For immediate release – 29 March 2010
Mexico: ARTICLE 19 Welcomes UN Human Rights Committee Periodic Report
ARTICLE 19 welcomes the United Nations Human Rights Committee’s fifth periodic report and its reflection of ARTICLE 19’s concerns regarding the deterioration of freedom of expression in Mexico.
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For immediate release – 25 March 2010
UN Human Rights Council: ARTICLE 19, IFJ and INSI Back New UN Action over Safety of Journalists in Armed Conflict
ARTICLE 19, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the International News Safety Institute (INSI) have welcomed a draft resolution on protection of journalists in situations of armed conflict which has been proposed at the thirteenth session of the UN Human Rights Council by Bangladesh, Egypt and Mexico.
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For immediate release – 19 March 2010
Ecuador: Draft Communication Law Needs Improvement
A conference on media ethics and self-regulation has been held in Ecuador as Congress discusses a Draft Bill on Media Regulation. Concerns have been raised about some of the provisions that may potentially impose unnecessary limits to freedom of expression. ARTICLE 19 and FUNDAMEDIOS strongly call upon members of the Ecuadorian National Assembly to place special attention to securing the free flow of information, ideas and opinions, according to international standards for freedom of expression.
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For immediate release – 18 March 2010
Brazil: Over 70 Organisations and Experts Worldwide Urge Congress to Approve Access to Information Bill
Over 30 Brazilian organisations and more than 40 international organisations and experts have sent letters to the President of the Brazilian House of Representatives, Congressman Michel Temer, urging him and his fellow representatives to review and adopt the Access to Information Bill in a timely manner.
The letters, signed by civil society organisations and experts from over 30 different countries, welcome the efforts of the Congress to enact the law and urge them to do so in the current session.
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