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Freedom of expression under attack in every region, say IFEX members on International Human Rights Day
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Publisher:  IFEX
Date Written:  17/12/09
Year Published:  2009  
Resource Type:  Article/Report/Letter

To mark International Human Rights Day IFEX members paused to comment on violations of free expression as they commemorated the 61st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Abstract:  To mark International Human Rights Day on 10 December, IFEX members paused to comment on violations of free expression as they commemorated the 61st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

In the last seven years there has been a consistent decline worldwide in freedom of expression, reports Freedom House. Only 17 percent of the world's population enjoys a fully free press, says Freedom House. "From a troubling increase in violence against journalists and human rights defend...
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