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Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone: Rights Groups Call On OHCHR To Improve...

Source: Article 19Country: Sierra LeoneFreetown - ARTICLE 19, the Global Campaign for Free Expression, and the Sierra Leone Working Group on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) today issued a...

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World: Who Wants to Forget? Truth and Access to Information about Past Human...

Source: Article 19Country: WorldArticle 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in its guarantee of access to information, includes the right to facts about past human rights violations. This...

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World: Left to their own Devices: The Impact of Informal Information and...

Source: Article 19Country: United Republic of Tanzania, WorldThis report focuses on the necessity of Freedom of Information, for security and development, in protracted refugee populated areas. It uses...

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World: Humanitarian Disasters and Information Rights - Legal and Ethical...

Source: Article 19Country: WorldThe Report aims to illustrate, for the benefit of disaster-affected populations, people acting on their behalf, journalists and relief workers, the importance of...

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World: War of Words:Conflict and Freedom of Expression in South Asia

Source: Article 19Country: WorldThis study considers the conflicts in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, primarily looking at restrictions, highlighting similarities and differences and drawing some general...

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Sri Lanka: War of words: Conflict and freedom of expression in South Asia

Source: Article 19Country: Sri Lanka, Nepal, India, PakistanIntroduction 1.1 Rationale behind the study (1)Most of the countries in South Asia are involved in some kind of internal and/or external...

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World: Gender-based Censorship and the News Media

Source: Article 19Country: WorldFreedom of expression, including access to information is a fundamental human right. The full enjoyment of this right is the most potent force for the strengthening of...

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Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka: News agency website blocked in attack on press freedom

Source: Article 19Country: Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan government yesterday took the radical move of blocking access from within Sri Lanka to TamilNet, a website hosted in Norway which provides alternative...

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Russian Federation: Written comments of ARTICLE 19: Global Campaign for Free...

Source: Article 19Country: Russian FederationFor the consideration at the 97th Session of the UN Human Rights Committee (12-30 October 2009) I. Introduction1. ARTICLE 19: Global Campaign for Free...

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Sudan: Sudan: ARTICLE 19 supports human rights defenders' quest for justice

Source: Article 19, International Freedom of Expression ExchangeCountry: SudanSOURCE: ARTICLE 19: Global Campaign for Free Expression(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - 18 November 2009 - ARTICLE 19 pledges its...

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Uganda: Uganda: ARTICLE 19 raises freedom of expression concerns for upcoming...

Source: Article 19, International Freedom of Expression ExchangeCountry: Uganda16 March 2011 SOURCE: ARTICLE 19: Global Campaign for Free Expression (ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - London, 14.03.11 - In...

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Uganda: Spotlight on human rights means no more hiding, says ARTICLE 19

Source: Article 19, International Freedom of Expression ExchangeCountry: Uganda(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - 10 October 2011 - Uganda's human rights record will be reviewed on 11 October 2011 during the 12th...

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Syrian Arab Republic: Free Human Rights Defenders

Source: Amnesty International, Article 19, Committee to Protect Journalists, Human Rights Watch, IKV Pax Christi, International Commission of Jurists, Reporters sans FrontièresCountry: Syrian Arab...

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Myanmar: Role of freedom of expression in democratisation processes

Source: Article 19Country: MyanmarPresentation to the Conference on Media Development in Myanmar, Organised by the Ministry of Information and UNESCO Rangoon, Myanmar, March 19-20, 2012I am deeply...

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World: Civil society delegates respond to UN plan on journalists' safety

Source: Article 19, International Freedom of Expression ExchangeCountry: World(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - 22 November 2012 - We, the undersigned participants of the meeting of the civil society delegates of...

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World: Transparency, access to information key to addressing global hunger...

Source: Article 19, International Freedom of Expression ExchangeCountry: World(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - 23 January 2013 - Many governments and big businesses hide behind a veil of secrecy. They want to hide...

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Syrian Arab Republic: Syria: Free Key Rights Defenders

Source: Article 19, Amnesty International, CIVICUS, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Reporters sans Frontières, Human Rights Watch, International Media Support, Fédération Internationale des...

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Pakistan: Open letter to the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif: Joint statement of...

Source: Article 19, Committee to Protect Journalists, Amnesty International, Freedom House, Reporters sans Frontières, Internews Network, Human Rights WatchCountry: PakistanPakistan must investigate...

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Myanmar: Censored gender: Women’s right to freedom of expression and...

Source: Article 19Country: MyanmarARTICLE 19 launches its report Women in Myanmar today. Women have inspired political leadership, reported fearlessly on current events and played a leading role in...

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Cambodia: Cambodia: 40 International Rights Organisations urge withdrawal of...

Source: Article 19, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Asian Human Rights Commission, ActionAid, Amnesty International, Global Witness, Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e. V., International...

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