Welcome to Civil Society Watch Bulletin, an e-newsletter of
updates and analyses concerning civil society's rights to freedom of
association, assembly and expression around the world. The Bulletin is
compiled by the staff at Civil Society Watch, a programme of CIVICUS:
World Alliance for Citizen Participation. Please feel free to forward
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Human Rights Watch: Azerbaijan and Eurovision: Behind the Propaganda
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International Crisis Group: Lost in Translation: The World According to Egypt's SCAF
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Media Institute of Southern Africa: So this is democracy? 2011 media freedom and freedom of expression report
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CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation is an international
movement of civil society with members and partners in over a hundred
countries. CIVICUS nurtures the foundation, growth and protection of
citizen action throughout the world especially in areas where
participatory democracy and citizens' freedom of association are
threatened. The Civil Society Watch Project of CIVICUS seeks to
mobilise quick, principled and effective responses to events that
threaten civil society fundamental freedoms of expression, association
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 UKRAINE: New NGO law in compliance with European standards passed
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UGANDA: European Union award for human rights defender
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Highlights
CIVICUS
Alliance makes four Universal Periodic Review submissions to the UN
Human Rights Council on Pakistan, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Zambia
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CIVICUS and partners strongly condemn detention of Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab
Open letter
CIVICUS statement
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CIVICUS calls for International Criminal Court investigation into Syrian atrocities
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CIVICUS and partners urge Israeli government to free Ameer Makhoul on second anniversary of arrest
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Analysis piece by CIVICUS UN intern Stephanie Perazzone on international commitment on the Syrian crisis
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Overview of CIVICUS activities at the African Commission on Human and
People’s Rights by CIVICUS Policy and Advocacy Officer Agnes Kabajuni
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ALGERIA: UN Special Rapporteur urges freedom of association demands be addressed before upcoming elections
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BANGLADESH: Labour leader tortured and killed
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CAMBODIA: Environmental activist murdered
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COLOMBIA: Trade union activists face death threats
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CYPRUS: Judicial harassment of anti-racism activist continues
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JORDAN: Charging of journalist and publisher of news website raises serious concerns about freedom of expression
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KAZAKHSTAN: Civil society groups demand prompt investigation into attack on journalist
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MALAYSIA: Police brutality at electoral reforms rally
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PHILIPPINES: Civil society calls for arrest of general responsible for the murder of activists
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RUSSIA: LGBTI activist sentenced for ‘promoting homosexual propaganda’
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SUDAN: Harassment of journalists increases
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SYRIA: Health of Syrian activists deteriorates as they are subjected to continued detention
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UGANDA: Government issues ultimatum to Land Alliance
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UGANDA: Concerns expressed about draft Public Order Law
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UZBEKISTAN: Independent film maker judicially harassed
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UNITED NATIONS: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights speaks out against restrictions on civil society
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Endalkachew
Molla, Executive Director of Human Rights Council, Ethiopia: the
fallout of the extremely restrictive Charities and Societies
Proclamation
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DISCLAIMER
The views expressed in this bulletin are a reflection of those
contained in the original reports to which they are linked here, and
are not necessarily those of CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen
Participation.
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