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Reports - Americas

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Mexico

CPJ co-presents "The Silenced: Fighting for Press Freedom in Mexico"

CPJ, CAFOD and The Guardian have developed ‘The Silenced: Fighting for Press Freedom in Mexico’, a photo exhibition that will mark the courage and determination of ‘The Silenced’ and those who continue to fight to tell the truth about the Latin American drug cartels, despite the risks.

Peru

Joint submission to UN Universal Periodic Review

ARTICLE 19, APRODEH, IPYS and Suma Ciudadana note that during the first UPR cycle, the Peruvian Government received a number of recommendations related to freedom of expression issues.

Guatemala

ARTICLE 19 submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review

The report outlines areas where the country has failed to meet its legal obligations to protect freedom of expression.

Ecuador

Fundamedios reports increased hostility towards media in first quarter of 2012

Attacks against the media, journalists and members of the public who were exercising their right to free expression increased, in comparison with the same time period in previous years.

Brazil

IPI releases report on plight of country's regional media

The report reveals that while the media environment in the globalised metropolises appears increasingly healthy, journalists working outside the centres of federal power continue to be targeted by drug cartels, powerful local politicians, and others who fear the consequences of investigative reporting.

Mexico

ARTICLE 19 releases report on press entitled "Forced Silence"

The report revealed increases in attacks on journalists in 2011, showing that the authorities are still not doing their job.

Americas

ARTICLE 19 reviews free expression and the law in 2011

According to ARTICLE 19's statement, in 2011 only a few countries in the region proposed changes to their constitutions which substantially affect freedom of expression.

Americas

Regional media under siege in Latin America

One of the most significant obstacles to press freedom in Latin America is the autocratic regional and local authorities who view investigative reporting as a threat to their otherwise unchecked power.

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.

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.

Ecuador

Fundamedios records 156 aggressions against the media in 2011

According to the records, most of the aggressions were initiated by public officials; 18.59% of these by the President.

Peru

Decriminalisation of press offences a major issue in 2012

Decriminalization is urgent in Peru, where a promising reform of the criminal code approved in July 2011 has not yet been enacted.

Americas

IAPA reviews state of press freedom in 2011

IAPA concluded that this was one of the most “challenging and tragic” years for the countries of the Americas and reaffirmed its commitment to confront the next challenges.

United States

Domestic reality does not match bold words on Internet free expression, says RSF

Although the government has defended Iranian bloggers, Chinese activists and Arab Spring netizens, it has also been responsible for initiatives that have harmed online free speech and has displayed a hostile attitude to online activities.

Americas

IPI concerned about safety after 12 journalists receive death threats

Governments and organised crime cartels remain the principal enemies of press freedom in the region, as they try to silence independent reporting through threats against journalists, legal action, physical aggression and murder.

Mexico

Prosecution and violence against Twitter users must stop, says ARTICLE 19

The climate of fear and distrust prevalent in the country has led many citizens to become increasingly reliant on social media as a source of news.

Ecuador

CPJ special report: "Confrontation, repression in Ecuador"

Aggressive legal harassment and intimidation of the news media, led by President Rafael Correa, is weakening free expression, CPJ has found.

Chile

Citizen activism challenges protected media oligopoly, concludes RSF

During a visit to Chile in June for the 20th anniversary of community radio station Radio Tierra, RSF saw how the issue of news and information is playing a central role in this upsurge of citizen unrest.

Paraguay

RSF report on how organised crime impacts journalists

Journalists operate in isolation and with few resources, especially those based in border regions, trying to get information from authorities that are often poisoned by corruption or are themselves involved in the trafficking of drugs or arms.

Cuba

Independent press still under attack: CPJ report shows new repressive tactics

As Cuba implements economic reforms and prepares to introduce high-speed Internet, freedom of expression continues to be met with a policy of repression that stifles the free flow of information, according to CPJ's report.

Americas

IPI alarmed by press freedom developments in the Caribbean and Latin America

Statements by IPI were made in light of a new partnership forged with the Association of Caribbean Media Workers.

Mexico

Human rights groups expose government's complicity in violence against journalists

The government's repeated failure to protect the human rights of journalists, its complicity in a number of rights violations against them, and the web of laws that limit free expression and effectively gag journalists who seek to expose government corruption are examined in the report.

Canada

CJFE's review of free expression 2010/2011

For the second year in a row, the Harper government has received a failing grade from CJFE in its Report Card on the state of freedom of expression in Canada.

Mexico

ARTICLE 19/CENCOS 2010 report: "Violence and Press Freedom in Mexico: Still in the Line of Fire"

The report highlights yet again an appalling level of violence and attacks perpetrated against journalists and media workers over 2010, along with a marked increase in self-censorship on the part of journalists and editors.

Haiti

Human Rights Watch report underlines importance of investigating grave human rights violations

In one case, over 100 journalists and activists were arrested on November 28, 1980. Several were tortured and many were expelled from the country.

Americas

IAPA president's year-end message

Gonzalo Fernando Marroquín presented a review of the advances and setbacks faced by the press in 2010.

Honduras

Human Rights Watch releases report, "After the coup: Ongoing violence, intimidation and impunity in Honduras"

The authorities should take steps to end impunity for abuses committed after the 2009 coup and to curb ongoing attacks against journalists and activists, says the organisation.

Americas

IAPA releases reports on press freedom for each country in the Americas

IAPA members reviewed the press freedom situation country-by-country during the organisation's annual meeting.

Mexico

"Silence or death in Mexico's press", a CPJ special report

CPJ reveals how drug-fueled crime, violence and corruption have devastated the country's press corps and destroyed citizens' rights to freedom of expression and access to information.

Honduras

Ongoing attacks foster climate of intimidation, says Human Rights Watch

According to Human Rights Watch research, there has been little progress on human rights after six months of the Lobo government.

Honduras

CPJ Special Report: Journalist murders underscore Honduran government failures

The government has been quick to minimise the killings and slow to investigate them, says the CPJ report.

Americas

In review of press freedom in the Americas, IAPA notes acute increase in violence

The organisation has called for coordinated action by governments to end violence against the press.

Colombia

FLIP report on press freedom in the 2010 presidential election

The report highlights cases where the work of journalists covering political campaigns and rallies was affected.

Mexico

ARTICLE 19 releases access to information index

Using a unique methodology, the index tests the efficacy of access to information laws across 32 Mexican states.

Americas

AMARC releases 2009 annual report: "Diversity and Pluralism in Radio Broadcasting in Latin America"

The report highlights legislative changes and public policies in Latin America that have the effect of either hindering or promoting freedom of expression over the airwaves.

Haiti

IAPA special report shows slow recovery of press

At its biannual meeting, the IAPA presented a report detailing the impact of the January 12 earthquake on the press.

Cuba

IAPA protests suppression of independent journalists and bloggers

The organisation calls for the unconditional release of 27 imprisoned journalists.

Colombia

Advances, setbacks noted in battle against impunity

IAPA presents the result of its investigation into legal proceedings in the murders of journalists over the last 16 years.

Mexico

Between violence and indifference - Report on attacks against freedom of expression in Mexico in 2009

The government should do more to protect journalists and media workers who are under threat of widespread abuse, ARTICLE 19 and CENCOS say in their new report.

Cuba

Raúl Castro imprisons critics, crushes dissent, says Human Rights Watch report

The 123-page report urges Obama to replace the failed embargo with an effective multilateral policy.

Cuba

Dismal future projected for freedom of expression in Cuba, concludes IAPA report

IAPA's country report on Cuba, presented during its 65th General Assembly, defined the outlook for Cuban journalism and freedom of expression as bleak.

Americas

Press freedom deteriorating in the region, says IAPA

The most serious concern involves the killing of 16 journalists in the region in the last six months, the highest number in recent years.

Mexico

Third Quarterly Report on agressions against freedom of expression

The report covers the period from July to September 2009 and shows some worrying trends that suggest the situation of freedom of expression continues to deteriorate in the country.

Nicaragua

ARTICLE 19 and partners' submission to UN Universal Periodic Review

ARTICLE 19's submission highlights how a lack of free and open democratic debate presents an obstacle to the promotion of freedom of expression.

Mexico

Escalating security offensive to blame for rising attacks on the media, says RSF report

In the report's conclusions, RSF calls for a complete overhaul of the judicial system and major legislative changes concerning the press.

Americas / Venezuela

Conclusions of emergency forum on freedom of expression held by IAPA in Venezuela

The forum discussed the future of press freedom in Venezuela and served to review the major problems elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere.

Cuba

CPJ Special Report: Chronicling Cuba, bloggers offer fresh hope

Against great odds, a vibrant culture of independent blogging and online journalism has emerged in Cuba.

Honduras

International mission report expresses concern over media concentration

A report issued after an international coalition visit to Honduras expresses concern over media concentration in the country and the role that it plays in the repression of freedom of expression.

Colombia

Attorney General's Office fails to move ahead in murders of 16 journalists

The IAPA calls attention to the "scandalous impunity" still surrounding the majority of crimes committed against journalists.

Americas

Survey of right to information laws in Latin America released

A sweeping and comprehensive report detailing how laws in Latin America both limit and protect the public's right to know was released by UNESCO's office in Quito, Ecuador on 16 July.

Nicaragua

CPJ Special Report: Daniel Ortega's Media War

President Daniel Ortega has defined independent news media as enemies and has moved aggressively to obstruct them and minimize their influence.

Mexico

CPJ Special Report: Reporting, and Surviving, in Ciudad Juárez

In a special report, CPJ’s Mike O’Connor examines the grave dangers in reporting the news in Ciudad Juárez.

Americas

Marking World Press Freedom Day, WiPC releases "Declaration in Defense of the Freedom to Write in the Americas"

PEN and authors from across Americas condemn violence against journalists in Latin America and call for end to impunity around murders and disappearances in Mexico

United States

Attacks on the Press in 2008: United States

Venezuela

Attacks on the Press in 2008: Venezuela

Ecuador

Attacks on the Press in 2008: Ecuador

Mexico

Attacks on the Press in 2008: Mexico

Guatemala

Attacks on the Press in 2008: Guatemala

Cuba

Attacks on the Press in 2008: Cuba

Colombia

Attacks on the Press in 2008: Colombia

Brazil

Attacks on the Press in 2008: Brazil

Bolivia

Attacks on the Press in 2008: Bolivia

Argentina

Attacks on the Press in 2008: Argentina

South America

Attacks on the Press in 2008: Argentina

Mexico

Report on the Situation of the Exercise of the Right to Freedom of Expression in Mexico: Universal Periodic Review

Colombia

Report on the state of the Freedom of Press in Colombia in 2008

Caribbean

World Press Freedom Review 2008: Caribbean

United States

World Report 2009: United States

Venezuela

World Report 2009: Venezuela

Mexico

World Report 2009: Mexico

Haiti

World Report 2009: Haiti

Guatemala

World Report 2009: Guatemala

Cuba

World Report 2009: Cuba

Colombia

World Report 2009: Colombia

Chile

World Report 2009: Chile

Brazil

World Report 2009: Brazil

Bolivia

World Report 2009: Bolivia

Argentina

World Report 2009: Argentina

Mexico

SPEAKING OUT FOR FREE EXPRESSION 1987-2007 AND BEYOND: Mexico

Honduras

SPEAKING OUT FOR FREE EXPRESSION 1987-2007 AND BEYOND: Honduras

Cuba

SPEAKING OUT FOR FREE EXPRESSION 1987-2007 AND BEYOND: Cuba

Brazil

SPEAKING OUT FOR FREE EXPRESSION 1987-2007 AND BEYOND: Brazil

Argentina

SPEAKING OUT FOR FREE EXPRESSION 1987-2007 AND BEYOND: Argentina

Venezuela

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Venezuela

Uruguay

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Uruguay

United States

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: United States

Puerto Rico (United States)

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Puerto Rico

Peru

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Peru

Paraguay

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Paraguay

Panama

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Panama

Nicaragua

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Nicaragua

Mexico

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Mexico

Jamaica

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Jamaica

Honduras

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Honduras

Haiti

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Haiti

Guyana

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Guyana

Guatemala

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Guatemala

El Salvador

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: El Salvador

Ecuador

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Ecuador

Dominican Republic

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Dominican Republic

Cuba

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Cuba

Costa Rica

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Costa Rica

Colombia

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Colombia

Canada

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Canada

Chile

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Chile

Brazil

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Brazil

Bolivia

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Bolivia

Barbados

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Barbados

Aruba

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Aruba & Netherlands

Argentina

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Argentina

Mexico

The Disappeared

Venezuela

A Decade Under Chávez: Political Intolerance and Lost Opportunities for Advancing Human Rights in Venezuela

International / Bolivia

Bolivia's Historic Moment

Mexico

Press Freedom in Mexico: the Shadow of Impunity and Violence

Cuba

Cuba: No surrender by independent journalists, five years on from "black spring"

Cuba

Cuba's Long Black Spring

Mexico

Mexico's National Human Rights Commission: A Critical Assessment

Puerto Rico (United States)

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: United States (Puerto Rico)

Dominican Republic

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Dominican Republic

Haiti

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Haiti

Netherlands Antilles

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Netherlands Antilles

Aruba

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Aruba

Panama

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Panama

Cuba

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Cuba

Nicaragua

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Nicaragua

Mexico

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Mexico

Honduras

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Honduras

Guatemala

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Guatemala

El Salvador

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: El Salvador

Costa Rica

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Costa Rica

Ecuador

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Ecuador

Colombia

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Colombia

Chile

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Chile

Trinidad and Tobago

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Trinidad and Tobago

Jamaica

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Jamaica

Guyana

IAPA 2008 Country Report: Caribbean

United States

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: United States

Canada

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Canada

Venezuela

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Venezuela

Uruguay

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Uruguay

Peru

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Peru

Paraguay

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Paraguay

Brazil

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Brazil

Bolivia

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Bolivia

Argentina

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Argentina

Colombia

The State of Press Freedom in Colombia: January-June 2007

United States

Annual Report 2008: United States

Venezuela

Annual Report 2008: Venezuela

Uruguay

Annual Report 2008: Uruguay

Peru

Annual Report 2008: Peru

Paraguay

Annual Report 2008: Paraguay

Mexico

Annual Report 2008: Mexico

Haiti

Annual Report 2008: Haiti

Ecuador

Annual Report 2008: Ecuador

Dominican Republic

Annual Report 2008: Dominican Republic

Cuba

Annual Report 2008: Cuba

Colombia

Annual Report 2008: Colombia

Chile

Annual Report 2008: Chile

Central America

Annual Report 2008: Central America

Canada

Annual Report 2008: Canada

Brazil

Annual Report 2008: Brazil

Bolivia

Annual Report 2008: Bolivia

Argentina

Annual Report 2008: Argentina

United States

World Report 2008: United States

Venezuela

World Report 2008: Venezuela

Peru

World Report 2008: Peru

Mexico

World Report 2008: Mexico

Haiti

World Report 2008: Haiti

Guatemala

World Report 2008: Guatemala

Cuba

World Report 2008: Cuba

Colombia

World Report 2008: Colombia

Chile

World Report 2008: Chile

Brazil

World Report 2008: Brazil

Argentina

World Report 2008: Argentina

Venezuela

Attacks on the Press in 2007: Venezuela

United States

Attacks on the Press in 2007: United States

Mexico

Attacks on the Press in 2007: Mexico

Haiti

Attacks on the Press in 2007: Haiti

Ecuador

Attacks on the Press in 2007: Ecuador

Cuba

Attacks on the Press in 2007: Cuba

Colombia

Attacks on the Press in 2007: Colombia

Brazil

Attacks on the Press in 2007: Brazil

Bolivia

Attacks on the Press in 2007: Bolivia

Argentina

Attacks on the Press in 2007: Argentina

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Freedom of the Press 2007: St. Kitts and Nevis

Venezuela

Freedom of the Press 2007: Venezuela

Uruguay

Freedom of the Press 2007: Uruguay

Peru

Freedom of the Press 2007: Peru

Paraguay

Freedom of the Press 2007: Paraguay

Ecuador

Freedom of the Press 2007: Ecuador

Colombia

Freedom of the Press 2007: Colombia

Chile

Freedom of the Press 2007: Chile

Brazil

Freedom of the Press 2007: Brazil

Bolivia

Freedom of the Press 2007: Bolivia

Argentina

Freedom of the Press 2007: Argentina

Trinidad and Tobago

Freedom of the Press 2007: Trinidad and Tobago

Suriname

Freedom of the Press 2007: Surinam

Saint Vincent and Grenadines

Freedom of the Press 2007: St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Lucia

Freedom of the Press 2007: Saint Lucia

Jamaica

Freedom of the Press 2007: Jamaica

Haiti

Freedom of the Press 2007: Haiti

Guyana

Freedom of the Press 2007: Guyana

Grenada

Freedom of the Press 2007: Grenada

Dominican Republic

Freedom of the Press 2007: Dominican Republic

Dominica

Freedom of the Press 2007: Dominica

Cuba

Freedom of the Press 2007: Cuba

Barbados

Freedom of the Press 2007: Barbados

Bahamas

Freedom of the Press 2007: Bahamas

Antigua and Barbuda

Freedom of the Press 2007: Antigua and Barbuda

Panama

Freedom of the Press 2007: Panama

Nicaragua

Freedom of the Press 2007: Nicaragua

Mexico

Freedom of the Press 2007: Mexico

Honduras

Freedom of the Press 2007: Honduras

Guatemala

Freedom of the Press 2007: Guatemala

El Salvador

Freedom of the Press 2007: El Salvador

Costa Rica

Freedom of the Press 2007: Costa Rica

Belize

Freedom of the Press 2007: Belize

Canada

Freedom of the Press 2007: Canada

United States

Freedom of the Press 2007: United States