ARTICLE 19

ARTICLE 19’s updated inforgraphics show you where right to know laws are in place, where governments are making commitments to transparency bodies, and where there’s still room for progress.

One year ago, the UN Human Rights Council broke new ground with the unanimous adoption of HRC Resolution 33/2 on the safety of journalists, but it must be met with action from States if it’s going to have the desired effect.

“We’re extremely glad that Kadri Gürsel was released after nearly 11 months, but equally disappointed our other colleagues were not. Monday’s proceedings, with a parade of witnesses offering irrelevant commentary instead of facts, demonstrated again how absurd this case is,” said IPI.

A joint statement by the Association of Progressive Communications, IFEX and 64 co-signatories at the UN-HRC 36 warns of the threat to human rights posed by recent attacks on the right to use encryption technology, in Turkey and across the globe.

The region’s free expression news round-up includes lethal protests in Togo and Kenya, calls for release of an RFI correspondent in Cameroon, a creative campaign that is holding Nigeria’s presidency accountable for freedom of information, and more.

67 NGOs call for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights defender Tep Vanny on the one-year anniversary of her detention.

Malaysian lawyer and human rights defender Siti Kasim has received death threats on social media.

Do more transparent governments help countries thrive? By examining the links between the right to information and poverty, a new report argues just that.