Articles by ARTICLE 19
On Right to Know Day, calls for UN to include free expression rights in development goals
More than 100 civil society organisations ask the UN Secretary General to recognise the importance of free expression rights in the sustainable development goals.
UN HRC: States called on to end impunity for attacks on journalists
At a side event during the UN Human Rights Council’s 27th session, ARTICLE 19 convened a high-level panel discussion to underscore the importance of States supporting a draft resolution on the safety of journalists.
Post 2015 and the Right to Know
Right to Know Day, on 28 September, coincides with the start of a year-long negotiation process to agree the Post-2015 agenda. States will be discussing the framework that will be the foundation for international policy commitments for the next fifteen years and more.
UN urged to protect Malaysia’s minority voices
During the 27th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Ireland, together with other countries, will table a resolution to protect civil society space. The realisation of this resolution will lend much needed support to Malaysian civil society at a time when democratic space is rapidly deteriorating in the country.
UN HRC: Right to water and sanitation relies on free expression
In an oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council on 9 September 2014, ARTICLE 19 welcomed the annual report of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation for making strong recommendations for States to recognise the connection between the right to water and sanitation and the right to […]
UNHRC: Joint statement on privacy in the digital age
This week’s discussion of the report on surveillance by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights at the Human Rights Council is a critical moment in the global understanding of the human rights challenges raised by unlawful and arbitrary surveillance.
Female journalist in Mexico beaten in reprisal for reporting
Karla Janeth Silva, a journalist and correspondent for El Heraldo de León in Silao, Guanajuato, was assaulted by three men who broke in to the paper’s offices and warned her that she should be more reserved with her reporting.
UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva: What’s at stake for freedom of expression?
For three weeks this September, the UN Human Rights Council will meet in Geneva to act on some of the most pressing human rights challenges facing the world today. Free speech is central to the Council’s packed agenda.