Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and International Commission of Jurists speak out: ““Rather than respecting the right to freedom of expression, the ICT has used contempt of court proceedings against some of its critics, and those who are convicted have no right of appeal. The conviction of Bergman sends a chilling message to journalists and human rights defenders that the ICT will not tolerate fair criticism. …..The issues Bergman raised were all well within the purviews of legitimate commentary. These are the kinds of complex factual and legal issues which war crimes tribunals around the world have to grapple with. Bergman is a longstanding supporter of trials for these heinous crimes, so it is perverse to convict him for raising reasonable questions. If a journalist can be held in contempt for criticizing proceedings and issues before the tribunal, why not bring proceedings against US Ambassador for War Crimes Stephen Rapp, who has raised many similar concerns?” hrw.org/news/2014/12/05/bangladesh-conviction-journalist-chills-speech
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 03:52:50 +0000
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