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ARTICLE 19 is a London-based human rights organisation with a specific mandate and focus on the defence and promotion of freedom of expression and freedom of information worldwide. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without Censorship or Limitation. The organisation takes its name from Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states:

"Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; the right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media regardless of frontiers. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights ( UDHR) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly ( 10 December 1948 at Palais "

Activities

ARTICLE 19 monitors threats to free expression around the globe, lobbies governments to adopt laws that conform to international standards on freedom of expression; and drafts legal standards which strengthen media, public broadcasting, free expression and access to government-held information. For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" Public broadcasting refers to radio television and other electronic media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public It also produces legal analysis and critiques of national laws, including media laws; provides legal counsel on behalf of individuals or groups whose rights have been violated; and provides capacity-building support to non-governmental organisations, judges and lawyers, journalists, media owners, media lawyers, public officials and parliamentarians. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament.

ARTICLE 19’s work is organised into five Regional Programmes – Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East – and a Law Programme. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. It works in partnership with 52 organisations in more than 30 countries around the world.

In June 2005, ARTICLE 19 joined human rights groups around the world in calling for the release of jailed Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who turned 60. Aung San Suu Kyi ( àunsʰánsṵtʃì born 19 June 1945 in Rangoon, is a pro- Democracy activist and leader of the National League for

ARTICLE 19 is a founding member of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX), a global network of non-governmental organisations that monitors free expression violations worldwide. The International Freedom of Expression Exchange ( IFEX) founded in 1992 is a global network of 81 non-governmental organisations that promotes and defends the right " Violations " is the 112th episode of the Science fiction Television series Star Trek The Next Generation and the 12th episode of the It is also a member of the Tunisia Monitoring Group, a coalition of 16 free expression organisations that lobbies the Tunisian government to improve its human rights record. The Tunisia Monitoring Group (TMG is a coalition of 16 free expression organisations that belong to the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX a global network

ARTICLE 19 is a founding member of the Freedom of Information Advocates (FOIA) Network, a global forum that aims to support campaigning, advocacy and fundraising on access to information through the exchange of information, ideas and strategies. The FOIA Network also aims to facilitate the formation of regional or international coalitions to address access to information issues.

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