Articles by ARTICLE 19
International community urged to hold Azerbaijan accountable
Following the arrest of over 70 peaceful demonstrators in Ismayilli, a partnership group is calling on the international community to hold Azerbaijan to the commitments it has taken before the Council of Europe and the UN to uphold freedom of expression.
UK ruling on Google’s liability poses threat to free speech
On 14 February, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales ruled that Google could be liable as publisher for comments posted on its Blogger platform if it fails to act promptly in response to notice of a complaint.
Bans on books, music highlighted in global artistic censorship report
The removal of a book from Brazilian bookstores and the banning of a type of music in Cuba are among the incidents of artistic censorship highlighted in ARTICLE 19’s latest report.
Burundi urged to promote freedom of expression following UN review
ARTICLE 19 calls on the Burundian Government to make concrete commitments to promote the rights of freedom of expression, information and association following the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the country at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Groups call for state to stop harassing Gambian journalist
In a letter to Gambian president Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh, a group of organization calls for and end to the harassment of Abdoublie John. Since December 2012, The National Intelligence Agency has twice arbitrarily detained John, editor of the online news website Jollof News and a contributor to The Associated Press.
Council of Europe urged to ensure respect for human rights in Azerbaijan
The Civic Solidarity Platform and the International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan (IPGA) condemn the harsh response by the Azerbaijani authorities to recent protests in the country, and call on the Council of Europe to ensure Azerbaijan respects its human rights obligations as a member state.
Violence against journalists increases ahead of Kenyan elections
There has been an increasing level of violence against journalists ahead of Kenya’s national elections in March 2013. A series of threats and attacks have been reported this month, including assaults by security officers and members of the public towards journalists who are covering political events.
Council of Europe fails to adopt resolution on Azeri political prisoners
Whilst ARTICLE 19 welcomes the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adoption of a resolution on monitoring Azerbaijan’s obligations, it is extremely disappointing that a second resolution on political prisoners in Azerbaijan was rejected.