23-7-2017
Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq expresses its condemnation and strong denial concerning the latest amendments that were made by the ad hoc committees working on the law on Freedom of Expression and the right to Peaceful Demonstration.
the Association confirmed, after interviewing a number of concerned NGOs representatives, MPs, journalists, and members of Human Rights Parliamentarian
At the time that the association calls upon Parliamentarian Presidential Committee to withdraw the law from its agenda and give it more time for settling disputes, it invites all those concerned being NGOs, journalists or Human Rights activists to block passing the law that is burdened with too many gaps and faults by all peaceful means.
the association would like to point out that some amendments were made according to the call of street, and the vision of related NGOs, but still it fell short of changing the seventh item that authorizes the administrative unit’s Head to reject protests or demonstrating.
the Association also expresses its gratefulness to all MPs who backed the public’s will, in spite of their blocs’ dominating attitude, under the title ; Organizing chaos of demonstrations. since there are many regulations that control the protection of public assets and clashing with security forces in constitution.
