CPJ, partners urge UN not to elect Egypt to Human Rights Council
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 22 other international and Egyptian rights organizations in urging United Nations member states not to vote for Egypt in October’s elections to the U.N. Human Rights Council. The letter highlights Egypt’s alarming human rights record, noting that the country regularly ranks among the world’s top 10 jailers of journalists,…
CPJ, partners alert UN of press freedom crisis in Honduras ahead of UPR pre-sessions
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined six other international and local press freedom organizations in a joint statement alerting the UN Human Rights Council on the state of press freedom in Honduras ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) pre-sessions on Tuesday. In the letter, the organizations expressed grave concern over recent attacks on journalists…