Dozens of activists and journalists protesting against freedom of expression and demonstration law

[ltr]Dozens of activists and journalists protesting against freedom of expression and demonstration law[/ltr]

 Since 17/07/2016 22:23 pm (Baghdad time)
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[ltr]Dozens of activists and journalists organized, Sunday, a protest in Tahrir Square against the draft freedom of expression and peaceful protest law.[/ltr]
[ltr]A reporter / balances News / that "dozens staged a protest in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad, to demand that Parliament not to vote on the draft freedom of expression and peaceful protest the law."[/ltr]
[ltr]Gagging law[/ltr]
[ltr]The demonstrators chanted "No, no to the law gagged" and not to strip freedoms "and" Parliament will vote on granting immunity to the corrupt, "and raising a number of them banners" # Qanon_qma_ahariat "written on them.[/ltr]
[ltr]The protesters refused to talk to / balances News / "Guanyin legislation to confiscate freedoms" and a number of them said that "the most dangerous two (freedom of expression Act) and (Informatics Crimes Act), on the agenda of the House of Representatives agenda."[/ltr]
[ltr]One of the activists, said "We have to parliamentary committees and civic organizations defending freedoms outreach to peaceful protest and the right to express their political critic opinion the law, so as not to get involved demonstrator or a writer because of ignorance of the law, which is intended him to pass without the participation of the relationship owners of the civil society."[/ltr]
[ltr]Protest in the Tower of Babel[/ltr]
[ltr]The vigil came following the announcement of an alliance civic organizations registered reservation and objection to the draft freedom of expression and peaceful protest law, which intends to Iraqi Council of Representatives voted on, on Monday the eighteenth of July.[/ltr]
[ltr]Said activist and media Afrah Shawqi in a statement read at the Conference: journalist held Sunday evening, in the presence of a number of civil society organizations and activists, journalists and lawyers at the headquarters of the Tower of Babel Foundation run by media Imad al-Khafaji, said the points recorded on the law is a violation of the Constitution and the freedoms and limit civic activity , especially as the vote on the law coincides with the revolution of reform demonstrations taking place in Iraq.[/ltr]
[ltr]She said Shawki that "civil society opinion on the draft Freedom Altaperalmatarouh law to a vote in the House, calls for the building of democracy in any country necessarily enact legislation that would confirm the approach hear the voice of the community, the Iraqi constitution has cemented the concept of democracy in sections B and C of paragraph I. Article 2 thereof, which outlined the constitutional foundations of democracy preventing a version laws that contradict the principles of democracy and fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed in the Constitution. "[/ltr]
[ltr]Freedoms of the Constitution[/ltr]
[ltr]And made it clear that in this sense, we find that Article 38 of the three paragraphs of Tracy to freedom of expression mainly coordinated through text on freedom of expression by all means, and the explicit reference to the press and media and publishing freedom, then the text on freedom of assembly and peaceful protest, and as long as these rights may make the Constitution of the Democratic columns fledgling in our country, we find that it is the duty of legislators drafting a law to ensure the exercise of freedom of expression by all means, as well as taking into account the text of Article 46 of the Constitution, which confirms that the selection or legal restriction to exercise any of the rights and freedoms set forth in the Constitution should not affect the essence of the right or freedom .[/ltr]
[ltr]An objection[/ltr]
[ltr]He also indicated that he had previously vetoed the bill of many civil society organizations and human rights defenders and lawyers and specialists legal and media, and a number of politicians from inside and outside parliament, as opposed international organizations, because of his violation of the provisions of the constitution and article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on freedom of expression.[/ltr]
[ltr]The statement noted that the project caused controversy between the parliamentary committees, where he adopted the Commission on Human Rights, for example, most of the objections that have been submitted and are guaranteed by the proposals the amendments to the original law, and it was other committees mixed position, leaving a bill for more than three years frozen in the drawers of the House of Representatives.[/ltr]
[ltr]She said organizations and personalities group signed this statement confirms that the legislation freedom of expression law should not be carried out as a reaction to the repercussions of the protests and the current protests in the Iraqi street, which will reflect negatively on objective work of the House of Representatives to represent the will of the people to ensure the enjoyment of human rights and the exercise of public freedoms.[/ltr]
[ltr]The statement added, we see that the public interest to delay the House of Representatives vote on the law to another time period discussed in the Council without strain or spasm, Vcheraa this fundamental law does not affect the current period as far as it relates to the future of rights and freedoms and the democratic system and respect for Iraq's international obligations.[/ltr]
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