STATEMENT
USA must respect international standards on protection of whistleblowers
ARTICLE 19 reiterates its calls for the US government to respect international human rights standards on the protection of whistleblowers. This is in light of the US authorities’ recent actions against whistleblower Edward Snowden and the ongoing trial of Private Bradley Manning. Read more >PRESS RELEASE
ARTICLE 19 recommends further improvement to the draft Tunisian constitution in order to conform to international law
While the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) prepares to vote on the fourth draft of the Constitution in plenary, ARTICLE 19 draws the attention of parliamentarians to a number of provisions in the draft and calls for more changes in order to comply with international law.
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LEGAL ANALYSIS
Cambodia: Law Against Non-Recognition of the Crimes Committed During Democratic Kampuchea
In this brief, ARTICLE 19 examines the Law Against Non-Recognition of the Crimes Committed During the Democratic Kampuchea Period (the Law) that was approved by the National Assembly of Cambodia on 7 June 2013.
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Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly must robustly condemn bans on “homosexual propaganda”
We the undersigned organisations strongly urge the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to condemn so-called “homosexual propaganda” bans as incompatible with the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly, and the prohibition of discrimination. The Assembly should vote in favour of today’s resolution and recommendation on tackling discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity
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- 27/06/2013 18:00 UPDATE: The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has passed both the resolution and the recommendation, proposed by Rapporteur Haugli, on tackling discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.
LEGAL ANALYSIS
Russia: Federal laws introducing ban of propaganda of non-traditional sexual relationships
In this analysis, ARTICLE 19 calls on the Upper Chamber of the Russian Federal Assembly (the Federation Council) and the President of the Russian Federation to reject the Bill passed by the State Duma which seeks to amend several federal laws, including the Code of Administrative Offenses, in order to introduce a ban on so-called ‘propaganda of non-traditional sexual relationships’ (the Bill).
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ARTICLE 19 lance son rapport sur la liberté d’expression sur Internet en Tunisie
ARTICLE 19 lance son rapport sur la liberté d’expression sur Internet en Tunisie intitulé : «Tunisie: document de référence sur la réglementation relative à Internet ».
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STATEMENT
Myanmar: Public service media needed but proposed bill inadequate
Establishing a genuine public service media is desperately needed in Myanmar to provide an independent, impartial and balanced source of information, and to encourage pluralism. Unfortunately, the proposed bill on public service media would if adopted continue state control of the media and the disenfranchisement of ethnic minorities. ARTICLE 19 urges parliament to make significant changes before adopting it.
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Italy: Urgent need to reform defamation laws
In a letter to the Italian Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, ARTICLE 19 calls for full decriminalization of defamation and for the revision of Draft Bill No. 925 (Costa). Although the Draft Bill is a positive move towards reform of Italian defamation legislation, it is insufficient to protect freedom of expression. We also call on the Italian Parliament to grant amnesty to all journalists convicted for defamation.
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Cambodia: Joint submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review
ARTICLE 19, The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), PEN International, Cambodian PEN, International Publishers Association (IPA), the Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM), the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (COMFREL) and the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) welcome the opportunity to contribute to the second cycle of the UPR process of the Kingdom of Cambodia. This submission focuses on Cambodia’s compliance with its international human rights obligations in respect to freedom of expression.
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Eritrea: ARTICLE 19's submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review
ARTICLE 19 welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the second cycle of the UPR process of Eritrea. This submission focuses on Eritrea's compliance with its international human rights obligations in respect to freedom of expression.
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Just your average meeting with pussy riot on a Friday afternoon
Having campaigned for the release of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina and Ekaterina Samutsevich for over a year, it was intriguing for us in ARTICLE 19’s London office to meet two Pussy Riot members on Friday.
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