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Kenya: High Court ruling on security amendment act a victory for free speech
ARTICLE 19 welcomes the decision by the High Court which declared eight sections of Security Laws (Amendment) Act 2014 unconstitutional. ARTICLE 19 was an interested party in the case, which was lodged by the Coalition for Democracy and Reforms, the Kenya National Human Rights Commission, and Samuel Njuguna Ng’ang’a, after President Uhuru Kenyatta signed the controversial Act into the law on December 19, 2014. Read more >UPDATE
Myanmar: We welcome UN High Commissioner for Human Rights statement ahead of elections
“We welcome the statement of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calling on the government of Myanmar to better protect the rights to freedom of expression and assembly in the countdown to the October elections in Myanmar. The Commissioner’s concern for the protesters and journalists languishing in prison or facing numerous charges with potentially long sentences, is commendable,” said Thomas Hughes, ARTICLE 19 Executive Director.
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Joint Letter to UNHRC: Address the rapidly deteriorating environment for civil society in Azerbaijan
We, the undersigned international human rights organizations, write to call upon your delegation to address the rapidly deteriorating environment for human rights defenders (HRDs), civil society organizations (CSOs) and independent media in Azerbaijan during the 28th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (UN HRC)
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Venezuela: Is it now legal to shoot protesters?
It’s been a year since protests erupted in Venezuela, and students have taken to the streets once again in San Cristobal city (near the Colombian border) to protest against the recent crackdown on opposition leaders, the economic crisis and the rise in criminality. On Wednesday, 14-yr old schoolboy Kuiverth Roa died after he was shot in the head during an anti-government protest.
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Broken Pens and Missing Pieces
Nadine Gordime, writer and political activist, wrote from her own personal experience that "censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it, forever.” Through my discussions with various Iranian artists, writers and journalists over the past few months, the truth of this statement has become starkly evident.
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