Articles by ARTICLE 19
Seven organisations express concern about ongoing of detention of human rights defenders
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is a 14 July 2000 joint statement by seven human rights organisations, condemning the ongoing of detention of human rights defenders in Egypt: EGYPT: Concerns about ongoing of detention of human rights defenders Amnesty International (AI) ARTICLE 19 Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network Human Rights Watch (HRW) International Federation of Human […]
UN called upon to restart preparations for Truth and Reconciliation Commission
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release 14 July 2000, London and Freetown – For immediate release SIERRA LEONE: RIGHTS GROUPS CALL ON UN TO RESTART PREPARATIONS FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION ARTICLE 19, the Global Campaign for Free Expression, and the Sierra Leone Working Group on the Truth and Reconciliation […]
Call on donors to maintain human rights pressure on Zambia
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release: RIGHTS GROUP CALLS ON DONORS TO MAINTAIN HUMAN RIGHTS PRESSURE ON ZAMBIA A new report from ARTICLE 19, released as the World Bank’s consultative group on Zambia prepares to meet in Lusaka, describes the Zambian authorities’ continuing harassment of the independent media and other […]
ARTICLE 19 concerned about recent outcome of opposition politicians’ trial
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – In a 6 July 2000 letter to President Alexandr Lukashenko, ARTICLE 19 expressed that it is extremely concerned about the recent outcome of the trial of Valery Schukin and Mikalai Statkievich. In ARTICLE 19’s view, this represents yet another attempt by the Belarusian authorities to prevent prominent opposition politicians from undertaking activities […]
Call for high-level tripartite mission to visit Tanzania
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release: ZANZIBAR ELECTION FARCE LOOMS As five years of international efforts to resolve Zanzibar’s political crisis founder, ARTICLE 19 today called on the Commonwealth Secretary-General to lead a high-level tripartite mission to Tanzania within the next two weeks to seek progress on issues which, unless […]
Judge rules in favour of independent radio station
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – A case which the Gambian authorities have been dragging out since February 1998 was finally resolved on 3 July 2000, when a judge ruled in favour of an independent radio station. In February 1998, Baboucar Gaye, the proprietor of Citizen FM, a private radio station, was arrested by the police and briefly […]
Taiwan reporting the key issue for Hong Kong media
(ARTICLE 19/HKJA/IFEX) – The following is a 2 July 2000 joint ARTICLE 19 / HKJA press release: TAIWAN REPORTING THE KEY ISSUE FOR HK MEDIA HONG KONG, JULY 2, 2000: Media coverage of Taiwan has this year become the key test of media freedom in Hong Kong, according to a report of the Hong Kong […]
Censorship regulation still in place despite court ruling
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is a 3 July 2000 ARTICLE 19 press release: SRI LANKAN CENSORSHIP REGULATION STILL IN PLACE DESPITE COURT RULING ARTICLE 19 today welcomed the Sri Lankan Supreme Court’s ruling of Friday 30 June, which held that the state censor was not properly appointed and therefore had no authority to close […]