STATEMENT
UNHRC: UN expert’s report subjects copyright to human rights scrutiny
ARTICLE 19 has welcomed the annual report of Farida Shaheed, the Special Rapporteur in the field of culturalrights, presented to the 28th Session of the Human Rights Council in March 2015. The Special Rapporteur’s final report subjects copyright laws and policies to a thorough human rights analysis, referencing “the Right to Share” Principles, developed by ARTICLE 19 and a group of international experts. Read more>ARTICLE 19 in the 28th Session of the UN Human Rights Council:
ADVOCACY LETTER
Mauritania: Release Mohamed Mkhaïtir, blogger sentenced to death for apostasy
We call for the immediate and unconditional release of Mohamed Cheikh ould Mohamed Mkhaïtir. We consider him to be a prisoner of conscience who has not committed any crime but was merely peacefully exercising his right to freedom of thought, conscience, expression and religion.
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عربيPRESS RELEASE
Tunisia: ARTICLE 19 condemns attack on Tunisian parliament compound
Following the attack in the compound of Tunisian Parliament and the adjacent Bardo museum in Tunis, ARTICLE 19 strongly condemns this act of violence. According to official sources, at least 19 people are dead, including 17 foreigners and 2 nationals, and 22 people have been injured.
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عربيGUEST BLOG
Giving meaning to UN Resolution 16/18 in Malaysia requires opening up space for dissent and dialogue
I came to Geneva to talk at the UN amid an intensifying crackdown on civil society in Malaysia, receiving frenzied updates on the increasing number of activists, dissidents and opposition politicians being arrested and detained at home.
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Double discrimination against arab political activists in Iran
Arab people in Iran live in fear of the police and security forces, and this atmosphere has deprived people from expressing their fundamental opinions and views.
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