Joint Letters

Joint Letters

Basta de crímenes contra la libertad de expresión

Jun 18 2012 - 4:17pm

Más de 100 grupos de derechos humanos y periodistas piden que se ponga fin a los delitos contra la libertad de expresión en Veracruz, México.

Issues: 
Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Media Freedom
Regions: 
Americas
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INGO Letter: Vacate convictions against BKL human rights defenders

May 29 2012 - 9:58am

We, the undersigned regional and international non-governmental organizations, write to express our grave concerns regarding the arbitrary arrest and mistreatment of 13 women human rights defenders at the Boeung Kak Lake (BKL) development site in Phnom Penh on May 22, 2012. We strongly condemn their prosecution on trumped-up charges and summary trial, just 48 hours later, resulting in their conviction and sentencing to lengthy prison terms.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Human Rights Defense, Rule of Law
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific
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One hundred organisations call to end assault on freedom of speech, and to free all detained human rights defenders and netizens

May 21 2012 - 6:09pm

The following is a letter calling on the Bahrain Royal Family to release jailed human rights defenders and netizens, including the founder and president of IFEX member Bahrain Centre for Human Rights. The signing organisations further call on the UN Human Rights Council, the European Parliament, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and all concerned governments to exert their influence on the ruling family to stop violating human rights in Bahrain:

Issues: 
Human Rights Defense
Regions: 
Middle East and North Africa
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Letter to Russian Minister Nurgaliev

Apr 27 2012 - 4:40pm

Letter to Russian Minister Nurgaliev, April 27, 2012

Issues: 
Media Freedom, Rule of Law
Regions: 
Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia
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Forty-eight IFEX members and partners call for freedom for Bahraini human rights defenders, bloggers and activists

Apr 18 2012 - 9:26am

Read the IFEX leter sent to the King of Bahrain expressing concern with ongoing human rights violations in Bahrain.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Human Rights Defense
Regions: 
Middle East and North Africa
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Open Letter to President Santos and the Leaders of the Americas

Apr 13 2012 - 5:59pm

Freedom House and the Latin American Network for Democracy and Human Rights wrote an open letter to the Colombian government and leaders in the hemisphere calling for the inclusion of topics of democracy and human rights in their deliberations, and their inclusion in the agenda of subsequent summits. Nearly 150 activists and organizations from throughout the hemisphere signed the letter.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Human Rights Defense
Regions: 
Americas
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Letter to President Barack Obama calling for release of Abdulhadi al-Khawaja

Apr 9 2012 - 2:08pm

Letter to President Barack Obama calling for the release of Abdulhadi al-Khawaja.

See a PDF version of the letter here.

Issues: 
Human Rights Defense, Rule of Law
Regions: 
Middle East and North Africa
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Letter to Field Marshall Mohamed Hussein Tantawi

Feb 15 2012 - 12:11pm

Letter to Field Marshall Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, February 14, 2011

On behalf of the undersigned human rights organizations, we are writing to express our deep concern over the ongoing harassment and prosecution of civil society organizations in Egypt.

Read the rest of the letter here.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Human Rights Defense, Rule of Law, U.S. Foreign Policy
Regions: 
Middle East and North Africa
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Letter to Afghan president Hamid Karzai

Jan 17 2012 - 3:12pm

January 17, 2012
Freedom House expressed deep concern about the removal of three members of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission –  Ahmad Nader Nadery, Ahmad Fahim Hakim, and Moulawee Ghulam Mohamad Ghareb—and called for their reinstatement. The removal of these three commissioners raises serious concerns about the Afghan administration’s commitment to human rights and undermines efforts to hold perpetrators of abuses accountable.

 

Issues: 
Civil Society, Freedom of Association, Human Rights Defense, Rule of Law, U.S. Foreign Policy
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific
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IFEX-TMG concerned by attacks on journalists and academics

Jan 11 2012 - 5:49pm

Despite promises by Tunisia's new government to uphold free expression, the International Freedom of Expression Exchange Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), a coalition of 21 IFEX members, is concerned that not enough is being done to effectively uphold this right in light of recent attacks on journalists and academics.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Democratic Governance, Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom
Regions: 
Middle East and North Africa

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