Journalist Protection Law

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A demonstrator holds a Honduran flag during a protest against Honduras President Xiomara Castro's government and in support of the extradition treaty with the U.S., in Tegucigalpa, Honduras September 6, 2024. REUTERS/Fredy Rodriguez

CPJ, partners urge UN to examine press freedom restrictions in Honduras

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined six other international and local press freedom organizations in a joint report warning the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of systematic freedom of expression and press freedom violations in Honduras ahead of the country’s human rights record review. The report, sent to the UPR on April…

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Journalist held for 23 days under vague Iraqi law

New York, February 19, 2013–International journalist Nadir Dendoune was released on February 14 after being detained in Iraqi prison for almost a month, according to news reports. Dendoune was arrested for photographing a location officials described as being restricted and was later accused of failing to register under the country’s vague Journalist Protection Law.

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Iraq’s journalist protection law doesn’t protect them

New York, January 24, 2012–Iraq’s Journalist Protection Law falls short of international standards of freedom of expression and should immediately be repealed, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

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