مصغر بيان الصحفيين - انجليزي
The organisations call on all the parties to the conflict to uphold the right to freedom of expression and cease their efforts to muzzle journalists and media organisations.
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12-May-2020Organisations which support human rights, press freedom and journalists are calling on United Nations mechanisms and member states to help save the lives of four Yemeni journalists who were sentenced to death in April 2020 in the capital Sana’a on charges of “spying” and “spreading false news.” Of the six other journalists in the same case whom the judge ordered to be freed, after five years in detention, only one has been released so far. The de facto authorities in Sana’a, the Houthis, must immediately overturn the death sentences and free the other nine journalists who have been convicted in violation of their right to freedom of expression.We recently celebrated World Press Freedom Day on 3 May 2020. Journalism, especially independent and critical journalism, is vital to promote transparency, accountability, good governance and respect for human rights and the rule of law. Journalists are in no way actors in the conflict in Yemen and cannot be targeted under any circumstances. The four journalists, Abdulkhaleq Ahmed Amran, Akram Saleh Al-Walidi, Al-Hareth Saleh Hamid and Tawfiq Mohammed Al-Mansouri were convicted on 11 April 2020 by the Specialised Criminal Court in Sana’a, which is controlled by the Houthis. Their lawyer Abdelmajeed Sabra, who was denied access to the verdict hearing, began the appeals process on 22 April 2020.The judge sentenced the other six journalists, Hisham Ahmed Tarmoom, Hisham Abdulmalik Al-Yousefi, Haitham Abdulrahman Al-Shihab, Essam Amin Balgheeth, Hassan Abdullah Annab and Salah Muhammad Al-Qaedi, to time already served in prison, or approximately five years, and also placed them under police supervision for a period of another three years. In addition, the electronic devices and materials that were in their possession when they were arrested remain confiscated.The Public Prosecution had demanded that the maximum penalties be directed against them according to Articles 16, 21, 126 second, and 136 of the Penal Code (Law No. 12 of 1994 on crimes and penalties).The journalists were charged with spreading false news “in support of the crimes of Saudi aggression and its allies against the Republic of Yemen.” The journalists were also accused of “harming the public interest by setting up several websites and pages on the Internet and social networks and running them in secret in several hotels in the capital, Sanaa.” The Saudi-led coalition has been fighting a war against the Houthis in Yemen since 2015. On 9 June 2015, a group of Houthi forces arrested nine of the journalists while they were using the Internet at the Qasr Al-Ahlam hotel in Sana’a. Salah Mohammad Al-Qaedi was later detained at his home in Sana’a by Houthi forces on 28 August 2015. They were arbitrarily detained, held in solitary confinement at length, tortured and mistreated while in captivity, and were not formally charged until more than three years later. In December 2018, fabricated charges were issued against them related to their peaceful exercise of the rights to freedom of opinion and expression in a show trial that violated international fair trial and due process standards. Meanwhile, despite the court’s decision to release the six journalists, the authorities continue to delay their release. Until the date of this appeal, only journalist Salah Mohammad Al-Qaedi has been released (on 23 April 2020). The undersigned organisations call on all the parties to the conflict to uphold the right to freedom of expression and cease their efforts to muzzle journalists and media organisations.We, the undersigned, call on the United Nations mechanisms, including the Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen, and UN Members states, such as the United Kingdom and Canada, who co-chair the Media Freedom Coalition of 35 states, to request the de facto authorities in Sana’a, the Houthis, to:
Signed,Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in IranAbductees’ Mothers AssociationACAT-Belgique /Belgium/ BelgieACAT-Côte d’IvoireِACAT-España/ CatalunyaACAT-Germany (Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture)ACAT ItaliaACAT-SwitzerlandACAT-USAAccess Center For Human Rights (ACHR)Access NowAhmed Tlili's Foundation for Democratic CultureAl-Aalem Al-JadeedAl-Haq - PalestineAl-Mustaqbal AssociationAl-Wed Development FoundationAlgerian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LADDH)ALQST for Human RightsAmarchi Center for Media DevelopmentAmericans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB)Amman Center for Human Rights StudiesArab Coalition against the Death PenaltyArab Organisation for Human Rights (AOHR), SyriaArab Women Organisation of Jordan (AWO)Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI)ARTICLE 19Association Démocratique des Femmes du MarocAssociation for Citizenship, Development, Cultures and Migrations of the Two Banks (CDCMIR)Association mauritanienne des droits de l'Homme (AMDH)Association of Tunisian Women for Research and DevelopmentAssociation of Tunisian Women VotersCairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)Ceasefire Centre for Civilian RightsCenter for Civil Liberties, UkraineCenter for Constitutional RightsCenter for Democracy and Civil Rights in SyriaCIVICUSCommittee to Protect JournalistsCornell Center on the Death Penalty WorldwideDameer Association for Rights and FreedomsDeath Penalty Focus, USADemocratic Transition and Human Rights Support Center (DAAM)El-Nadim Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of ViolenceElectronic Organization for Humanitarian MediaEnglish PENEthical Possibility Enhancement (EPE) MovementFIDHFor Your Sake FoundationFree Press UnlimitedFree Sight AssociationFreedom ForumFreedom Now, MoroccoGeneva Council for Rights and LibertiesGerman Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (GCADP)Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)Global Voices AdvoxGulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)Hands OffHuman Rights SentinelsHuMENA for Human Rights and Civic EngagementIFEXImpunity WatchInitiative Mawjoudin pour l'égalitéInmates’ Voices / Voix de détenus - SwitzerlandInnovation for Change Middle East and North AfricaInternational Association of People's Lawyers (IAPL)International Campaign for Freedom in the UAE (ICFUAE)International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms, SwitzerlandInternational Commission of Journalists (ICJ)International Federation for Rights and Development (IFRD)International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)International Media Support (IMS)International Press Institute (IPI)International Service for Human Rights (ISHR)Irada Association for Community DevelopmentIraqi Al Amal AssociationIraqi Network for Social Media (INSM)Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights (IOHR)Italian Federation for Human Rights (FIDU)Jordanian Coalition against the Death PenaltyJoud Foundation for Sustainable Development - YemenJournalistic Freedoms ObservatoryKarama Academy for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms, AlgeriaKenya Human Rights CommissionLawyers' Rights Watch CanadaLegal Awareness Watch (LAW)Lifespark (Movement against the death penalty) SwitzerlandMADA-Palestinian Center for Development and Media FreedomsMADPET-Malaysians Against Death Penalty and TortureMaghreb Coordination of Human Rights OrganizationsMaharat FoundationMahra Youth Unity AssociationMaison des Droits de l’Homme du Cameroun (MDHC)MENA Rights GroupMetro Center for Journalists Rights & AdvocacyMoroccan Association for Human Rights (ADMH)Moroccan Association for the Protection of Cultural ManuscriptsMoroccan Coalition Against the Death PenaltyMoroccan Coalition for Human Rights OrganisationsMusaala for Human Rights OrganizationMwatana for Human RightsNational Center for Peace and DevelopmentNational Observatory for the Defense of the Civil Character of the StateNo Peace Without JusticeNorwegian PENOmani Centre for Human RightsPakistan Press Foundation (PPF)Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR)Peace and Building FoundationPeace PartnersPEN AmericaPEN CanadaPEN InternationalPEN IraqProject on Middle East Democracy (POMED)Press Freedom Advocacy Association in IraqPromo LEX Association MoldovaProtection Organisation for Digital Rights, IraqQarar Foundation for Media and Sustainable DevelopmentReporters Without Borders (RSF)ReprieveRights Realization CentreRory Peck TrustSAM for Rights and LibertiesSamir Kassir Foundation - SKeyes Center for Media and Cultural FreedomSana'a Center for Strategic StudiesSisters' Arab Forum for Human Rights (SAF)Sky Line International for Human RightsSyndicat national des agents de la formation et de l'éducation du Niger (SYNAFEN)Syrian Center for Legal Studies and ResearchSyrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM)Syrian Organization for Rights and Public FreedomsSyrians for Truth and Justice (STJ)The Advocates for Human RightsTogether Against the Death Penalty (ECPM)Tunis Center for Press FreedomTunisian Association for the Right to the Promotion of Difference (ATPDD)Tunisian Association of Democratic WomenTunisian Association of Positive Prevention (ATP+)Tunisian Coalition Against the Death Penalty (CTCPM)Tunisian League of Human Rights (LTDH)Vigilance for Democracy and the Civic StateWitness to InnocenceWogood Foundation for Human SecurityWomen Defenders of Rights, Freedoms and Sustainable Development, YemenWomen Prisoners Association in SyriaWomen's Studies Centre, PalestineWorld Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)Yemen ArchiveYemeni Women Journalists NetworkYouth Ideas Initiative[/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
