Articles by ARTICLE 19

ARTICLE 19 applauds adoption of Access to Public Information Law
President Mauricio Funes was urged to immediately sign and implement the legislation.

Fatullayev’s fate lies with the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, says ARTICLE 19
Editor Eynulla Fatullayev remains in jail despite a European Court of Human Rights judgment on 22 April ordering the Azerbaijani government to release him immediately.

OSCE commitments remain unfulfilled, ARTICLE 19 and Adil Soz note
Kazakhstan’s authorities have failed to fulfil their commitment to review the defamation legislation and adopt access to information legislation.

ACHPR and APRM hold inaugural meeting on freedom of expression
ARTICLE 19 organised the first ever formal meeting between the two African Union bodies charged with promotion and protection of good governance and human rights.

International partnership meeting statement
Twenty-eight organisations meeting to discuss international partnerships joined colleagues in the Philippines in remembering victims of the Ampatuan Town Massacre.

Forty-four IFEX members call for concrete measures to end violence against outspoken women journalists and activists
On the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, on 25 November 2010, 44 IFEX members, including members of the IFEX Gender Working Group, call attention to the situation of women in the free expression community who are subject to targeted attacks because of their gender.

UN member states should vote against proposed resolution on “vilification of religions”, say ARTICLE 19 and CIHRS
Dr. Agnes Callamard, ARTICLE 19’s executive director, says the draft resolution fails to address concerns about earlier resolutions on “defamation of religion”.

ARTICLE 19 calls on government to lead by example during Committee of Ministers Chairmanship
Turkey has an excellent opportunity to lead by example in fulfilling its obligation to respect and protect the right to freedom of expression, says the organisation.