Friday, 19 February 2016

PRESS RELEASE

Uganda: Blanket ban on social media is disproportionate

ARTICLE 19 is deeply concerned by the decision by the Uganda Communications Commission to block access to social media while millions of Ugandans headed to the polls on election day. Read more >

PRESS RELEASE

France: Website blocking undermines freedom of expression

The French Conseil d'Etat has rejected claims that the decree which permits the administrative blocking of websites that condone terrorism or distribute child pornography should be quashed. In July, ARTICLE 19 submitted an amicus curiae brief to support the claims brought by a number of French organisations.
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REPORT

Mexico: 23 disappeared journalists in 12 years

ARTICLE 19 has published a report entitled La desaparición y desparición forzada de quienes ejercen la libertad de expresión en México, which underscores the shortcomings of the State and the lack of will to deal with these serious human rights violations.
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SUBMISSION

UN HRC Resolution 16/18: Consolidating consensus through implementation

ARTICLE 19 has made a submission to the UN Human Rights Council with recommendations for steps that States and other stakeholders could take to consolidate consensus of 16/18 through implementation
Read more > Read our blogpost about the importance of 16/18

STATEMENT

Saudi Arabia: End use of death penalty for activists

ARTICLE 19 joined a statement initiated by Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain, which condemns this decision to sentence Ali al-Nimr to death as well as the death sentences handed down to two other activists arrested as minors, Dawood Hussein al-Marhoon and Abdullah Hasan al-Zaher.
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STATEMENT

Bahrain: Analysis of charges against Sheikh Maytham Al Salman

ARTICLE 19 has endorsed a statement by Columbia Global Freedom of Expression calling for Bahrain to unconditionally drop all charges brought against the human rights defender and inter-faith activist, Sheikh Maytham Al Salman.
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BLOG

Implementing Resolution 16/18: the role of Rabat and the importance of civil society space

The 31st session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) is a significant marker: not only will the HRC celebrate its 10th birthday, but the session will mark five years since the adoption of resolution 16/18 on “combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatisation of, and discrimination, incitement to violence, and violence against persons based on religion or belief.”
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