By Robert A. Destro, Assistant Secretary and U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and LaborAs Prepared Good afternoon, Madame President. I thank the President of this Council; the many states that participated constructively in the Working Group for our UPR; and Germany, the Bahamas, and Pakistan as members of our Troika. We also thank the …
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By Morgan Ortagus, U.S. State Department Spokesperson A free press is essential to an informed citizenry. A vigorous press can, for instance, expose corruption, shine a light on human rights abuses, and provide the public essential information during crises. In many places, journalists fulfilling this necessary role risk attacks by authoritarian regimes and criminal organizations seeking to clamp down on press freedom and freedom of expression. More than 1,500 journalists have been killed worldwide since the turn of the century, and in more than …
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By Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State In 2018, President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council due to its well-established pattern of anti-Israel bias and membership rules that allow the election of the world’s worst human rights abusers to seats on the Council. Prior to making this decision, and after our exit, the …
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On February 11, 2019, CERLSI officials visited the INEC office in Benin City. Our mission was to register CERLSI’s position on our being sidelined from the voter enlightenment and education campaign programmes of INEC that would lead to the voting on Saturday, 16 February 2019. We want to state first that our organisation, the Civil Empowerment & Rule of Law …
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By Delia Ferreira Rubio, Chair of TransparencyInternational This Sunday, 9 December, marks International Anti-Corruption Day — an important opportunity to highlight the stories of citizens in the fight against corruption across the globe. It is also an historic moment, marking the fifteen years since the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) was adopted, making it the largest international anti-corruption treaty with nearly …
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Beirut – Jordanian Authorities should immediately release two journalists from the independent news website Jfranewswho have been charged under Jordan’s Press and Publication Law and Cybercrime Law, the Committee to Protect Journalists said during the week. An Amman prosecutor ordered the arrest of the paper’s editor-in-chief, Shadi al-Zinati, and editor Omar Sabra al-Mahrama after Jordanian Finance Minister Omar Malhas filed …
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New York —Sudanese authorities should cease harassing and arresting journalists and confiscating newspapers, and should allow journalists to report on matters of public interest without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Thursday. Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) on January 16 and 17 separately arrested seven journalists while they were reporting on anti-inflation protests in …
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Journalists tell international delegation of hostility, restricted access St. Louis, Missouri – An already adverse environment for journalists in the Midwestern United States has worsened in the year since President Trump’s inauguration, an international group of media watchdogs concluded after traveling to the state of Missouri. The group also met with journalists from Illinois and Wisconsin. The fact-finding mission this …
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Nairobi – Tanzanian authorities should immediately annul fines levied against five television stations that the country’s regulatory commission accused of broadcasting seditious and unbalanced content, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Friday. On January 2, the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) fined the five stations–Star TV, Azam Two, Channel 10, ITV, and East Africa TV–a collective 60 million Tanzanian …
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New York – The Yemeni government should allow the Qatari broadcaster Al-Jazeera to immediately reopen its Taiz office, and permit journalists in Yemen to do their jobs unencumbered, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Soldiers acting on orders from the Taiz Governorate Security Committee closed the office yesterday, according to Saeed Thabit Saeed, director of Al-Jazeera in Yemen. A …
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