Impunity

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Spotlight: Impunity Eritrea Free Expression & the Law

Government announces journalist Dawit Isaak, jailed nearly 15 years, still alive

27 June 2016
International Press Institute

Following Eritrea’s announcement this week that Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak is alive after nearly 15 years behind bars without trial or official charge, the International Press Institute renewed its call for the release of Isaak and all journalists detained there in connection with their work.

Bangladesh Impunity Attacks

Bangladesh arrests suspect in attack on publisher, jails second publisher

CPJ welcomes reports of the arrest of a suspected member of a banned Islamist group accused of participating in an October 2015 attack on a Bangladeshi publishing house.

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists‎17 June 2016

Uganda Impunity Attacks

Lack of accountability for NGO attacks breeds impunity in Uganda

The severity of one of the recent attacks, in which intruders beat a security guard to death, demonstrates the urgency of addressing these attacks, for which no-one has been held responsible.

‎ Human Rights Watch‎14 June 2016

Burkina Faso Impunity Free Expression & the Law

Fighting impunity: Burkinabe journalist awarded compensation for wrongful detention

Burkinabe journalist Lohé Issa Konaté has been awarded US$70,000 in compensation for the injury he suffered following his conviction on criminal defamation charges and subsequent one-year detention in 2012.

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa‎23 June 2016

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Two years on, Gambia yet to comply with ECOWAS Court ruling on murder of Deyda Hydara

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa

Impunity The Gambia 10 June 2016
Eight years on, still no justice for Gambian journalist Ebrima Manneh and family

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa

Impunity The Gambia Free Expression & the Law 6 June 2016
President-elect's statement about journalists raises concerns

‎ Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility

Philippines Impunity Attacks 1 June 2016
African free expression network calls on Museveni to safeguard free speech

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa

Uganda Impunity Attacks Censorship 30 May 2016
Global Magnitsky Act could be powerful weapon against impunity

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

International Impunity 25 May 2016
No silence, no impunity: Survivors of sexual violence in Colombia

‎ Erin Woycik for IFEX

Colombia Impunity 24 May 2016
Opportunity for Pakistani officials to ensure proper reinvestigation of Shan Dahar murder

‎ IFEX

Pakistan Impunity 19 May 2016
Mexico: Authorities must solve killing of yet another journalist in Veracruz

‎ PEN International

Mexico Impunity Attacks 17 May 2016
Uzbekistan: Eleven years after Andijan massacre, human rights situation remains dire

‎ Human Rights Watch

Impunity Uzbekistan Freedom of Assembly 13 May 2016
Groups call on UNHRC to investigate murders of writers and activists in Bangladesh

‎ Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, Committee to Protect Journalists, Freedom House, Index on Censorship, PEN American Center

Bangladesh Impunity Attacks 11 May 2016
The road to resilience: Press freedom in South Asia 2015-16 report

‎ International Federation of Journalists

Impunity Attacks Digital Rights Asia & Pacific 10 May 2016
Honduras journalist survives two attacks in one day

‎ International Press Institute

Impunity Attacks Honduras 5 May 2016
"Like fish in poisonous waters": Report documents attacks on Somali journalists

‎ Human Rights Watch

Impunity Attacks Censorship Somalia 4 May 2016
Free expression updates from Asia-Pacific: April

‎ Gayathry Venkiteswaran, for IFEX

Impunity Asia & Pacific 3 May 2016
Beijing's invisible hand reaches ever deeper into Hong Kong media

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Access to Information Impunity Censorship Hong Kong (China) 2 May 2016
Free expression groups call on UN to appoint Special Representative for the Safety of Journalists

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Access to Information Impunity Attacks 29 April 2016
Five years on, still no justice for 'walk to work' killings

‎ Human Rights Watch

Uganda Impunity Attacks 27 April 2016
Why Honduras is the most dangerous place in the world to defend the environment

‎ Tyler Shipley for IFEX

Impunity Attacks Honduras 21 April 2016
Council of Europe adopts guidelines to protect journalists

‎ International Federation of Journalists

Europe & Central Asia Impunity 18 April 2016
Mexico must defend its human rights defenders from smear campaign

‎ IFEX

Mexico Impunity 13 April 2016
Pakistani group calls for release of official report into 2014 attack against journalist Hamid Mir

‎ Pakistan Press Foundation

Pakistan Impunity Attacks 12 April 2016
Global calls for Bangladesh to investigate killing of student targeted for secular views

‎ PEN International

Bangladesh Impunity Attacks Digital Rights 7 April 2016
Burmese court decision to drop journalist murder case "totally unacceptable"

‎ Southeast Asian Press Alliance

Impunity Attacks Burma 31 March 2016
Ensnared netizens and Pacific summits

‎ Gayathry Venkiteswaran, for IFEX

Impunity Digital Rights Censorship Free Expression & the Law Asia & Pacific 30 March 2016
West African governments must prioritise safety of journalists, access to information

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa

Access to Information Impunity Free Expression & the Law West Africa 23 March 2016
Honduras: Where impunity reigns and activists face mounting dangers

‎ Erin Woycik for IFEX

Impunity Honduras 17 March 2016

At a glance

Impunity:

When intimidation, threats, attacks and murders go unpunished, resulting in a climate of injustice and insecurity for those exercising their right to free expression.

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2015: Press freedom under siege in Somalia

Somalia’s journalists have long been forced to work under difficult and dangerous circumstances, and the year 2015 offered them no respite.

National Union of Somali Journalists 1 February 2016
[Philippines] Press freedom's persistent issues

Press freedom in the Philippines continued to be under attack from 2014 to 2015. The killing of journalists is continuing, with four journalists killed from May 2014 to May 2015. The trial of the accused masterminds of the Ampatuan (Maguindanao) Massacre and their supposed henchmen is continuing, but with a primary accused was released, while a witness in the same case was killed.

Southeast Asian Press Alliance 6 May 2015
"Today We Shall All Die": Afghanistan's strongmen and the legacy of impunity

This 96-page report profiles eight “strongmen” linked to police, intelligence, and militia forces responsible for serious abuses in recent years. The report documents emblematic incidents that reflect longstanding patterns of violence for which victims obtained no official redress.

Human Rights Watch 3 March 2015