It is often said that knowledge is power, and this is especially true when it comes to knowledge of human rights. Simply put, this is the teaching of the history, laws and theories surrounding human rights. There’s a variety of…
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The Importance of Human Rights Education
Tagged with: Advocacy Organizations, Africa, Education, Holocaust, Human Right, Human Rights, Human Rights and Liberties, Scientology, society, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Posted in Human Rights
Posted in Human Rights
Somali Journalist Killing Is Latest in Violent Trend
A Mogadishu radio-station director has became the third Somali journalist killed in as many months. The death underscores the constant threat against journalists working in the war-torn country. Abukar Hassan Mohamoud is the latest journalist to be killed in the…
Tagged with: Africa, capital mogadishu, censorship, Censorship in America, Committee to Protect Journalists, independent radio station, Journalist, Mogadishu, mogadishu somalia, northern mogadishu, Radio broadcasting, Reporters Without Borders, Somalia, Somaliland, somaliweyn radio, Transitional Federal Government
Posted in Free Speech, Government Control, Media Censorship
Posted in Free Speech, Government Control, Media Censorship
Free Speech: Nigerians Protest End to Fuel Subsidy
Protesters in Nigeria marched against a government decision to end a popular consumer fuel subsidy, which has sent prices soaring in the oil-rich nation. Demonstrators in Lagos Tuesday chanted as they carried banners and signs critical of President Goodluck Jonathan.…
Tagged with: Africa, censorship, Goodluck Jonathan, Lagos, Nigeria, Petroleum, Petroleum industry, Subsidy, Trade Union Congress
Posted in Free Speech, Human Rights
Posted in Free Speech, Human Rights
Rights Groups Welcome US Decision to Send Troops to Uganda
Human rights groups are welcoming the U.S. decision to deploy 100 U.S. troops to central Africa to support the regional fight against a guerrilla group known for atrocities against civilians. One of those groups, Human Rights Watch, has been urging…
Tagged with: Africa, All Articles, Barack Obama, censorship, Censorship in America, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, General Censorship, Human Rights, International Criminal Court, Joseph Kony, Lord Resistance Army, Military, Newsworthy, Scum Bags, Uganda
Posted in Human Rights
Posted in Human Rights
Morocco: Multiple Arrests Against Activists
Written by Hisham Almiraat There has been a sudden surge in arrests among pro-democracy activists and online campaigners in Morocco in recent days. Three have occurred in the past week alone. Little has been reported in the press and it…
Tagged with: Activism, Africa, All Articles, censorship, Censorship, Censorship in America, facebook, Free Speech Internet, General Censorship, Government, Internet, internet, Internet censorship, Mohammed VI of Morocco, Morocco, Newsworthy, Pan-democracy camp, Wikileaks, YouTube
Posted in Human Rights, Internet Censorship, Political Censorship
Posted in Human Rights, Internet Censorship, Political Censorship
Independent Media Emerge in Tripoli After Fall of Gadhafi
Independent news media are beginning to emerge in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, two weeks after the fall of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. They are pledging to help build democratic institutions that were never allowed to develop under his 42-year rule.…
Tagged with: Africa, All Articles, Bani Walid District, censorship, Censorship, Censorship in America, Freedom of the Press, General Censorship, Government, Libya, Moammar Gadhafi, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NATO, Newsworthy, Niger, Tripoli
Posted in Political Censorship
Posted in Political Censorship
Togo: Journalists Rally to Protect Free Press
Journalists in the West African country of Togo rallied in the streets of capital Lomé [fr] to protest against the threats that their colleagues received recently. The rally was launched on August 3, by the association ‘SOS Journalistes en Danger’ (SOS…
Tagged with: Africa, Africa Cup of Nations, All Articles, Association football, censorship, Censorship, Censorship in America, Emmanuel Adebayor, Freedom of the Press, General Censorship, Government, Government, Human Rights, Human Rights and Liberties, Lomé, National Intelligence Agency, Newsworthy, Togo, West Africa
Posted in Human Rights, Political Censorship
Posted in Human Rights, Political Censorship
Egypt’s Revolution Brings Changes for Journalists, Audience
Written by Al Pessin | Cairo Egypt’s revolution in January and February led to major changes in the country’s media, changes that affect both journalists and news consumers. Since Egypt’s revolution, there is more competition among the nation’s newspapers, more…
Mubarak Trial Carries Many Uncertainties for Nervous Egypt
Egypt’s deposed President Hosni Mubarak is scheduled to go on trial August 3 on corruption and murder charges related to his 30-year tenure and the crackdown on protesters during the revolution that ousted him in January and February. The trial…
Tagged with: Africa, All Articles, Cairo, censorship, Censorship in America, Egypt, General Censorship, Government, History, Hosni Mubarak, Human Rights, Justice ministry, Newsworthy, Politics, Protest, Saad Eddin Ibrahim
Posted in Human Rights
Posted in Human Rights
Tunisian Press Fears Return to Censorship
A new report from international media watchdogs argues that for Tunisia’s democratic transition to succeed, the country needs a strong and independent press. The International Freedom of Expression Exchange Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG) urged the interim government to eliminate censorship,…
Tagged with: Africa, All Articles, Arab world, big brother, censorship, Demographics of Tunisia, Free Speech, Freedom of speech, Freedom of the Press, General Censorship, Government, Human Rights and Liberties, Intellectual Freedom, International Freedom of Expression Exchange, Newsworthy, Politics, Tunis, Tunisia, World Association of Newspapers, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Posted in Censorship, Media Censorship
Posted in Censorship, Media Censorship
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