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INTERNATIONAL PEN Writers in Prison Committee INTERNATIONAL PEN Writers in Prison Committee Case List – July to December 2008 INTERNATIONAL PEN Writers in Prison Committee HALF-YEARLY CASELIST To 31 December 2008 International PEN Writers in Prison Committee 50/51 High Holborn London WC1V 6ER United Kingdom Tel: + 44 020 74050338 Fax: + 44 020 74050339 e-mail: [email protected] web site: www.internationalpen.org.uk INTERNATIONAL PEN Writers in Prison Committee International PEN is the leading voice of literature worldwide, bringing together poets, novelists, essayists, historians, critics, translators, editors, journalists and screenwriters. Its members are united in a common concern for the craft and art of writing and a commitment to freedom of expression through the written word. Through its Centres, PEN operates on all five continents with 144 centres in 102 countries. Founded in London in 1921, PEN connects an international community of writers. It is a forum where writers meet freely to discuss their work. It is also a voice speaking out for writers silenced in their own countries. The Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN was set up in 1960 as a result of mounting concern about attempts to silence crit- ical voices around the world through the detention of writers. It works on behalf of all those who are detained or otherwise persecuted for their opinions expressed in writing and for writers who are under attack for their peaceful political activities or for the practice of their profession, provided that they did not use violence or advocate violence or racial hatred. Member centres of International PEN are active in campaigning for an improvement in the conditions of persecuted writers and journalists. They send letters to the governments concerned and lobby their own governments to campaign for the release of detained writers and for inves- tigations in cases of torture and killings. Through writing to the families and, where possible, directly to prisoners, they provide encouragement and hope. International PEN has consultative status at the United Nations and with UNESCO. INTERNATIONAL PEN CHARTER The PEN Charter is based on resolutions passed at its international congresses and may be summarised as follows: PEN affirms that: 1. Literature knows no frontiers and must remain common currency among people in spite of political or international upheavals. 2. In all circumstances, and particularly in time of war, works of art, the patrimony of humanity at large, should be left untouched by national or political passion. 3. Members of P.E.N. should at all times use what influence they have in favour of good understanding and mutual respect between nations; they pledge themselves to do their utmost to dispel race, class and national hatreds, and to champion the ideal of one humanity living in peace in one world. 4. P.E.N. stands for the principle of unhampered transmission of thought within each nation and between all nations, and members pledge themselves to oppose any form of suppression of freedom of expression in the country and community to which they belong, as well as throughout the world wherever this is possible. P.E.N. declares for a free press and opposes arbitrary censorship in time of peace. It believes that the necessary advance of the world towards a more highly organized political and economic order renders a free criticism of governments, administrations and institutions imperative. And since freedom implies voluntary restraint, members pledge themselves to oppose such evils of a free press as mendacious publication, deliberate falsehood and distortion of facts for political and personal ends. Membership of P.E.N. is open to all qualified writers, editors and translators who subscribe to these aims, without regard to nationality, ethnic origin, language, colour or religion. INFORMATION SOURCES The WiPC gathers its information from a wide variety of sources. It seeks to confirm its information through two independent sources. Where its information is unconfirmed, it will either take not action, or send an appeal worded to reflect the fact that the information is as yet incom- plete. Sources include press reports, reports form individuals in the region in question, reports from other human rights groups PEN members themselves, embassy officials, academics, prisoners’ families, lawyers and friends, and exile groups. It also works with international NGOs, such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. It is a founder member of IFEX – the International Freedom of Expression Exchange. IFEX is a collaborative, on-line service in which several groups involved in the campaign for free expression pool information. Other members include Article 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists, Index on Censorship, the International Federation of Journalists and Reporters sans Frontieres, as well as regional and national groups. For further details see the IFEX website www.IFEX.org Our work would be impossible without our Sponsors who include: OXFAM/NOVIB, Swedish International Development Foundation, Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Fritt Ord Foundation, UNESCO, Individual donations and membership fees from PEN members Bank details: International PEN Foundation Account, National Westminster Bank, 134 Aldersgate Street, London EC1A 4JB. Sort code: 60-05-37 Account: 81901763. 3 Registered Charity no: 1010627 Contents List of cases by country 4 Centres with Writers in Prison Committees 95 Africa 5 List of Main Cases by Country 95 The Americas 24 Case statistics 97 Asia and Pacific 43 Europe and Central Asia 64 Middle East 85 The Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN records of persecuted writers are updated daily. For up-to-date information on a particular country (or countries), contact the Writers in Prison Committee headquarters in London. Anyone wishing to take action on any individual mentioned in this Caselist should contact the Writers in Prison Committee headquarters for any update there may be on the case and for advice on appeals. Explanation of Terms Used Important: Please Read Main Cases Those cases listed as 'main cases' are those where the Writers in Prison Committee is confident that: i. the person is a writer or journalist or is persecuted because of their writings; ii. the person has not used violence towards his or her aims or advocated racial hatred. In these cases, the Writers in Prison Committee will take all possible action for their release or for compensation. In cases where a prisoner is held without charge or trial for a considerable length of time, the Writers in Prison Committee will consider them to be a main case until and unless information is provided which shows that they have used violence or advocated racial hatred. Judicial concern These are cases where the main concern includes convictions based on trial proceedings which were manifestly unfair, where there are serious concerns regarding allegations of torture or where there are other irregularities in the judicial process. In these cases, the Writers in Prison Committee calls for a re-trial following fair trial practice or is calling for an investigation of the alleged malpractice and for those found guilty of committing such acts as torture to be brought to justice. Investigation case An investigation case is one where the Writers in Prison Committee: i. needs more information to ascertain whether a person is a writer or is persecuted for their writings; ii. is not clear as to whether or not he or she has used violence or advocated racial hatred; iii. has insufficient information to confirm that the event has taken place; iv is seeking confirmation that the person is still detained. The Writers in Prison Committee publishes details of investigation cases so as to provide a complete account of reports of abuses against individuals practicising their right to free expression in all countries. However, it will not usually call for their release. Once sufficient information is available, their cases will be reclassified as a main case or dropped as appropriate. '*' by a name indicates that the case is new to the Committee's list since the last Writers in Prison Committee report. The last report was dated June 2008. 4 Caselist July to December 2008 signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Peace and Reconciliation in International PEN Writers in Prison Committee Cabinda, but the memorandum was rejected by FLEC and others who Details current up to 31 December 2008 claimed it did not represent their views. On trial Felisberto DE GRÂÇA CAMPOS: director of the private weekly AFRICA Semanário Angolense, was convicted of ‘insult, slander, calumny and infringement of rights’ and handed an eight-month custodial sentence on 25 September 2007. The newspaper was also fined 18.7 million kwanza (US$250,000) for criminal libel. The charges were filed by a former minister of justice who had complained about articles published by the ANGOLA newspaper in 2001 and 2004 alleging trafficking of influence. Grâça Imprisoned: main case Campos had missed the previous hearings because he was reportedly not *José Fernando LELO: notified of their dates and was out of the country at the time, and there- Journalist. Date of arrest: 15 November 2007. Sentence: 12 years. fore did not have the chance to submit his defence. An appeal was lodged Charge: “crimes against the security of the state” and “instigating a with the Supreme Court requesting the sentence to be suspended and a rebellion”. Lelo was sentenced to 12 years in prison by a military court in retrial. The judge allowed the right to appeal, but sent Grâça Campos to Cabinda on 16 September 2008. It is believed that Lelo, a former Voice prison to serve his sentence pending the hearing. On 3 November 2007 he of America correspondent, was convicted solely for the non-violent was provisionally released pending the outcome of his appeal. New expression of his opinions, including articles criticising the Angolan information: On 23 June 2008, Grâça Campos was reportedly sentenced government.
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