{"id":1061,"date":"2010-05-17T16:34:15","date_gmt":"2010-05-17T20:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doddcenter.wordpress.com\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2023-09-21T14:41:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T14:41:59","slug":"daniel-pearl-freedom-of-the-press-act-signed-into-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/2010\/05\/17\/daniel-pearl-freedom-of-the-press-act-signed-into-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act Signed Into Law"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we are pleased to report that President Obama signed into law the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act.<\/strong>\u00a0 The Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act is named in honor of former Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl who was kidnapped and murdered by terrorists in Pakistan, just four months after the September 11th attacks.\u00a0 For those who follow our blog and our events, know that this past October we were honored to award the Committee to Protect Journalists <\/a>(CPJ) with the Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights.\u00a0 The program allowed\u00a0the University\u00a0to learn more about the struggle for press freedom and about the work CPJ does\u00a0to defend the rights of journalists around the world.\u00a0 \u00a0It also provided us with the\u00a0opportunity to meet Mariane Pearl, wife of the late Daniel Pearl.<\/p>\n

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President Obama and members of Daniel Pearl’s family in the Oval Office.\u00a0 Photo by Luke Sharrett\/The New York Times<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cDaniel Pearl\u2019s tragic death shocked the world and, at the same time, opened our eyes to the abuse and harassment that many journalists face across the globe.\u00a0 With this bill, we pay tribute to Daniel\u2019s life and his work by shining a spotlight on this sort of all-too-frequent repression,\u201d said Senator Chris Dodd, a champion of the bill.\u00a0 Senator Dodd also introduced companion legislation in the Senate.<\/p>\n

According to the press release from Senator Dodd’s office, this legislation calls upon the Secretary of State to greatly expand its examination of the status of freedom of the press worldwide in the State Department\u2019s Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.\u00a0 Specifically, the legislation requires the State Department to identify countries in which there were violations of press freedom; determine whether the government authorities of those countries participate in, facilitate, or condone the violations; and report the actions such governments have taken to preserve the safety and independence of the media and ensure the prosecution of individuals who attack or murder journalists. \u00a0The text of the legislation can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

President Obama was joined by Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), Congressmen Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Mike Pence (R-IN), co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus for Freedom of the Press, as well as members of Daniel Pearl\u2019s family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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