Linked to our presentation of Mutabar Tadjibayeva – Uzbekistan on January 15, 2006.
The Website of the Committee for Freedom of Speech and Expression, Uzbekistan is actually unavailable.
Derechos.org, a NGO defending Human Rights, writes about the Freedom of Speak and Expression: this is one of the most fundamental rights that individuals enjoy. It is fundamental to the existence of democracy and the respect of human dignity. It is also one of the most dangerous rights, because freedom of expression means the freedom to express one’s discontent with the status quo and the desire to change it. As such, it is one of the most threatened rights, with governments – and even human rights groups – all over the world constantly trying to curtail it’. … This page is just being born, but in the future we hope to provide you with thorough information about what freedom of speech means, why it is important to protect it and what are the attempts to curtail it. Meanwhile we hope you find the information we do offer useful … (Read here more of this article).
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