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Freedom House: White House Welcome of President Thein Sein is Premature

May 16 2013 - 3:57pm


On May 20th, Burmese President Thein Sein will visit Washington, D.C. to meet with President Barack Obama in what will be the first trip of its kind by a Burmese head of state in 47 years. Given ongoing human rights abuses and the sluggish pace of reform, Freedom House expresses deep concern regarding the timing of the visit and the signal this will send to the Burmese regime.

Issues: 
Democratic Governance, Human Rights Defense, Religious Freedom, U.S. Foreign Policy
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific
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Freedom House Troubled by Seizure of AP Records

May 14 2013 - 2:56pm

Freedom House today expressed deep concern over news that the United States Justice Department has seized the records of telephone conversations of journalists at the Associated Press (AP) as part of an apparent broad investigation into the leaking of information regarding counterterror policies.  Freedom House calls on Congress to revive a federal “shield law” that would provide journalists with a measure of protection from prosecutors’ demands for information.

Issues: 
Media Freedom, Rule of Law
Regions: 
Americas
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Violence Mars Pakistan’s General Elections

May 10 2013 - 2:30pm

Freedom House denounces the violence that threatens to disrupt Pakistan’s general elections on May 11th and urges all parties to halt attacks against political candidates and allow citizens to go to the polls without fear. The National Assembly and Provincial Assembly elections represent the first time a civilian government will transfer power to another civilian government in Pakistan.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Democratic Governance, Elections, Rule of Law
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific
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Freedom House Condemns Attack on Human Rights Defender in Kyrgyzstan

May 10 2013 - 11:55am

Freedom House strongly condemns the violent attack on prominent Kyrgyzstani human rights defender Ulugbek Azimov, and calls for the Kyrgyz Republic to promptly investigate the attack and bring the perpetrators to justice.  Mr. Azimov and several members of his family were viciously beaten the evening of May 9 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s capital.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Freedom of Association, Human Rights Defense, Rule of Law
Regions: 
Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia
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