This statement was originally published on bahrainrights.net on 25 November 2020. Human dignity cannot be founded on violations of collective and individual rights and freedoms. Women and children are the most vulnerable in societies. It is therefore that their rights and freedoms need greater protection, guaranteed by laws and their implementation. Women reflect the progress…
Iraq: Vague cybercrime bill threatens free expression
This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 25 November 2020. Iraqi lawmakers are considering a draft law on information technology crimes that could be used to stifle free expression, Human Rights Watch said today. Free speech is already under attack in Iraq, and on November 23, 2020 lawmakers discussed this draft law and planned to hold…
Globe International Center asks Mongolia to uphold freedom of expression in pandemic response
Ulaanbaatar, 26 November 2020 Globe International Center (GIC) is deeply concerned over the recent restrictive measures imposed by the government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures are enforced in addition to the already obstructive legal restrictions on freedom of expression. On 11 November 2020, authorities have tightened measures to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic…
Algeria: European Parliament highlights country’s state of heightened repression
This statement was originally published on article19.org on 26 November 2020. The European Parliament’s second urgency resolution on Algeria in a year is an important step and should be followed by stronger public action from the international community On 26 November, the European Parliament adopted an urgency resolution highlighting “The deteriorating human rights situation in…
Poland: Police persecution of journalists and protesters must end
This statement was originally published on article19.org on 26 November 2020. ARTICLE 19 strongly condemns the ongoing crackdown on protests against the abortion ban in Poland, and police brutality against protesters and journalists. We call for the immediate cessation of persecution and violence against those exercising their right to protest and to report on protest…
As COVID-19 spreads through Belmarsh Prison, RSF calls for urgent release of Julian Assange
This statement was originally published on rsf.org on 26 November 2020. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the urgent release of Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange as an alarming increase of Covid infections has been reported at Belmarsh prison. Assange has been held in his cell 24 hours a day since 18 November and missed his…
Urgent call to preserve the lives of the strikers gathered at Movimiento San Isidro’s headquarters
The undersigned – international and Cuban civil society organizations, members of Cuban independent media, activists, and Cuban citizens – condemn the harassment, police violence, human rights violations, and repressive acts perpetrated by Cuban authorities against artists, journalists, and independent civil society actors in response to peaceful demonstrations against the arrest and subsequent arbitrary conviction of…
Myanmar asked to release arbitrarily detained student protesters
This statement was originally published on article19.org on 23 November 2020. We, the undersigned 10 human rights organizations, call on the Myanmar authorities to immediately end criminal proceedings against student activists and other individuals charged in relation to recent peaceful protest activities. We call on the Myanmar authorities to immediately and unconditionally release those detained…