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...
EFF, PI to Launch New Principles on Human Rights and Communication Surveillance
A set of international due process principles around human rights and communication surveillance will be launched in September this year. The principles, known as the “International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to...
MRA Calls on National Assembly to Ensure Effective Implementation of FOI Act as ‘FOI...
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on July 3, 2018 called on the National Assembly to institute measures to enforce compliance with the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act in its capacity as the ultimate oversight body...
Woodrow Wilson Opens Fellowships to Journalists
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is calling on journalists, scholars and public officials worldwide to apply for a fellowship on public policy. The fellowship is a nine month residential program in Washington,...
Thomson Reuters Foundation Calls for Application from Broadcast Journalists
The Thomson Reuters Foundation is inviting applications from broadcast journalists for its ‘Writing and Reporting News’ Training course scheduled to take place between May 13 - 17, 2013 in London.
The core activity concerns the...
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...
