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U.N. Elects Human Rights' Foes to the Human Rights Council

Nov 13 2012 - 2:38pm

The reelection of the United States to the United Nations Human Rights Council was a positive development in a largely disappointing election by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) yesterday, in which seven countries with poor human rights records—Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela—were also elected.

Issues:

Human Rights Defense, U.S. Foreign Policy, United Nations

Regions:

Americas, Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe

News update

Free Media in Latin America Face Government Hostility

Jul 13 2012 - 5:28am

Press freedom has experienced a disturbing decline in several Latin American countries in the past decade, said Karin Karlekar, project director of the Freedom of the Press survey, at a July 9 event hosted by Freedom House and the American Task Force Argentina.

Issues:

Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Media Freedom

Regions:

Americas

Freedom Alert

Landmark laws protecting LGBTI rights passed in Argentina and Chile

May 10 2012 - 4:57pm

Freedom House applauds the approval of two landmark laws in Argentina and Chile this week, which protect and advance the rights of minorities, in particular Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) people.

Issues:

Civil Society, Freedom of Association, LGBTI Rights

Regions:

Americas

News update

Senator Menendez: Latin American Governments Must Respect Free Expression

Mar 29 2012 - 5:03pm

Senator Robert Menendez expressed concern with the state of media freedom in Latin America at a panel hosted by Freedom House, and reiterated his concerns at a press conference with Senator Marco Rubio.

Issues:

Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Media Freedom

Regions:

Americas

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Viviana Giacaman

Director for Latin America Programs

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Americas

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Evaluation of 2008-2011 UN Human Rights Council Candidates

On May 21, 2008, the UN General Assembly will elect 15 new Human Rights Council members. Twenty countries are candidates. Freedom House and UN Watch evaluated each candidate’s suitability for election to the Human Rights Council by examining its record of human rights protection at home and its record of human rights promotion at the UN.

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Human Rights Defense, United Nations

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