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Iranian Regime Issues Another Laughable Religious Ruling: Women Riding Bicycles

Nov 14, 2016
A women’s cycling movement has taken Iran by storm after Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei issued a controversial fatwa banning women from riding their bikes in public spaces. Read more

Understanding the crisis of impunity for crimes against journalists

Nov 01, 2016
Breaking it Down: An Infographic on the Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity. Read more

London’s new online troll-hunting police force raises free expression concerns

Nov 01, 2016
London’s new online troll-hunting police, whose mandate includes exposing the identities of anonymous posters, undermines free expression and privacy rights, and risks impoverishing the public discourse. Read more

25 Organizations Appeal to the European Union for Nabeel Rajab’s Release

Oct 28, 2016
Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab is back in court on October 31. The European Union must not remain silent anymore in the face of this gross violation of human rights. Read more

Net Neutrality: A Free Internet Protects Free Speech

Oct 25, 2016
The public policy dilemma of network neutrality remains fierce and unresolved—a dilemma that will likely determine the future of the digital age. Read more

Stéphane Dion Responds to CJFE About Turkey Coup

Oct 21, 2016
On October 20, 2016 Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion responded to CJFE Executive Director Tom Henheffer, three months after receiving a joint letter which detailed concerns about the deteriorating situation for human rights and journalism in post-coup Turkey. The response acknowledged CJFE's concerns, referenced Turkey's NATO role and reinforced Canada's commitment to pressuring Turkey on rights issues. Read more

Turkey: State of emergency provisions violate human rights and should be revoked

Oct 20, 2016
Turkey must revoke its state of emergency, which has been used to silence dissent and justify serious human rights violations. Read more

Rebel News denied media accreditation at UN Convention

Oct 17, 2016
CJFE has written to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to ask for additional information after journalists from The Rebel were denied media accreditation to the Marrakech Climate Change Conference in November 2016. Read more

Canada must prioritize free expression rights in relationship with China

Oct 05, 2016
38 civil society organizations jointly call on Prime Minister Trudeau to ensure that human rights are not cast aside in pursuit of trade relations and currying favour with China. Read more

Trading Away Human Rights: Canada's Aggressive Pursuit of China

Sep 26, 2016
Check out this awesome infographic! Here are five reasons why Canada must prioritize human rights when building closer ties with China. Read more

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