INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC)

“Some employers threaten to kill their domestic worker if she talks”

Brussels, 29 January 2010 (ITUC OnLine): New legislation introduced in 2008 recognises more rights for Kenya’s domestic workers. According to Albert Njeru, general secretary of the KUDHEIHA union, which organises domestic workers, although this is a step forward, we should not forget the many serious forms of exploitation they still suffer.

The outcome of the Copenhagen summit was deeply disappointing. It failed to deliver the legally binding and fair global climate deal sought by civil society organisations and individuals, and promised by many governments. The process lacked transparency, and restrictions on freedom of expression were widespread.

US Envoy George Mitchell is to meet Palestinian leaders a day after holding talks in Israel in his latest push to restart peace talks.

It comes a day after US President Barack Obama said his administration had "overestimated" its own ability to bring the two sides to the table.

ARTICLE 19 has analysed the Access to Information Draft Law proposed in late 2009 by the Temkin, a group of independent experts which includes journalists and academics, in Iraq.

Intimidation and harassment of Tunisian journalists has escalated in recent weeks, reports the Observatoire pour la liberté de presse, d'édition et de création (OLPEC). The Tunisia Monitoring Group (TMG), composed of 20 IFEX members, has called on the European Parliament to raise free expression violations with the Tunisian government in upcoming discussions.