CPJ urges Tanzania to commit to press freedom at UN rights review
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Tanzanian authorities to enact comprehensive reforms to support press freedom in a report submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) ahead of the country’s November Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The UPR is a peer review mechanism of the UNHRC, through which the human rights records of…
CPJ launches #MissingNotForgotten campaign
Authorities must investigate the cases of journalists who have disappeared globally New York, August 31, 2020—A lack of accountability in the cases of journalists who disappear is chilling for press freedom and devastating for the journalists’ families, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today in launching the #MissingNotForgotten campaign. Marking the International Day of the…
CPJ calls on SADC heads of state to prioritize press freedom and the safety of journalists
CPJ writes to the executive secretary and heads of state of the Southern African Development Community ahead of the 39th Ordinary Summit, urging them to prioritize press freedom and the safety of journalists in SADC.
In BBC interview, Tanzanian foreign minister says journalist Azory Gwanda is dead
Nairobi, July 10, 2019 — The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on the Tanzanian government to provide a detailed public account of the fate of freelance journalist Azory Gwanda after the country’s foreign minister, Palamagamba Kabudi, said in an interview that the journalist is dead.
CPJ’s #WhereIsAzory campaign to highlight missing Tanzanian journalist
New York, April 4, 2019–The Committee to Protect Journalists today launched the #WhereIsAzory campaign to bring attention to the case of Tanzanian freelance journalist Azory Gwanda, as tomorrow marks 500 days since he was last seen.
One year after disappearance, CPJ calls for credible investigation into Tanzanian journalist Azory Gwanda’s fate
New York, November 21, 2018–One year after freelance journalist Azory Gwanda disappeared in Tanzania, the Committee to Protect Journalists reiterated its call for a credible investigation and public accounting of his fate.