Posts Tagged ‘Human Rights Watch’
April 15th, 2010
Rwanda’s Media High Council(MHC) has
suspended two independent newspapers just months before a presidential election. The press body has suspended publication of Umuseso and Umuvugizi for six months on charges of inciting the police and creating fear among the public. The Kinyarwanda-based weekly tabloid violated article 83 of Rwanda’s media law, according to chairman of the MHC Arthur Asiimwe. Human Rights Watch claimed earlier this year that
opposition activists are facing increasing threats as the next presidential election approaches in August.
March 19th, 2010
The Rwandan director of Human Rights Watch faces deportation from the central African state after her
work permit was revoked. Immigration officials claim to have found “anomalies” in Carina Tertsakian’s accreditation documents at a time when relations between president Paul Kagame and the New York-based organisation are strained. Innocent Niyonsenga, communications manager at the Immigration Department, explained that Tertsakian must secure a new visa or measures would be taken to remove her from Rwanda. Human Rights Watch claimed in February that opposition activists are facing
increasing threats and harassment ahead of Rwanda’s presidential election in August. President Paul Kagame
denied this accusation on Tuesday (16 March) saying that he had a problem with the human rights community commenting on issues from outside the country.
February 26th, 2010
Freedom of expression abuses
are still common in Zimbabwe despite the formation of a power sharing agreement last year, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). The New York-based organisation revealed that no licenses for independent media outlets have been issued by the ZANU-PF and Movement for Democratic Change unity government since the political deal took effect last February. In other news, the Zimbabwean freelance journalist Anderson Shadreck Manyere was
arrested for the third time this year on Monday (1 March), the Committee to Protect Journalists revealed. He was taken into custody outside a courthouse in Harare after he filmed the arrival of several men accused of attempting to overthrow the government.
In a letter to the Guardian, Tom Porteous, London director of HRW, cited this case as proof that easing European Union sanctions in the South African country would merely increase repression.
November 30th, 2009
The British government must be honest about its policies towards prisoners in the war on terror, says Louise Christian
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