Articles by PEN Canada
Human rights groups expose government’s complicity in violence against journalists
The government’s repeated failure to protect the human rights of journalists, its complicity in a number of rights violations against them, and the web of laws that limit free expression and effectively gag journalists who seek to expose government corruption are examined in the report.
Fifty-five IFEX members and six other organisations urge authorities to respect and protect freedom of expression and the right to information
The groups condemn the serious violations of human rights taking place at this critical moment in Egypt.
Forty-four IFEX members call for concrete measures to end violence against outspoken women journalists and activists
On the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, on 25 November 2010, 44 IFEX members, including members of the IFEX Gender Working Group, call attention to the situation of women in the free expression community who are subject to targeted attacks because of their gender.
PEN Canada and CJFE call for help for Hossein Derakhshan from the Canadian government
Canadian media organisations are writing to Prime Minister Harper about concerns for the Canadian-Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan.
Thirty-three IFEX members condemn excessive prison sentence handed down to blogger Hossein Derakhshan
IFEX members condemned the 19-and-a-half-year prison sentence given to the Canadian-Iranian blogger and called for his immediate release.
UN Human Rights Council: 40 IFEX members reject “defamation of religions” resolutions
In a joint submission to the UN Human Rights Council, 40 IFEX members protest resolutions on defamation of religion and the proposed elaboration of complementary standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Writer Du Daobin re-arrested as crackdown continues; writer Huang Qi held incommunicado and denied legal counsel
(PEN American Center/PEN Canada/IFEX) – The following is a 21 July 2008 PEN American Center and PEN Canada joint press release: Chinese Writer Re-Arrested as Crackdown Continues New York, Toronto, Stockholm, July 21, 2008 – Less than three weeks before the Olympic Games open in Beijing, Chinese authorities have re-arrested writer, former political prisoner, and […]
PEN American Center and PEN Canada document deteriorating climate for free expression, call on government to live up to Olympic promises
(PEN American Center/PEN Canada/IFEX) – The following is an 8 July 2008 PEN American Center and PEN Canada joint press release: China Fails to Deliver: an Olympic-Year Report Card on Free Expression from PEN New York, Toronto, Stockholm, July 8, 2008 – In a distressing report released today, three International PEN centers give China a […]