For immediate release– 29 April 2010
Mexico: International Mission Attacked in Oaxaca
Human Rights Defenders, Activists and Journalists Killed or Missing
Yesterday at 14h30, a convoy of over 40 international and local human rights defenders, activists and journalists were attacked by an armed group in the town of San Juan Copala, Oaxaca State.
Tags: journalism, Latin America
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April 29, 2010 10:28 am | 
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Mexico: A Fourth Journalist Goes Missing in Michoacán State
Another journalist has been reported missing in Mexico, the fourth to disappear in Michoacán since 2006. Ramón Ángeles Zalpa, a journalist with more than ten years’ reporting experience, was last seen on 6 April at 13h00, when he left home for the National Pedagogical University, where he is also a professor.
ARTICLE 19 has initiated legal proceedings with local and federal authorities in an attempt to speed up the search for Ramón Ángeles. The organisation has also requested that the National Human Rights Commission grant him “precautionary measures”, a special status intended to guarantee the safety of an individual at risk, along with their family. The Special Prosecutor for Crimes against Journalists and the local Office of the General Attorney’s in Michoacán has now opened a file (number ACPGR/MICH/U-II/034/2010).
Tags: citizen journalism, Freedom of speech, Latin America
Article19, news | claireatwaves | April 8, 2010 7:29 pm | Comments (2)
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.
Tags: citizen journalism, journalism, Latin America
Article19, news | claireatwaves | March 29, 2010 12:46 pm | Comments (1)
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.
Tags: Freedom of speech, journalism, Latin America, media
Article19, communications, news | claireatwaves | March 19, 2010 2:54 pm | Comments (0)
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