de expresión se ha reducido y abusado, y trata de impulsar y defender con mayor eficacia la libertad de crear. Leer más>
- Alerte Artistes: Avril 2013: L’art, sous quelle que forme que ce soit, constitue un moyen d’expression primordial permettant de véhiculer des informations et des idées. Lancée par ARTICLE 19 en 2008, Alerte Artistes met en avant des artistes du monde entier qui sont victimes de restrictions ou d’abus de leur droit à la liberté d’expression. Elle œuvre également pour encourager et défendre plus efficacement la liberté de création. En savoir plus>
STATEMENT
IDAHO-T: Freedom of expression rights of LGBT people must be strengthened
On the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO-T) 2013, ARTICLE 19 calls on states to strengthen protections of the right to freedom of expression for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people, and to end impunity for violence against LGBT people and human rights defenders.
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Azerbaijan: New legislative amendments further erode rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly
The International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan (IPGA) strongly condemns a series of repressive legislative amendments that Azerbaijan’s National Assembly (Milli Majlis) adopted on 14 May 2013. The amendments were submitted by the prosecutor-general’s office to a parliamentary commission two weeks before and are being enacted in the run-up to October’s Presidential election.
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Brazil: Less than 50 per cent of public bodies respect information law one year on
One year after access to information law 12.527/2011 was adopted, a new study conducted by ARTICLE 19 reveals that only 44% of public bodies respond satisfactorily to information requests from individuals and non-governmental organisations.
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Five Years Too Many
14 May 2013 marks the fifth anniversary of the arrest of the 7 Baha'i representatives of the Baha'i community in Iran. As part of the global campaign 'Five Years Too many', the Iranian human rights lawyer Ms Mahnaz Parakand who represented the seven Baha'i leaders and herself fled Iran fearing execution, addressed the Law Society of England and Wales and the Bar Human Rights Committee with regard to the trial. This article is based on her presentation at the seminar.
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Newsletter: Freedom of Expression in Eastern Africa
This monthly newsletter provides a snapshot of the current state of freedom of expression in Eastern Africa. It was compiled by ARTICLE 19 Kenya and Eastern Africa with the assistance of our partners in the respective countries. Funding support has been provided by European Union (EU): the content of the newsletter, however, does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the EU.
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