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Human Rights passed a law will not allow freedom of expression
On: Friday 9/12/2011 6:50
Baghdad / term
was renewed by the Commission on Human Rights of the Council of Representatives, on Thursday, rejected many of the paragraphs contained in the draft law on freedom of expression provided by the Government to the House of Representatives, indicating that many of the paragraphs of the draft "loose" and open to interpretation by government agencies. A member of the Commission on Human Rights Parliamentary Ohoaq dry "," The Human Rights Commission will not allow the passage of several paragraphs of the draft law on freedom of expression. "
Called Human Rights Watch, based in New York, earlier, the Iraqi Council of Representatives not to pass the draft "Law on Freedom of expression and peaceful protest," because it "criminalizes freedom of expression and the closing on the liberties and violate international law."
She explained the dry that "our committee was surprised by the inclusion of the first reading of a draft law freedom of expression on the agenda of the Council, at the time did not inform the Committee on the details and the terms of the law. "
and added that "the most important highlight of our reservation it, the paragraph that sets off events that must be present in charge of it at the request of leave five days before the event , we see that this period is long and must be set at 24 hours, so as to notice of the security forces to protect the demonstration. "
The Media and legal criticized, earlier, to refer the draft law on freedom of expression, assembly and peaceful protest to the House of Representatives to read from without returning to it to comment it, because it carries a lot of items that restrict the freedoms and stifle and reflect as he described the approach the government to establish a dictatorship again in Iraq.
and showed dry that "there are many paragraphs of the draft law is loose and lacks clarity and specificity, and can be interpreted by the hardware government in line with their interests. "
The Constitution guarantees the Iraqi free expression of opinion by all means and freedom of the press, printing, advertising, media and publishing, as well as freedom of assembly and peaceful demonstration.
have called dry earlier members of the House of Representatives not to vote on the draft Law on Freedom of expression and opinion.
and she told the news Iraq's Independent that the draft law contains many of the points that restrict freedom of expression. And the Commission on Human Rights rejected a draft law in its current form because it does not agree and address of the law.
They added that the Commission on Human Rights was surprised the existence of the draft Law on Freedom of expression and opinion on the agenda of the House of Representatives for the session yesterday, as the Human Rights Commission is not aware of the organization of this draft has not seen it advance, and that this draft is not for freedom of expression, but to restrict expression.
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