... years, there is little to celebrate - this has been another bad year for human rights. In Darfur, the Congo and elsewhere in Africa, mass killings ... inquiry on the Gaza conflict. THE NON-GOVERNMENTAL human rights watchdogs that were created to offset the unethical behavior ... officials of these self-proclaimed human rights groups are part of the problem, and most journalists blindly follow their lead ...

... the Movement for Justice and Change said the express of solidarity with freedom of expression, and with all the journalists against violations under scrutiny, and emphasized the importance of continuing the peaceful sit-ins ... , under a blackout distasteful media, and to prevent strictly to all journalists and human rights activists to attend the trial in the unconstitutional State Security Court of ...

... a copy of the open letter of the German Federation of Journalists to the Ambassador of the Philippines to Germany on the Ampatuan/Maguindanao ... killings. Outside of Iraq, the Philippines has become the most dangerous country for journalists this century. The Government of the Philippines is obliged under United ... Ulrike Maercks-Franzen General Secretary of German Journalists Union dju in ver.di

... 30 Filipino journalists have gathered Friday for a series of seminar and workshop on human rights reporting ... -general of the local chapter of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, said the two-day seminar at the Eden Nature ... 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 ...

... last 3 years helping online journalists understand their legal rights and responsibilities. During this time period, ... success of the CMLP website, we also recognize that many online journalists and bloggers need more than generally applicable legal information— ... continue to grow. From growing plagiarism to the recognition of the rights of bloggers, from increasing censorship of online content to ...

... UN. However, the current resolution expressed particular concern for the increase of human rights violations that followed President Mahomoud Ahmedinejad's disputed re-election. ... persecution, including by arbitrary arrest, detention or disappearance, of opposition members, journalists and other media representatives, bloggers, lawyers, clerics, human rights defenders, academics, (and) students ...

... International delegation in Honduras to monitor the human rights situation around the presidential elections on 29 November ... International also denounced the fact that human rights activists and journalists critical of the de facto authorities ... authorities and officials responsible for the protection of human rights are not doing anything to investigate the incidents or stop them." The Amnesty ...

... Al-Shabaab wants to have implemented. The edicts included an order that journalists either join the Al-Shabaab and take part in the "Jihad ... oppression of the media in Somalia. In 2009, six Somali journalists have been killed, others have been detained and several stations have been closed or taken over by armed ... National Union of Somali Journalists 1st Floor, Human Rights House Taleex Street, ...

... children and the United Nations convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Ghana was a signatory. Mr Monney said some journalists, especially those in the private media, did not receive ... compelled to “prey on innocent victims.” He noted that journalists were the best advocates for workers and even the unemployed but did little to improve their working conditions. Mr Monney ...

... Muslim clan that rules Maguindanao province. Other journalists remain in hiding in the south, amid anonymous ... massacre. The Philippines is now regarded by global media rights groups as the most dangerous place in the world to work ... Mindanao, but it should at least protect you from political feuds. Certainly, 30 journalists travelling in a pack would not be executed, not even by the Abu Sayyaf ...

... further violence. The Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal (OHCHR-Nepal) said in a press release that ... 5 October and killed on the same day, according to the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), a move condemned last month by the UN Educational, ... repeated calls by OHCHR-Nepal, accused of killing the journalists during a meeting with a senior UCPN-M official last Friday. ...

... troops deliberately murdered five Australian-based journalists, an account which contradicts an official version of events ... invasion of the former Portuguese colony, which had just declared independence. The journalists ­ two British nationals working for a Sydney-based ... officially accepted by the Australian government. However, human rights activists have long claimed that the men were tortured ...

... today issued a report detailing the 136 journalists imprisoned around the world, again confirming that Cuba — as measured ... imprisonment of at least 26 journalists — not counting Dr. Darsi Ferrer, a human rights activist recognized ... Borders for his journalistic activities. And it doesn't include the numerous journalists who have been arbitrarily arrested, detained and warned by the secret ...

... 3 years helping online journalists understand their legal rights and responsibilities. During this time period, ... success of the CMLP website, we also recognize that many online journalists and bloggers need more than generally applicable legal information— ... launch OMLN and look forward to collaborating with lawyers and journalists to help ensure that journalism thrives on the Internet,” Ardia ...

... ET MANILA (Reuters) – Hundreds of Philippine journalists and human rights activists staged a protest near the presidential palace ... man planning to run for elections next year, lawyers and the journalists. The bodies of 57 people were later found off the highway, ... Remonde who crossed a police line to talk to the journalists. "The government will do everything to give justice for all," ...