ARTICLE 19

Luces del Siglo is a publication that is critical of the public administration in Quintana Roo, and which has had false covers of their publication made 35 times.

The African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms is intended to promote human rights standards and principles of openness in Internet policy formulation and implementation on the continent.

Independent organizations in Egypt face a looming crackdown. The government has threatened to enforce a draconian associations law that became law 12 years ago, but has seldom been enforced.

Members of Burma’s Parliament should be congratulated on their concerted effort to reform the Right to Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law. Nevertheless, the reforms introduce greater ambiguity to the legislation and do not bring it into compliance with international human rights law.

Human rights organisations urge Vietnam to comply with UN and release human rights lawyer.

IFEX members and partners from around the world urge the UN to include access to information in the Agenda for the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals.

The News Media Law introduces some guarantees for media freedom, such as the prohibition of censorship and the recognition of specific rights of “media workers”. However, ARTICLE 19 remains seriously concerned with shortcomings in the law.

Octavio Rojas Hernández was a correspondent for the newspaper El Buen Tono in the town of Cosolapa, Oaxaca. He reported mainly on police matters.