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The 7th annual Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards

A jailed blogger from Egypt, a murdered journalist from Lebanon, a documentary maker who recorded Israel's removal of settlers from Gaza, a ‘barefoot lawyer’ from China, and a champion of HIV/AIDS victims in Swaziland have all been honoured with a prestigious Freedom of Expression Award from Index on Censorship.

The 7th annual Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards were presented at LSO St Luke's, London, on 14 March by Anna Ford, with a keynote speech from Jung Chang, bestselling author of Mao:The Untold Story and Wild Swans.

Index on Censorship/Hugo Young Award for Journalism 2007

This award, given in memory of Guardian columnist Hugo Young, goes to a journalist who has shown an outstanding commitment to journalistic integrity in defence of freedom of expression.

• Winner: Kareem Amer (Egypt): Kareem Amer is the pseudonym of 22-year old blogger Abdul Kareem Suleiman Amer, who was recently sentenced to four years imprisonment for criticising Islam and President Mubarak.  Read More

Shortlist for 2007 Martin Ennals Award announced

After careful consideration, the Martin Ennals Award jury made up of eleven of the world’s leading non-governmental human rights organizations decided on the shortlist for the 2007 Award. The award for Human Rights Defenders is presented annually to individuals who display exceptional courage in combating human rights violations in their countries.

2007 Shortlist

Pierre Claver Mbonimpa (Burundi) Mr. Mbonimpa set up his own human rights organization (APRODH) to address the plight of the 9,000 detainees waiting for trial for years in the country’s overcrowded jails. He is often on the radio, speaking out about violations of the rights of Burundians. The government has threatened him and rumors of his arrest or death often circulate in the capital.  Read More

OSCE Chairman urges states to protect human rights defenders

The OSCE Chairman, Belgian Foreign Minister, Karel De Gucht, marked Human Rights day by calling for increased awareness of the difficulties many human rights defenders face. "Protecting those who, in civil society or within their governments, promote human rights on a daily basis must be a duty for us all," said Minister De Gucht. "All too often, human rights defenders face harassment, persecution, and even death as a result of making the very same statements that us more fortunate take for granted. This situation is, sadly, deteriorating." Read full press release

Human Rights Watch Honors Human Rights Defenders

Human Rights Watch Honors Human Rights Defenders Human Rights Watch issued a press release on 31 Ocober to announce the winners of the 2006 Human Rights Defender Awards. Omid Memarian from Iran, Salih Mahmoud Osman from Darfur and Beatrice Were from Uganda will be awarded the prestigious award at a ceremony on 7 November Read the Human Rights Watch Press Release here

Police target international lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) conference in Minsk

Front Line is deeply concerned by reports that police have arrested seven organizers of the upcoming international LGBT conference scheduled for the 10 -12 November in Minsk. Police broke up a committee meeting and seized conference material. Those arrested were interrogated on the conference program in Zheleznodorozhnyi Borrow Police station. Three of the organizers remain in prison. These arbitrary arrests point to a climate of intolerance and intimidation by authorities towards the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, these actions violate basic freedoms of association and assembly.

Special Representative publishes details on countries respect for human rights defenders

24 May 2006

The Special Representative of the Secretary General for human rights defenders, Ms. Hina Jilani, has published her 2006 report to the Commission on Human Rights, now the Human Rights Council. The report includes an addendum (Add.5) which details her communications with individual countries with respect to human rights defenders at risk. The addendum also includes an analysis of trends and developments over the six years of her mandate. The report contains a compilation of the developments to the situation of human rights defenders and the implementation of the Declaration in 118 countries over the past six years. Each country assessment is divided into four sections: the human rights defenders community; legal framework; measures taken at national level for the implementation of the Declaration, and; communications and concerns.

read full report click here

Front Line Welcomes New High Commissioner for Human Rights, Feb 2004

Front Line welcomes the appointment of Louise Arbour as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Louise Arbour has a distinguished career, including acting as Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda, serving as a Canadian Supreme Court Justice and as Associate Professor of Law and later Associate Dean at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University. Front Line is delighted that a person of her commitment and experience has been appointed to this challenging position, and hopes that she will do her utmost to ensure the protection of human rights defenders around the world during her time in office.

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