The weight of bearing witness: Investigating war crimes and human rights abuses What happens when journalists uncover war crimes and human rights abuses? Hear from seasoned journalists as they share their experiences, addressing the ethical considerations and the role of media in pursuing truth and justice. (M) Boro Kontić Founder and Director, Mediacentar Sarajevo, BiH The IPI Weekly Digest Subscribe for press freedom news and updates, opportunities […] Read more »
Event Report: Cybercrime Laws and Regulations: Implications for Press Freedom and Human Rights in Africa December 15, 2023 | Leave a Comment Introduction On November 30, at the sidelines of the Global Conference on Cyber Capacity Building (GC3B) in Accra, Ghana, the International Press Institute, Global Partners Digital, and the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) hosted a side event under the theme: Cybercrime laws and regulations: implications for press freedom and human rights in Africa. In […] Read more »
Spotlight on Journalist Safety: 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights As the U.N. this week celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Press Institute (IPI) is organizing an event in Geneva to highlight the need for urgent action by states to ensure journalists’ safety in accordance with international human rights obligations and commitments. This action is urgently needed in […] Read more »
EU: Protection of journalists’ sources in EMFA must align with human rights standards November 30, 2023 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined media freedom and civil society organisations in writing to EU institutions to urge negotiators to ensure the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) includes strong protections for the protection of journalists’ sources in line with international human rights standards. Read the full letter below ———————————————————————— The IPI Weekly Digest […] Read more »
Cybercrime laws and regulations: Implications for press freedom and human rights in Africa Although freedom of expression and media freedom are guaranteed in the African Charter, many governments across Africa are introducing laws and practices that curtail or undermine these rights. This includes the introduction of cybercrime laws, which lawmakers often present as a necessary response to a surge in disinformation, hate speech, and other types of harmful […] Read more »
Advocating for Media Freedom and Human Rights in Post-Election Turkey The International Press Institute and the European Endowment for Democracy are organizing a meeting hosted by Nacho Sánchez Amor, the European Parliament’s Rapporteur for Türkiye, with leading journalists and human rights activists to debate the future of advocacy for media freedom and human rights in post-election Turkey. The meeting has been called as media freedom […] Read more »
Human Rights Day: IPI launches ad campaign in South Asia calling for action to protect press freedom and the safety of journalists December 9, 2022 | Leave a Comment On Human Rights Day, the IPI global network calls for action to protect freedom of the press and the safety of journalists in South Asia, amid increasing attacks on independent journalism and waning respect for human rights by governments across the region. To mark Human Rights Day on December 10, IPI has joined with seven […] Read more »
International groups call on the European Council to strengthen its demands on Turkey to end the backsliding on human rights and freedom of expression June 23, 2021 | Leave a Comment Today, the International Press Institute (IPI) with 15 other human rights and freedom of expression organizations published a joint letter to Charles Michel, President of the European Council and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to ensure that improvement in fundamental rights and the rule of law are at the heart of […] Read more »
IPI Analysis: Turkey’s human rights action plan vs. reality April 8, 2021 | Leave a Comment On March 2, 2021, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced a 128-page “Human Rights Action Plan” (İnsan Hakları Eylem Planı in Turkish) consisting of nine primary objectives and 50 goals based on 11 basic principles and 393 action points to improve the implementation and protection of human rights in Turkey. The plan is to be implemented over a […] Read more »
Human Rights Day: Press freedom under threat around the world December 9, 2019 | Leave a Comment The right to freedom of opinion and expression is facing severe threat around the world, as democracies and authoritarian regimes alike are undermining press freedom and the public’s right to information, the International Press Institute (IPI) said ahead of the Human Rights Day on December 10. The Vienna-based global network of editors, media executives and […] Read more »
African human rights body issues appeal for jailed Tanzania journalist September 18, 2019 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists for press freedom, has welcomed the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) intervention in the case of jailed Tanzanian journalist Erick Kabendera. In a statement, the ACHPR said that it had sent a joint letter of appeal to Tanzanian […] Read more » TaggedAfrican Union arrest jail journalist Kabendera Magufuli prison Tanzania
70 Years – Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Vienna, Dec. 10) To mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Press Institute (IPI) is organizing a special discussion in Vienna focusing on media freedom as a fundamental right underpinning the protection of all other civil liberties. The event “The Freedom to Seek, Receive and Impart Information Regardless of Frontiers: A United Europe […] Read more »
IPI welcomes Michelle Bachelet as UN human rights chief August 14, 2018 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, has congratulated Michelle Bachelet on her election as U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. “On behalf of the IPI global network of editors and journalists, I wish to congratulate Ms Bachelet on her appointment as U.N. High Commissioner for Human […] Read more »
U.N. Human Rights Council urged to act on Turkey May 16, 2017 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined international media freedom and free expression defenders in call presented to the U.N. Human Rights Council urging it to address ongoing developments in Turkey. The full text appears below. Turkey: UN Human Rights Council should address continuous deterioration of freedom of expression and other human rights PEN International, ARTICLE […] Read more »
Turkey blocks International Human Rights Day protest December 12, 2016 | Leave a Comment Press freedom and free expression defenders marked International Human Rights Day in Turkey on Saturday in Silivri, west of Istanbul, after police blocked them from delivering a public statement at the entrance to the district’s massive high-security prison, where many journalists are currently behind bars. A coalition of local and international groups had planned to […] Read more »
UN rights council calls on states to protect human rights online July 8, 2016 The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed a UN Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution highlighting the protection of human rights on the Internet – and in particular freedom of expression and access to information – as fundamental to any sustainable development agenda. Approved by consensus, the resolution expresses concern over abuse committed against persons exercising […] Read more »
Reporting of Human Rights: Best practices from Europe and India (May 31) On May 31, 2016, IPI teamed up with the Indian Women’s Press Corp, the Delegation of the European Union in India and the Finnish Embassy in India to organise a seminar on best practices for media coverage of human rights for Indian journalists. The chair of IPI’s India National Committee, N. Ravi, the former editor-in-chief of […] Read more »
‘Major repression’ of Turkey media brought to UN Human Rights Council March 30, 2016 The International Press Institute (IPI) and leading media freedom and free expression watchdogs have brought the ongoing deterioration of free expression in Turkey before the U.N. Human Rights Council, urging it to press Turkey’s government to end a state of “major repression”. IPI joined PEN International, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Danish PEN, German […] Read more »
Spanish media outlets take ‘gag law’ to European Court of Human Rights December 17, 2015 Lea esta noticia en español. Three Spanish media outlets announced this week that they would challenge Spain’s new Public Security Law, popularly known as the “gag law”, at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). La Directa (Barcelona), Diagonal (Madrid) and Ahötsa (Navarra) have filed the claim as “potential victims of human rights violations” according […] Read more »
Catch talk on journalism, human rights in Turkey online November 16, 2015 Tickets may be sold out, but you can still catch tonight’s discussion on media freedom and democracy in Turkey as it moves beyond its second parliamentary election this year via livestream. The Montreal event, presented by the International Press Institute (IPI) and Concordia University’s Thinking Out Loud series, will bring together veteran Turkish journalist and […] Read more »
IPI joins call to improve human rights situation in Angola October 7, 2015 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined 14 other non-governmental organisations in a statement supporting a recent European Parliament resolution that criticised the human rights situation in Angola. The resolution, adopted on Sept. 10, highlighted in particular the “increasing shrinking space for freedoms of expression”. In May IPI condemned the suspended six-month prison sentence handed […] Read more »
Burundi urged to investigate attacks on journalists and human rights defenders August 5, 2015 | Leave a Comment A group of leading press freedom, media development and human rights organisations has called on the government of Burundi to investigate all attacks against journalists and human rights defenders working in the country. The full statement follows below. [separator style_type=”single” top_margin=”15″ bottom_margin=”20″ sep_color=”#c1c1c1″ border_size=”” icon=”” icon_circle=”” icon_circle_color=”” width=”50%” alignment=”center” class=”” id=””] The IPI Weekly Digest […] Read more »
Verdict in Al Jazeera case test of Egypt’s commitment to human rights July 27, 2015 IPI Contributor Natalie Rowthorn A ruling expected this week in the retrial of three Al Jazeera journalists on terrorism charges will serve as a test of Egypt’s commitment to human rights, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. An Egyptian court had previously announced it would reach a final verdict on July 30 in the case against former Al […] Read more »
Bahrain urged to drop charges against human rights defender January 19, 2015 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined nearly 60 other human rights defenders in a statement calling on Bahrain to dismiss criminal charges against prominent activist Nabeel Rajab, who is expected to receive a verdict tomorrow in his trial for allegedly insulting government institutions. The internationally recognised human rights defender is on trial for tweets […] Read more »
IPI joins over 100 human rights organisations in demanding release of Bahraini activist October 10, 2014 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined over 100 freedom of expression and human rights groups to protest the imprisonment of Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab. The prominent human rights activist was arrested last week and charged with defamation in connection with two tweets he made on Sept. 28 that Bahraini authorities allege were insulting to […] Read more »
UN Human Rights Council reaffirms its commitment to journalist safety October 2, 2014 Siobhan Hagan | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) welcomes the adoption last week of a United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution on safety of journalists, which highlights states as primary duty-bearers when it comes to preventing and halting attacks against journalists. This is the second time that the HRC, which includes representatives from 47 UN member states, […] Read more »
SEEMO presents 2013 Human Rights Award December 5, 2013 | Leave a Comment The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), yesterday presented Bülent Mumay, editor-in-chief of Hurriyet.com.tr with the 2013 SEEMO Human Rights Award. The IPI Weekly Digest Subscribe for press freedom news and updates, opportunities for journalists, and the latest in media innovation. Join us! Oliver Vujovic, SEEMO’s secretary […] Read more »
SEEMO 2013 Human Rights Award goes to Bülent Mumay of Turkey November 29, 2013 | Leave a Comment The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), has named Bülent Mumay, editor-in-chief of Hurriyet.com.tr, as the winner of the 2013 SEEMO Human Rights Award. Mumay was recognised for his human rights-oriented editorial approach and his dedication to the rights of Turkish citizens. Hurriyet.com.tris widely believed to represent the views […] Read more »
Groups: UK response to surveillance revelations threatens human rights November 5, 2013 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) yesterday joined a coalition of 70 organisations to warn British Prime Minister David Cameron that his “government’s response to the revelations of mass surveillance of digital communications is eroding fundamental human rights in the country”. The groups, hailing from 40 countries, told Cameron in a letter published yesterday in The […] Read more »
Russia’s leading human rights lawyer joins list of prominent speakers Karinna Moskalenko, Russian human rights lawyer and international advisory board member of the UK-based Media Legal Defence Initiative, is the latest addition to an already strong line-up of speakers and panellists slated to take part in the annual IPI World Congress 2013 in Amman, Jordan. Moskalenko has taken numerous cases to the European Court of […] Read more »
SEEMO names winners of 2012 Human Rights Award December 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment The South and East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), has named Turkish cameraman Cüneyt Ünal and his missing colleague, Jordanian reporter of Palestinian origin Bashar Fahmi Kaddumi, the winners of the 2012 SEEMO Human Rights Award. The award is scheduled to be presented during a ceremony on Dec. […] Read more »
Release Bahraini human rights activists now, say international groups August 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment IPI joined members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) and other human rights groups in condemning the three year prison term handed down to human rights defender Nabeel Rajab on Thursday, and calling for the release of all activists jailed for exercising their right to free expression. Nabeel heads the Bahrain Centre for […] Read more »
Experts discuss role of free press in promoting human rights, democracy and development July 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment Media play a vital role in promoting human rights, democracy and development. A free press holds those in power to account. Especially in conflict situations, media bear powerful responsibility for informing the public and raising awareness in a fair and balanced way at the national and international levels. But the media can also be misused […] Read more »
