Human Rights Watch knows very well about the scourge of censorship. Press freedom is not only a barometer of the state of other human rights in a specific country. Its suppression also interferes with the capacity to report on sensitive subjects and therefore to advocate for human rights. It is also an obstacle for the international media to do their work since they often depend on local journalists and correspondents to know and interpret what's happening.
In a recent report HRW slams the UAE new draft press law that "unlawfully restricts free expression". "The pending law, adds HRW, also includes provisions that would grant the government virtually complete control in deciding who is allowed to work as a journalist and which media organizations are allowed to operate in the country".
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/13/uae-media-law-undermines-free-expression
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