Initiatives

Statements

Uganda: Police raid on LGBTI activists workshop in Kampala condemned

Jun 19 2012 - 4:34pm

Human rights groups condemn the raid of a workshop held by LGBTI activists in Kampala, Uganda on June 18.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Freedom of Association, LGBTI Rights
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa
Joint Letters

Stop crimes against freedom of expression

Jun 18 2012 - 4:26pm

More than 100 human rights groups and journalists call for an end to crimes against freedom of expression in Veracruz, Mexico.

Issues: 
Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Media Freedom
Regions: 
Americas
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
Statements

Russia Working Group Statement on Political Repression in Russia

Jun 11 2012 - 5:53pm

The Russia Working Group issued a statement on June 11 condemning the raids against several leading members of the Russian opposition.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Freedom of Association, Human Rights Defense, U.S. Foreign Policy
Regions: 
Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia
Joint Letters

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
Actions

IFEX-TMG calls for seven-year sentences to be overturned

May 25 2012 - 1:54pm

Ahead of a court of appeal hearing on 28 May, the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), a coalition of 21 IFEX members, urges the Tunisian judiciary to quash the seven-year prison terms handed down in late March to Ghazi Ben Mohamed Beji and Jaber Ben Abdallah Majri.

Issues: 
Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Religious Freedom, Rule of Law
Regions: 
Middle East and North Africa
Testimonies

Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia: Elections and Democratic Development in the Caucasus

May 23 2012 - 11:56am

Christopher Walker, Vice President for Strategy and Analysis, testified on May 23 before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe on elections and democratic development in the Caucasus.

 

 

 

Issues: 
Democratic Governance, Elections
Regions: 
Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia
Joint Letters

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
Statements

Azerbaijan: International freedom of expression coalition launches website ahead of Eurovision

May 21 2012 - 12:37pm

The International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan (the IPGA), coordinated by ARTICLE 19, has launched its website www.AzerbaijanFreeXpression.org and Facebook and Twitter profiles ahead of this week’s Eurovision Song Competition, which will commence in Baku, Azerbaijan  tomorrow, May 22.  Looking behind the glitz of Eurovision, the IPGA website examines the alarming freedom of expression situation in Azerbaijan, where journalists and others face blackmail, intimidation, violence, and imprisonment for expressing critical views.

Issues: 
Freedom of Expression
Regions: 
Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia
Testimonies

Sustained US Global Leadership Needed to Defend Civil Society and Human Rights Defenders in an Era of Activism

May 17 2012 - 1:58pm

Lisa Davis, Freedom House's senior advisor for international legal affairs, submitted testimony for the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission about strengthening US support for human rights defenders and civil society abroad on May 17, 2012.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Human Rights Defense, U.S. Foreign Policy

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