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The Global State of Workers’ Rights: Free Labor in a Hostile World
Aug 31, 2010
Pressuring to Uzbekistan to Free Prisoners of Conscience
Aug 31, 2010
Every September 1, President Kamirov of Uzbekistan customarily grants amnesty to a number of incarcerated individuals in celebration of the country’s independence day. As the date approaches, Freedom House and Amnesty International have written a letter to Secretary of State Clinton asking her to prioritize human rights in bilateral relations with Uzbekistan as well as call upon the Uzbek government to grant amnesty to the country’s many prisoners of conscience and improve conditions for those who remain incarcerated.
To read the letter, click here.
Fighting for change in Zimbabwe
Aug 26, 2010
Freedom House recently sponsored the visit of Beatrice Mtetwa, a renowned lawyer from Zimbabwe and recipient of the 2010 International Human Rights Award. Ms. Mtetwa stressed the need to empower Zimbabwean civil society, ensuring that it has the capacity and strategic foresight to effectively agitate for change within the country. She also cited the need to reform the judiciary and equip lawyers with the necessary skills to uphold the rule of law in a country where basic rights are often violated with impunity.
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New Report Cites Major Threats to Workers’ Rights Across the GlobeAugust 31, 2010 - A Freedom House report released today found that the rights of working people and trade unions were under serious duress throughout much of the world, and that authoritarian regimes are using increasingly sophisticated methods of control. The report, The Global State of Workers’ Rights: Free Labor in a Hostile World, found that one-third of the global population lived in societies in which workers’ rights suffered a significant degree of repression. Freedom House Announces New Executive Director, David J. KramerAugust 31, 2010 - Freedom House announced today that David J. Kramer has been chosen to serve as the organization's new executive director. Russia Continues to Target Peaceful DemonstratorsAugust 26, 2010 - Freedom House today called on Russian authorities to cease their practice of arresting those engaged in peaceful, public demonstrations that are within their constitutional rights Governance Blog
ANC Proposals Threaten Press FreedomAugust 26, 2010 -
As noted in a recent Freedom House press release and in increasing coverage in South Africa and abroad, South Africa’s parliament, dominated by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party, is under fire for two contentious proposals to regulate the media. The Protection of Information Bill currently before parliament dramatically decreases the threshold for the classification of information and establishes heavy penalties, including jail, for the leak or publication of official or classified material. In the News
Oppression in modern RussiaAugust 30, 2010 - Washington Post Blackberry Caved to Saudi Demands: Rights GroupAugust 11, 2010 - Christian Science Monitor, by Stephen Kurczy UAE's Blackberry Ban: Why is Canada Silent?August 04, 2010 - Christian Science Monitor, by Stephen Kurczy |
On August 31, 2010, Freedom House released The Global State of Workers’ Rights: Free Labor in a Hostile World, an assessment of trade union and worker freedoms in 165 countries. According to the findings of this first-of-its-kind report, one-third of the global population lives in societies in which workers’ rights suffer a significant degree of repression. The report found substantial problems in every region of the world except Western Europe, with the most serious abuses occurring in the Middle East and the former Soviet Union.
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