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From the Communiqué

8 February 2012

Americas

OAS adopts proposals that could weaken role of free expression special rapporteur

New proposals adopted by the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States could be used to threaten the authority of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, Catalina Botero The Organization of American States (OAS) Permanent Council adopted the proposals of a working group that could be used to threaten the authority of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, report IFEX's Latin American and Caribbean group (IFEX-ALC), the International Press Institute (IPI) and other IFEX members.
11 January 2012

Americas

Free expression special rapporteur under attack

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa (right) and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez have been vocal about their disdain for the OAS and the special rapporteur on free expression At the Washington-based Organization of American States, Ecuador has put forward proposals that in effect could severely weaken or kill the OAS Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, which would be "a step backwards for free expression in the region," says IFEX member in Colombia the Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP). IFEX's Latin American and Caribbean group (IFEX-ALC), an alliance of 16 IFEX members based in the region, has protested the move.

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Campaigns and Advocacy

6 February 2012

Americas

Civil society organisations call for careful evaluation of OAS Working Group recommendations

The IFEX-ALC and the Regional Alliance for Freedom of Expression and Information call for a careful evaluation of certain recommendations that could impact the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression.
24 January 2012

Ecuador

WAN-IFRA denounces government's authoritarian turn

The WAN-IFRA report reveals that the Ecuadorean government is "establishing a strict control over all arenas of public debate, while couching this in a debate centred around media plurality".
11 January 2012

Americas

IFEX-ALC calls for withdrawal of three recommendations that impact on mandate of free expression rapporteur

The IFEX-ALC calls on members of the OAS Permanent Council, who will meet on 25 January 2012, to withdraw three specific recommendations proposed by a Special Working Group, which if approved could restrict the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression.

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Reports

8 February 2012

South America

GALI report reveals public officials are the worst free expression offenders in the Andean region

According to the report, the aggressions reached their climax towards the middle of the year, sometimes a bit before or a bit later, due to specific situations such as general elections in Peru or the lawsuit for millions of dollars against the newspaper "El Universo" in Ecuador.
27 January 2012

Colombia

Criminal gangs intimidate, silence Córdoba journalists

The gangs, known in Spanish as bandas criminales or "bacrim," are the offspring of right-wing paramilitary death squads that fought the country's Marxist guerrillas and trafficked cocaine.


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Alerts

CUBA: Blogger denied travel to Brazil 9 February 2012 ECUADOR: Local media team banned from covering referendum vote counting 9 February 2012 ECUADOR: Fundamedios and AEDEP challenge constitutionality of amendments to Democracy Code 9 February 2012 UNITED STATES: Accreditation disputes at center of journalists' arrests in U.S. 9 February 2012 VENEZUELA: Journalists attacked by men at funeral 8 February 2012 ECUADOR: Fundamedios condemns million-dollar fines against journalists Calderón and Zurita 8 February 2012 VENEZUELA: Journalists' Twitter accounts hacked after posting controversial photos 7 February 2012 PERU: Journalist harassed by police after publishing interview with subversive leader 7 February 2012 BRAZIL: News site threatened with multiple lawsuits 1 February 2012 PERU: Radio presenter attacked after criticising mayor 31 January 2012 PERU: Three journalists defamed and threatened after investigating regional president 31 January 2012 PERU: After publishing document on wiretapping, journalists experience harassment and threats 30 January 2012 ECUADOR: Government attempts to discredit journalist and his investigation 30 January 2012 VENEZUELA: Journalist briefly detained after covering oil spill 27 January 2012 PERU: Journalist receives death threat after reporting on local administration 27 January 2012 AMERICAS: OAS adoption of working group proposals threatens independence of Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression 26 January 2012 ECUADOR: Television correspondents threatened by unidentified individuals 26 January 2012 ECUADOR: Fundamedios condemns decision against precautionary measures on Democracy Code veto 26 January 2012 ARGENTINA: Journalist attacked, injured by political activists in Santa Cruz 25 January 2012 See all alerts: Americas
 
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