ARTICLE 19 at the UN Human Rights Council
The 30th Session of the UN Human Rights Council is concluding in Geneva: ARTICLE 19 has been active in promoting and protecting freedom of expression on a number of thematic and country issues.
LETTER
States must sign UN Statement in support of Human Rights in Bahrain Read more |
Read the full statement from civil society organisations |
Read the full UN Statement |
ORAL STATEMENTStates are failing to prevent and prohibit attacks against journalistsRead the statement delivered by A19 >STATEMENT
A19 welcomes joint statement on the importance of protecting artistic expressionRead more |
Read the joint statement |
Read about A19's 2015 UN event on Artistic ExpressionSTATEMENTA19 concurs with criticism of Myanmar Government’s handling of Par Gyi CaseRead more>
ARTICLE 19 and the Univeral Periodic Review
The UN Human Rights Council’s UPR was established to monitor and hold countries accountable for human rights abuses. September saw A19 contributing to various stages of the UPR process:
SUBMISSION
Tanzania: Significant progress not yet madeRead more |
Read the full submissionSUBMISSION
Tajikistan: Practical reform neededRead more |
Read the full submissionRESPONSE TO UPR OUTCOME
Honduras: Situation for journalists is worseningRead more | Read the full submission in
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RESPONSE TO UPR OUTCOMELibya: Criminal defamation laws must be abolishedRead more |
Read the full submissionNext week we'll be in Geneva to attend the Pre-Sessions for Myanmar, Rwanda and Nepal.
COUNTRY REPORT
Bangladesh: Freedom of Information Law
New report launched, reviewing law relating to FoI in Bangladesh:
Read the report on Bangladesh |
Read the full review of Freedom of Information Law across Asia |
Read the Freedom of Information Principles:
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Bahasa Malaysia |
Sinhala |
Vietnamese |
SUBMISSION
OSCE: Discrimination against LGBTI Groups must end
At the Organisation for Safety and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)'s Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, A19 delivered a statement on the rights of LGBTI individuals and groups.
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Azerbaijan: Pressure on independent media must end
A19 has signed a joint statement, as part of the Sports for Rights Coalition, condemning the Azerbaijani authorities' sustained pressure on the staff of television station, Meydan TV, and the wider crackdown on independent media and free expression.
Read more >ADVOCACY LETTER
UK: Freedom of Information Act must not be weakened
A19 has signed a letter to Matthew Hancock, Minister for the Cabinet Office, expressing serious concern at the Government's approach to the Freedom of Information Act.
Read more >PRESS RELEASE
Egypt: Pardon of detainees is an inadequate step towards freedom of expression
The pardons are an insufficient step in the address in the systematic repression of those who dissent. The detention of journalists and activists should not have happened in the first place, and many remain unjustifiably behind bars.
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Bangladesh: ‘Hit-list’ is a chilling development in threat to bloggers
Islamic militant group
Ansarullah Bangla Team has issued a ‘hit-list’ of secular bloggers, writers and activists around the world, saying they will be killed if its demands are not met. This list includes a number of individuals who are based overseas.
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PRESS RELEASE
Lebanon: Special Tribunal decision ignores press freedoms
While declaring that there was no evidence that the documentary series broadcast by Khayat and Al-Jadeed TV had undermined the public's confidence in the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the Tribunal nonetheless finds Khayat guilty for failing to remove the material from the website and YouTube channel of Al-Jadeed TV.
Read more >SUBMISSION
ECtHR: Hungary must respect Right to Information
A19 has made a submission to Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of
Magyar Helsinki Bizottsag v Hungary, a case regarding the refusal, by certain local governments, to disclose information relating to appointments of legal aid lawyers.
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Read the full submissionSTATEMENT
Burkina Faso: A week of violence for media and demonstrators
A19 condemns the assaults on journalists and the excessive use of force against demonstrators following the coup d’état that halted political transition in Burkina Faso.
Read more >ADVOCACY LETTER
France: Draft Surveillance Bill fails to protect privacy rights
A19 has condemned France's new draft law on surveillance measures for international electronic communications in a joint-statement.
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Read the full statementBLOG
Strasbourg undermined Freedom of Expression online in Delfi AS v Estonia judgment
In June 2015, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights handed down its much-anticipated judgment in the Delfi AS v Estonia case. The case concerned the liability of a news portal for the comments posted by its readers below the news articles on its website.
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