It has been a year since the heady days of revolution that lead to the end of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year reign. But a year later, journalists covering the continuing demonstrations are still being targeted in the streets, and those pushing for greater media freedom face setback after setback. The offices of private broadcasters […]

Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE representative on freedom of the media, and Faith Pansy Tlakula, special rapporteur on freedom of expression and access to information of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), are the latest additions to a stellar line-up of speakers at this year’s IPI World Congress to be held in Port of […]

The Organisation of American States (OAS) Permanent Council yesterday adopted by consensus the proposals of a working group convened last June to strengthen the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). But included among the non-binding proposals were three recommendations that threaten the reach and independence of the Special Rapporteurship for Freedom of Expression—a key bulwark […]

Frank La Rue, UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, and Catalina Botero, Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Organization of American States (OAS), will join a stellar line-up of moderators, speakers and panellists at this year’s IPI World Congress, to be held […]