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Prominent Journalist Décio Sá Killed in Brazil

Apr 26 2012 - 2:56pm

Freedom House laments the killing on April 23 of journalist and blogger Décio Sá, and urges Brazilian authorities to take concrete action to prevent future attacks against journalists.

Issues:

Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Media Freedom

Regions:

Americas

Freedom Alert

Freedom House condemns the killing of Paulo Roberto Cardoso Rodrigues, the editor for local newspapers Jornal da Praça and Mercosul News, on February 13 in Brazil, and asks authorities to thoroughly and promptly investigate the circumstances surrounding his death.

Issues:

Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Media Freedom

Regions:

Americas

Freedom Alert

Freedom House Applauds Brazilian Senate's Passage of Freedom of Information Law

Oct 25 2011 - 3:28pm

Freedom House applauds the Brazilian Senate’s passage of the Freedom of Information Law on October 25, a landmark step towards improving press freedom in Brazil. The bill would secure citizens the right to information on public agencies, including budgets, salaries, staffing, and internal reports, as well as protections to whistleblowers.

Issues:

Media Freedom

Regions:

Americas

Freedom Alert

Freedom House Applauds Brazilian Senate's Passage of Freedom of Information Law

Oct 24 2011 - 7:00pm

Freedom House applauds the Brazilian Senate’s passage of the Freedom of Information Law on October 25, a landmark step towards improving press freedom in Brazil.

Issues:

Civil Society, Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom

Regions:

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.

Issues:

Human Rights Defense, United Nations

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