ACHPR Calls on African States to Respect the Right of Access to Information
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (The Commission) has called on member States to respect the right of access to information reminding them of their obligations to that effect as enshrined in...
UN Member States Urged to Review Restrictive Laws on Artistic Free Expression
The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Ms Farida Shaheed, has called on all member states to critically review their legislation and practices which impose restrictions on the right...
Reuters Institute Publishes Digital News Report 2023, Highlights Further Decline in Trust in News
The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism in June 2023 published its annual “Digital News Report 2023”, showing, among other things, trust in the news further declined by 2 percent across markets over...
AFYMP Trains 25 Uniben Journalism and Mass Communications Students on Reporting for Impact
On October 20, 2023, the Africa Foundation for Young Media Professionals (AFYMP), in collaboration with the Union of Campus Journalists (UCJ) of the University of Benin (Uniben), organized a webinar through which it trained...
CIMA, ISLP Call on Global Community to Join Discussion on the Freedom of Information...
The Centre for International Media Assistance (CIMA) at the National Endowment for Democracy and the International Senior Lawyers Project (ISLP) is calling on the global community to join a panel discussion on the Freedom...
Campaign Calls for Independent Oversight Body for Security Agencies
The Stop Impunity in Nigeria (S.I.N) campaign has called for the creation of an independent oversight body for Intelligence agencies as a way to curb the excesses of security officers in perpetuating Impunity. This...
Media Bodies, CSOs Demand Investigation into Journalist Detention and Prosecution of...
The undersigned media organisations, media associations and professional bodies as well as civil society organisations wish to express our deep concern and strong condemnation...
