Somali journalists recently lauched the National Association of Somali Science and Environmental Journalists (NASSEJ) to ensure the reporting of science news and the plight of Somalia environment in general.   Somali Journalists Rights Association Blog read more

... - the Lumad, Moro and Christians - to improve reportage on peace and human rights issues concerning these sectors. With the theme “Sensible and Sensitive: Journalism for Human Rights,” the seminar- ... Resource Center for People’s Advocacies, in coordination with the the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines and with the support of the World Association for Christian Communication.

... . Affail Monney, Vice President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), has called for better working conditions ... reporting regarding children and the United Nations convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Ghana was a signatory. Mr Monney ... private media. Mr. Monney, however, cautioned journalists that there was no justification for them to recklessly violate the ethics and standards ...

... massacre. The Philippines is now regarded by global media rights groups as the most dangerous place in the world to work ... Parts of Mindanao are lawless and no-go areas for Philippine journalists. Kidnappings for ransom, political murders and terrorist ... Philippines -- including the National Union of Journalists, the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines and some daily newspapers ...

... , 2009 Before trying to address the current state of human rights, it is worth considering what is admitted into that sacred canon. The question ... international labor law, which guarantees freedom of association. Legal analysts call it "the untouchable ... Portugal, Western diplomats and journalists who had chosen to see, the most respected international human rights monitors, and more recently ...

... destabilise this country...If you think that you can collaborate with so called human rights defenders, and get away with it, you must be living in a dream world." ... Read the story: Rights groups want Gambian leader banned from CHOGM Opposition foreign affairs ... Derek Ingram of the Commonwealth Journalists Association will be the moderator for a panel discussion on the Commonwealth and Human Rights ...

... dramatic deterioration of freedom of expression, assembly, and association in Cambodia at today's review of the nation&# ... increasingly uses the judicial system to muzzle journalists, human rights defenders, and opposition party members, ... highlighted the need for continued UN engagement in Cambodia, especially given the worsening rights situation. Countries should urge the Cambodian government ...

... dramatic deterioration of freedom of expression, assembly, and association in Cambodia at today's review of the nation&# ... increasingly uses the judicial system to muzzle journalists, human rights defenders, and opposition party members, ... highlighted the need for continued UN engagement in Cambodia, especially given the worsening rights situation. Countries should urge the Cambodian government ...

First Obama fumbled the human-rights agenda with Russia. Then China. Then Burma. Then Iran. Then Syria. Then Iran again. ... press in Turkey. On Nov. 30, 2009, the World Association of Newspapers passed a resolution on Turkey. It is worth reading: ... far launched 3,845 investigations against media and journalists on the grounds that their reports violated the “confidentiality” and “independence of ...

... her Legion of Honor and a ring awarded to her by a German association of journalists, she said. Authorities froze the bank accounts of ... to prison terms. Authorities also went after Ebadi's human rights center in Iran. "After the election all my colleagues in ... by authorities pushing them to persuade her to end her human rights campaigning. Ebadi has represented opponents of Iran' ...

... her Legion of Honor and a ring awarded to her by a German association of journalists, she said. Authorities froze the bank accounts of ... terms. Authorities also went after Ebadi's human rights center in Iran. "After the election all my colleagues in ... "Right now I am busy with my activities against violations of human rights in Iran and my international jobs." I can hardly wait ...

... the most consistent signs of an authoritarian regime is its treatment of human rights activists. Aung San Suu Kyi, pro-democracy ... confiscated the Nobel Peace Prize medal of human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi (above): In Norway, where the peace prize is ... seized her Legion of Honor and a ring awarded to her by a German association of journalists, she said. Authorities froze the bank accounts of her ...

... /11, the United States had violated all human rights conventions, despite former president George W. Bush&# ... Freedom of the Press, said except in most extreme circumstances, there was no restraint on journalists thanks to the First Amendment, but that there was also no special protection for reporters. Media ... Exiled Journalists Network, UK Human Rights Watch Inter American Press Association ...

... ) Free admission Bay Area writers from the Association of Iranian American Writers (AIAW) will share their ... in recognition of those in Iran who are struggling for democracy and human rights. Among the writers who will share their work are authors of recently ... the work of fiction and non-fiction writers, poets, journalists, photojournalists, and artists who work with words. More information on ...

... speech, the press, assembly, association, religion, privacy, worker rights, and coercive birth limitation. ... continues the monitoring, harassment, intimidation, and arrest of journalists, Internet writers, defense lawyers, religious ... proposal to provide protection for private property rights. Legislators also indicated there would be a new emphasis on certain aspects of overall government economic ...