PEN Canada envisions a world where
writers are free to write,
readers are free to read,
and freedom of expression prevails
Despite a few welcome advances by the authorities, an alarming climate of fear, persecution and impunity prevails for journalists in Honduras.
PEN highlights the cases of writers in several countries participating in the World Cup: Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Ecuador, England, Honduras, Iran, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, and the United States.
PEN Canada and the International Human Rights Program (IHRP) at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law called on officials to tie human rights obligations to Canada’s proposed free trade agreement with Honduras during a committee appearance in Ottawa.
The Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) is pushing Honduran government officials to improve the investigation of journalists’ murders, following writers’ testimonials in Washington, D.C.
PEN and the University of Toronto Faculty of Law’s International Human Rights Program, have been granted a public hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, March 25.
Honduran journalist and human rights defender Dina Meza considers the historical background to the current culture of impunity and violence against journalists.
Honduras: Journalism in the Shadow of Impunity details how journalists who cover corruption and other sensitive issues increasingly face threats and lethal attacks.
Journalists who cover organized crime, government corruption and other sensitive issues are increasingly facing threats and lethal attacks in Honduras, with almost complete impunity for perpetrators, said PEN International in a report released today in partnership with PEN Canada and the International Human Rights Program (IHRP) at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
PEN Canada is pleased to continue our partnership with the International Human Rights Program at the University of Toronto. This year’s project will focus on the sources of impunity in Central America, particularly for violence against journalists. Our report will examine relevant international human rights law in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and […]
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