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Latest Impunity-related stories from IFEX.org


Iran - Government's actions threaten prospect of free and fair elections in Iran
May, 24, 2013
Any meaningful prospect of free and fair elections on 14 June 2013 is undermined by serious electoral flaws and human rights abuses by the Iranian government.

Pakistan - As impunity reigns, Pakistani press threatened from all sides
May, 23, 2013
With the release of a new report on widespread impunity, the Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the incoming government of Pakistan to urgently address the issue of violence against the press by bringing perpetrators of past crimes to justice.

Kenya - Witnesses describe police killings of protesters, bystanders in Kenya
May, 23, 2013
Human Rights Watch interviewed witnesses, civil society leaders, and government officials about police shootings that occurred in the wake of demonstrations against the Kenyan Supreme Court ruling on March 30 upholding President Uhuru Kenyatta's election victory.

Middle East & North Africa - In post-revolutionary Arab states, rights situation dire
May, 21, 2013
Two years after the "Arab Spring" swept the region and led to the ouster of rulers in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and Yemen, the state of human rights in these countries remains dire and the transition to democracy faces major challenges.

Bahrain - Bahraini rights defender Nabeel Rajab believed to be in solitary confinement
May, 15, 2013
After having witnessed the torture of young political prisoners at the hands of prison guards at Jaw prison, Nabeel Rajab requested that the International Committee of the Red Cross visit him in prison so he can provide them with a testimony, but was soon after removed from his cell to an unknown location.

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Gallery: Seven women free expression champions
To mark International Women’s Day, IFEX talks with some of the women profiled in last November’s Day to End Impunity campaign.
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