News on Impunity

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6 reasons why you should participate in the national security consultation

Sep 22, 2016
The government is listening to Canadians. This time, that's a good thing. We need you to tell the government exactly what you think needs to be changed with this law to protect your rights. Read more

National security consultations must make good on Liberal promise to restore civil liberties, says rights group

Sep 12, 2016
CJFE is encouraged by the long-awaited announcement by the Ministers of Public Safety and Justice of a consultation on reforming Canada's national security system.   Read more

Averting Impunity: Media outcry stops criminal case against small town journalist

Sep 09, 2016
An American journalist and his attorney spent more than 24 hours in jail for felonies related to open records requests they filed. Read more

Iran Marks Anniversary of 1988 Prison Massacre With Impunity and Silence

Sep 07, 2016
Despite the monstrosity of the regime’s actions, Iran’s prison massacre has never been investigated and those involved have never faced justice.  Read more

#FreeHoma: Canada must help professor imprisoned for months in Iran

Sep 06, 2016
Professor Homa Hoodfar, Canadian-Iranian professor of social anthropology, has now been imprisoned in Iran for months. Canada must help secure her release. Read more

34 organizations call on Bahrain to release human rights defender Nabeel Rajab

Sep 02, 2016
CJFE joins an international coalition to express our deepest concerns about the ongoing detention of prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab based on his peaceful exercise of the right to freedom of expression. We urge the government of Bahrain to immediately and unconditionally release Rajab. Read more

The kidnapping of Zeenat Shahzadi

Aug 24, 2016
Shahzadi’s disappearance highlights the danger faced by journalists who challenge the interests of Pakistan's vastly powerful security agencies. Read more

Are war crimes going unreported? Journalists threatened from all sides in Yemen

Aug 22, 2016
Attacks on media workers in the ongoing Yemeni civil war keep the country's devastated citizens and international observers in the dark. Read more

Azerbaijan: Renewed Human Rights Crackdown Ahead of Referendum

Aug 18, 2016
As Azerbaijani authorities unleash a new wave of repression to silence critical voices ahead of a constitutional referendum, 19 international NGOs call for an end to the crackdown. Read more

Reporting a Coup and Surviving Attempted Murders: The Struggles of Honduran Journalist Felix Molina

Aug 17, 2016
Honduran Journalist Felix Molina survived two assassination attempts in one day. Canadian filmmaker Jesse Freeston tells CJFE why Molina was targeted, and how Honduras came to be so dangerous for media workers. Read more

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